I know, I know, Independence Day is officially observed on September 15. However, we don’t know how to celebrate just one day. So Independence Day actually becomes Independence Month. So there you have it, that’s why everything turns white and blue during September. So, to get you into the independent mood, here’s Guatemala’s National Anthem … Read more
This portrait of a Guatemalan man wearing the flag of Guatemala on his face was taken within two feet from him at the most recent photo walk that I lead this morning through the streets of Antigua Guatemala. Boy oh boy, the Parque Central was such a zoo with large crowds from all over Guatemala. … Read more
Free into the wind, your beautiful flag! Guatemala’s National Anthem in English Happy Guatemala, may your altar Never be trampled by the tormentor Nor should slaves lick the yoke Nor should tyrants spit in your face If tomorrow your sacred soil Is threatened by foreign invasion Free into the wind, your beautiful flag To victory … Read more
The commonly used expression, “Those who ignore history are bound (or doomed) to repeat it” is actually a mis-quotation of the original text written by George Santayana, who, in his Reason in Common Sense, The Life of Reason, Vol.1, wrote “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Rooted in the philosophies … Read more
As the Guatemalan Independence Day approaches, one begins to see all the bunting in windows and doorways around Antigua Guatemala. Since Jeff would like to know what kind of festivities are planned for Guatemala’s Independence Day, I figure that instead of providing a straight answer, I will put some questions up and l will you … Read more