Let the Independence Day Celebrations Begin

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

August 17 is Guatemala’s National Flag Day!

August 17 is Guatemala's National Flag Day! by Rudy Giron

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

Rainy Season Vista: Bandera

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