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Why is Guatemala so Green?

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Okay, I will tell you, but please don’t go telling everyone about it. In Guatemala we have a rainy season that lasts between six and seven months. Also, Guatemala has vast amounts of underground waterbeds; is this they correct term? Check out the Water Series for many of the different angles of water in Guatemala. … Read more

Typical rainy season vista from Antigua Guatemala

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Almost every year I like to do a “typical rainy season vista” from Antigua Guatemala. Today’s photo was captured with the iPhone while the streets were almost empty because almost everyone was watching the game between the Barça and Real Madrid football clubs. Read Barça and Real Madrid Fever in Antigua Guatemala to understand how … Read more

Rain Threads

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Even though it is difficult to see, these rain threads are an actual record of heavy rains. Boy oh boy, when it rains in Guatemala it really pours. Sometimes it feels like a lake was just pour over La Antigua Guatemala in less than hour. Anyway, here’s a simple image showing a downpour at the … Read more

Umbrella Time Is Here

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That’s right, it’s already May, which marks the commencement of the rainy season, thus the umbrella time. We haven’t seen the Sompopos de mayo yet, but they are not as punctual as they used to be. 😉 We’re a bit late as well since we should’ve made the rainy season announcement last week, like Hugo … Read more

A flood of tears over the colonial town

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Llanto sobre la ciudad colonial by Rudy Girón

Llanto sobre la ciudad colonial.

About four weeks ago I declared that this is The Rainiest Year Ever out of frustration with the seemingly non-stop rains. Later that week I learnt I was not mistaken and this has been the year with most rainfall in decades since 1959, which accumulated like over 1,700 mm/67 inches of rain. My good friend Norman Ávila from ClimaYa will provide us with the actual figures later today. When I made my frustration public, we were close to surpassing the 1,700 mm of rain. Certainly, after four additional weeks of intense rains, we can now declared this as The Rainiest Year Ever.

It seems only appropriate I share with you two songs from the El Hacedor De Lluvia (The Rain Maker) from Ranferí Aguilar, an excellent Guatemalan musician. Below the two songs, I am also sharing with you two video clips I recorded back in 2006 for a live performance of Ranferí Aguilar at the Jamtigua music festival. I hope you enjoy them and let me know your thoughts.

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