Lisandro Guarcax

Lisandro Guarcax En tres décadas da tiempo a nacer, amamantarse, crecer, dejar de ser niño, decidir lo que se quiere, luchar por lo que se quiere, cambiar una realidad, cambiar muchas realidades, despertar sueños, alimentarlos, inspirar orgullo y dedicación, estudiar mucho, compartir conocimientos, reconciliarse con generaciones pasadas y futuras, reconciliarse con el otro, hacer algo bien hecho y sonreír.

También da tiempo de ser secuestrado, torturado y asesinado. Da tiempo de convertirse en mártir de una lucha pacífica; da tiempo de demostrarle al mundo que nuestro país sigue siendo cuna de rapiñas, de cobardes inútiles y perezosos que, antes de lograr algo por méritos propios le meten zancadilla a quien sí lo ha hecho.

Si el asesinato de Lisandro fue por puro secuestro, crimen organizado, que gran error.

Si fue un asesinato político, que gran error.

Si fue por cualquier otra cosa, que gran error.

Entre árboles y murciélagos

Lisandro Guarcax fue asesinado brutalmente la semana pasada luego de algunas horas de secuestro sin negociaciones. Era director de una de las escuelas más innovadoras en los temas de identidad maya, en la aldea El Tablón, Sololá. Era también coordinador general del Centro Cultural Sotzil Jay, que desde hace años desarrolla una investigación incesante para poner de acuerdo a la academia y a la tradición oral respecto a los orígenes del pueblo kaqchikel. Era director del grupo de

danza-teatro-música Sotzil, de gran trayectoria nacional e internacional, creadores de las puestas en escena más impresionantes que he visto, sino las mejores.

La comunidad artística del país está indignada, confundida y, sin resignación. Por eso, hay un fuerte llamado a las autoridades estatales e indígenas para indagar y esclarecer el hecho pues necesitamos saber con exactitud qué pasó, cuál es el origen de tan oscuro e incomprensible acto.

Quisiera conocer a los asesinos, verlos a los ojos y preguntarles si tienen idea de quién era Lisandro y de la perdida para ancianos, adultos, jóvenes y niños que representa.

Lisandro tenía 32 años, la mitad de su vida.

Puchica Jueves, Septiembre 2 de 2010
Por: Juan Miguel Arrivillaga Hurtado

Publicado por http://www.elquetzalteco.com.gt/

Fotos: http://diagonalperiodico.net/

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Radio Ati

Written by Marco | 04 August 2010
Posted in Panajachel news/noticias

Launch Ati Radio in Panajachel

Enjoy the launch of Radio Ati in Panajachel.

It all began many years ago, the start of Ati when the art folks started to unite around lake atitlan and connected with scenes in Guatemala City and Xela. In combination with their glossy magazine they organized over a dozen festivals in various villages attracting visitors from Guatemala City, Xela and Antigua to Lake Atitlan.

Movimiento Ati

Since global financial and bacteria related matters drove the magazine from glossy to digital they have organized various events in Panajachel (Ati Libro), Xela and Guatemala City and transformed themselves into a movement called Movimiento Ati.

The Ati movement has been experimenting with the Radio medium as a start for building a base for the Guatemalan music scene for promotional purposes. Getting equipment, setting up a studio and making short programs will eventually lead to 24 hour radio with various live programs to deliver information about our environment and promote latin american music artists.

An afternoon that will work itself into midnight through art, communication, ecology, culture, free speech and music. Saturday August 7th the launch of Ati Radio will be broadcasted live from the Chapiteau and public will be engaged in the whole experience. Audio and Video stream will be broadcasted on Eco-Book.

Panajachel Chapiteau - Agenda Saturday August 7th:

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2010-08-24 12:38:15 -Invitación a Radio Ati

To the Parent and Student Community of Lake Atitlan:

school garden Welcome to the Panajachel Colegio Internacional. We are all very proud to be part of the establishment of what will become Panajachel’s premier learning center. As the administration team, we are eager to challenge ourselves and the community to do our very best in order to prepare our students for the future.

Panajachel Colegio Internacional is a non-profit, Board of Trustee governed child-centered school with an environment that requires students to take responsibility for their learning and behavior. Students are at the center of each decision we will make as a school, and we believe that is what will make Panajachel Colegio Internacional stand out as a school of excellence.

School's campus We have assembled a small team of core teachers and administrators who bring a wealth of educational knowledge, experience and skills to our school. We are confident that, in conjunction with the support of a highly diversified and engaged Board of Trustees, parents and community, we will be able to deliver the highest quality education possible to your children, our students.

School building We will receive our Guatemalan accreditation this year, from the Ministry of Education. National accreditation affirms our belief that we must offer a program that meets or exceeds the high standards of an American and international education, while also fulfilling the needs of all those who intend to further their education in Guatemala.

We look forwards to working with you in order to create a great learning center for the Lake Atitlan community.

Panajachel International Academy

Guatemala Real Estate

Written by Marco | 15 July 2010
Posted in Santa Cruz la laguna news/noticias

Lake Atitlan properties:

In General, buying a home can be a complex process with many important steps. When you decide to live in a certain area of a new country it is hard to find solid advice on which you can build your decision. Real estate agents can easily sell you a house, but are they able or willing to deliver you the complete truth about living in Guatemala?

• Is the property build according to the latest regulations when it comes to our environment?

• Guatemala is a dynamic natural area, you need solid advice as to where to buy your property and/or build your house.

At Atitlan Solutions we will provide you with the tools to make an informed decision about where to buy or invest in Guatemala. We provide several data points for you to consider depending on the type of housing you require, your income, expected cost of living, transportation, and environmental quality of your property.

Visit us at our office for detailed advice and information:

Calle Santander

Comercial “San Rafael” Local 4-6

Panajachel, Solola, Guatemala

Or, contact us through our website, now with Guatemala real estate online.

Call us at: 5493-6161 or the office: 7762-0959

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Volunteers needed, Jaibalito

Written by Thilda | 30 June 2010
Posted in -Agatha- news / noticias

Volunteering Lake Atitlan, Guatemala

CASA MILAGRO, Santa Cruz la Laguna, Solola (since 1992) is a Centre for Mothers and Children, a Kindergarten, and a meeting place for seniors. The main focus are the children. We offer all kinds of activities in workshop style - and provide an environment for creativity, joy and freedom.

After Tropical Storm AGATHA we started a new group for children in Jaibalito, the next village. There are about 30 families affected by the mudslides and rain.

We need volunteers for both children groups - Jaibalito and Santa Cruz la Laguna

ACTIVITIES OF THE VOLUNTEERS

· Helping to prepare a simple meal - refraction for about 25 children

· taking care of hygiene of the children

· playing with the children

· painting, little handcrafts, simple theatre-performance

· Participating with all needed activities like cleanups etc.

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Lake Atitlan, Guatemala

Guatemala depends a lot on tourism and Lake Atitlán (Lago de Atitlán) is one of its three most frequent visited locations in Guatemala, after Antigua and Tikal. Just like Antigua, Lake Atitlán is used as a center from where to explore various tourist sites. Tikal in the Peten lies about 8 hours north and Guatemala City is a three to four hour shuttle drive to the east along the Pan American Highway. Also north, about an hour from Lake Atitlán, Chichicastenango is a frequently visited tourist destination with one of Latin America’s largest indigenous open markets.

John L Stephens described Atitlán’s beauty in incidents of travel in Central America as follows; "we came out upon the lofty tableland bordering the Lake of Atitlán. From a height of three or four thousand feet we looked down upon a surface shining like a sheet of molten silver, enclosed by mountains of every form. It was the most magnificent spectacle we ever saw and all the requisites of the grand and beautiful were there; gigantic mountains, a valley of poetic softness, lake and volcanoes".

Panajachel

Mainly based in Panajachel, Guatemala, this online community is informing the outside world by gathering and publishing news about the Lake Atitlán region. We are open to any suggestions or input/help. Feel free to request a publisher or moderator account.

Movimiento Ati

Ati is a cultural youth movement based in Panajachel. They organize festivals and literature events and broadcast Radio Ati together with Eco-Book in Costa Rica.

Panajachel International College

Panajachel International College is founded in August 2010 and a new choice for schooling in Panajachel.

Agatha, Guatemala

In May 2010 tropical storm Agatha dropped an enormous amount of rain over Guatemala that caused damages to the roads, bridges and other infrastructure. A repeat from what happened in 2005 when Hurricane Stan hit Guatemala in an even more devastating way.

Blogs

We have an extensive blog section. Panajachel blogger Padma is very popular as well as a series of poems about Lake Atitlán. Big thanks to Miriam and Jessica who described their stay at Lake Atitlán during tropical storm "Agatha" and made their blogs available to us. Same for Lake Atitlán expedition [UC Davis] who generously let us integrate their 2010 expedition blog.

Contact directory

A free opportunity to promote your business already offering an extensive list of hospitals and specialists in Guatemala City and contact information from various airlines.

Atitlan videos

Videos from villages like Panajachel, San Marcos, San Juan la Laguna, Santa Cruz and San Pedro la Laguna. After login you are able to add your own video to the list.

Atitlan photos

An image gallery with pictures from photographer Andrea Pennington from Guatemala and other artists along with galleries with original hiking photos from Panajachel and surrounding communities like San Antonio Palopo. For travelers interested, after you login you can open up your own image gallery.

Lake Atitlan Hotels

Various hotels are offered to the tourists who travel to the Maya villages around the lake. Some of these hotels are jewels and all offer an outstanding service for their guests. San Buenaventura and Posada los Encuentros are on our current Atitlan hotel listing.

Send any question, comment, suggestion or link to: info@atitlancommunity.com

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Lisandro Guarcax

Radio Ati

Movimiento Ati

To the Parent and Student Community of Lake Atitlan:

Guatemala Real Estate

Lake Atitlan properties:

Volunteers needed, Jaibalito

Volunteering Lake Atitlan, Guatemala

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Lake Atitlan news

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