May flowers, in this case an orchid on the cover brought to us by photographer Holger Tobuschat, and the celebration of Mother’s Day, May 10, seem a perfect match. We salute our moms and yours throughout the magazine with quotations devoted to mothers everywhere.

From May 29 through June 1 the Asociación Guatemalteca de Orquideología will host a show of these gorgeous flowers in La Antigua Guatemala. See DateBook for details. Other highlight activities include a new show at the Museo Ixchel, Evoking the Past: Indigenous Textiles through the Eyes of Painter Alfredo Gálvez Suárez and the celebration of the Month of Museum’s Casa MIMA, located in Guatemala City’s Historical Center. This features the work of 19th century Guatemalan miniaturist Francisco Cabrera and compliments the book presentation, Francisco Cabrera y el arte de la miniatura en el siglo XIX. In addition, other activities this month include art shows, musical concerts, theatrical performances and lectures.

Dawn Run at Hound Heights takes us on an exhilarating morning adventure with Martin Leadbitter; The Zen of... Master Dwight Wayne Coop delves into Mood and Movement, and he reports on the Lake Atitlán Bass Tournament Results; Carlisle Johnson weighs in with Building Locally and Archaeology Around Lake Atitlán; Tamalyn Gutiérrez highlights the Rotary Club of Antigua; Dr. Karmen Guevara explains how to go about Taming the Tiger; and in San Salvador, Lena Johannessen introduces The Finca El Espino Ecological Park.

As always, thank you advertisers, readers, friends and our amazing staff for supporting the efforts of this magazine. Happy trails until next month.

Now you can browse the complete Revue Magazine online in a new window by clicking the Revue cover thumbnail above via the Flash Paper technology. Desde ahora ya puede hojear la revista Revue en su totalidad en una nueva ventana al pulsar la imagen de portada utilizando la tecnología de Flash Paper.

The Zen of But(t) Words starts off this edition with some serious Spanish-language ponderings and the subtle and not-so-subtle humor of Dwight Wayne Coop. This month marks, más o menos, his 50th Zen of … column.
H.M. Consul, Mr. Carl Malin is Her Majesty’s Consul. Heading up the consular section at the British Embassy in Guatemala City, his job goes well beyond the world of diplomacy and protocol.

In an ongoing series, “La Antigua Guatemala’s colonial and post-colonial history” is brought back to life by Joy Houston. Digging into the Past takes us from the Santa Catalina church and cloister where today one of the courtyards is the site of an active archeology dig and study, to the Santa Teresa convent church, now vacant after serving as the municipal jail for the past 60 years.

What do the people of Todos Santos Cuchumantán and American abstract expressionist artist Jackson Pollock have in common? They were photographed by the preeminent photographer Hans Namuth. A show of photos from his book, A Family Album of Mam Indians in the Village of Todos Santos Cuchumatán, 1947-1987 will be inaugurated on April 15 at 7 p.m. at the Ixchel Museum (Museo Ixchel del Traje Indígena) in Guatemala City. Another DateBook highlight is the opening of the exhibition Interiores by Rogelio Barillas (cover art) at La Antigua Galería de Arte in La Antigua.

For additional cultural listings, celebrations and articles of interest, don’t forget to pick up your copy of the Spanish-language magazine Recrearte or visit www.revistarecrearte.com.

Lastly, Dr. Karmen reminds everyone that the road to happiness begins with thoughts and action; for some this means a great cup of coffee in the morning then off to adventures along El Salvador’s Forgotten East Coast.
We would like to dedicate this edition to Dr. William C. Paddock. He will be lovingly remembered by his family, his many friends and countless others whose lives have been improved by his steadfast efforts in agriculture, world hunger and population issues.

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Since Tuesday, December 4th, 2007, the editiorial content and datebooks of Revue and Recrearte magazines appears every Tuesday on the morning program Aquí en Casa (Spanish) of the Guatemalan CableTV Canal 18-50 channel. You many click the image above or click here to watch all the different episodes. Every month the new video clips will be uploaded. Stay tune to see all of our new content and datebook on TV.

The first edition of The Antigua Classifieds (aka Revue) hit the streets on March 27, 1992. At that time it was a weekly 12-page publication, with 500 black and white copies distributed every Friday. That was 16 years ago. We’ve had some major and minor changes along the way, going from a weekly to bi-monthly publication and finally monthly … 12 pages in black and white to our present 132 pages in full color, and the best part, a distribution of 20,000 magazines a month that translates to 240,000 Revues per year.

Since the beginning we’ve operated under a partnership of sorts, with our clients, readers and staff. As such, it is our great pleasure to present an Anniversary Tribute, highlighting a Revue team member Denni Marsh, as told by her daughter.

Iván Castro provided this month’s cover featuring a unique and haunting image of Semana Santa. The Fledderjohn Photos highlights a lovely coffee-table book titled simply Antigua, presenting 87 color photographs that capture the essence of La Antigua Guatemala, including celebrations during Holy Week.

Remembering Wilson Popenoe is both about this illustrious figure whose contributions to tropical agriculture, most notably the avocado, is legendary and the bronze statue of him created by La Antigua Guatemala artist Rae Leeth. The Zen of Giving Words delves into one of the most used verbs in the Spanish language.

Over 90 percent of the tourists in Belize come to see the corals, fish and other marine life; you’ll find out why when you read Belize Barrier Reef & Cayes. March in El Salvador is all about delicious coffee, riding a zip-line in Apaneca and venturing off the Beaten Path to the beach front Los Cóbanos. For entertainment all month long see DateBook for a treasure trove of listings. We hope you enjoy reading the Revue, in print or online at www.revuemag.com.

Before we begin, here is a very important announcement for all U.S. citizens who plan to vote the Democratic ticket: Democrats Abroad is an official entity of the Democratic Party that will be sending 22 delegates to the National Convention in August. You can cast your vote for the candidate of choice this month on February 5, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Doña Luisa Xicotencatl Bakery and Cafeteria, 4a Calle #12, La Antigua Guatemala. For all the details, please turn to page 38.

Our appreciation to photographer Héctor Roldán for the cover View from Yaxhá. Another ruin, Uaxactún, is only an hour by bus from Tikal yet few tourists visit this site which, according to one theory, was a center of learning for Tikal’s elite. Some 2,000 years later, Musical Memories in the Jungle tells the serendipitous story of friends and musicians who sit atop a Mayan temple, their music mixing with the dawn of a new day and the sounds of howler monkeys. The Remarkable History of the Dresden Codex, referred to as a “strange Mexican book” by a Saxony librarian, traces its history from 1697 to modern times.

Today a perfect copy is on display in Guatemala City at the National Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology. Let’s Go to Copán extols the wonders of this world-class Mayan ruin, but in this article it’s the backdrop to Copán Ruinas and the surrounding environment. In El Salvador, Ancient Dentistry demonstrates the Mayan propensity for adorning their teeth—in a style that continues to this day.

La Familia de Teatro Abril operates the largest independently-owned theater in Central America. For over a hundred years the family has championed theater and theatrical performances. Their current production, Los Mayas, will reopen next month. For Spanish-language students, Zen fans get to learn about Cerca and Acerca and for lovers, Sensuous Guatemala this month is for you! Looking for entertainment? DateBook has dozens of listings! We hope you enjoy reading the Revue, see you next month, in print or online at www.revuemag.com