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Antigua's Hidden Attractions

To most visitors, Antigua is the pride and joy of Guatemala and rightfully so. It’s old and the colonial charm has been carefully preserved...
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Alvarado's Lost Silver Mine

San Felipe de Jesus, a small village located on the northern periphery of Antigua in Guatemala is noted for two things: their unusual Gothic church...
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"What's Up, Dude?"

In Antigua, at the La Union Spanish School, this is the title of one of their text books. It translates as “que onda, vos?” and it,...
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Guatemala Jones and the Lost Jade Mines

The secret of the jade mines in Guatemala was lost for over five hundred years. Where was the source of the most prized item in the Mayan world?...
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You Can't Beat The Meat

In this case, there’s a small butcher shop open seven days a week, located in Antigua, Guatemala. Jose de Jesus Garve has been manning his...
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A Master of Disaster on a course to Dye for

  • Golf
  • November 2, 2011
The fog-shrouded horrors of Hole #4 were finally over and the course took a turn for the higher elevations and back towards the clubhouse. La...
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Caddy Shack Meets Tin Cup

  • Golf
  • November 1, 2011
“A Cinderella story, out of nowhere, a former greens keeper and…” Carl Spackler, aka Bill Murray, perennial clown at the AT&...
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Drive For Show, Putt For Dough

  • Golf
  • October 31, 2011
On a clear day you can see four volcanoes and the Pacific Ocean from the first tee. One of the massive four cones is directly behind you and the...
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The Skeleton in the Wall

La Condesa,is a bookstore and café named after a Countess who once resided there when it was a colonial mansion. Set across from the Central Park...
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A Jewish Mystery in a Catholic Museum

Antigua, Guatemala’s crown jewel of tourism, art and culture, has a fair assortment of museums. One could argue that the thirty or so...
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