Are you bummed you came to the tropics, only to find yourself feeling as
comfortable as a clammy foot in a damp sock for 20 hours a day? Starting to envy the perfect climate enjoyed by Antigua’s legions of cappuccino-sipping faux-artiste baby-boomer yuppie ex-pats? OK, so maybe weather isn’t everything.
Continue reading March 2010 Issue: Quirky Climate
“Spotlight On” is XelaWho’s regular monthly series on all things cultural & artistic in Xela and Guatemala. The topic for March 2010 is: Efraín Recinos, Guatemala’s Renaissance Man by Diana Pastor.
Continue reading Spotlight On: A Series on Culture & The Arts
Daytripper is XelaWho’s regular monthly series on day trips within easy reach of Xela. This March 2010 issue focuses on a road trip from Huehuetenango to Xela at sunrise by James Gray.
Continue reading Daytripper: Cool Trips. Close By.
A Nepali man who is a mere 56 cm tall says he is the world’s shortest man. Can he make it into the Guinness Book of World Records?
Continue reading World in Briefs: More News. Less Reading.
Locals and adopted guatemaltecos alike, you know who you are. But just to be sure, we’ve devised a little test so you can request your official certificate. You know you’re Guatemalan if…
Continue reading 18 Ways to Tell if You’re Guatemalan
Xela, March 1, 2010. This month’s topics are:
- Popping: Xela’s buses undergo first-ever inspections
- Flopping: Chinese make perfect and fake Guatemala-style textiles
- Adios Juegos Olímpicos del Invierno
Continue reading Stuff: Some of the information you just can’t do without, plus a whole lot of filler
By Lucas Vidgen
The biggest news this month – if not this decade – was that the New York District Attorney issued a warrant for the arrest of ex-Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo on money laundering charges…
Continue reading Guatemala This Month: A Summary of Stuff That Actually Happened
By Steve Mullaney
Trendspotting is different everywhere, but nowhere is this more apparent in Guatemala where the majority of us walk around puzzled. We try to bring you explanations behind the most confusing trends here in la Ciudad de los Altos. This month’s topic: BYOT (i.e. Bring Your Own Tent) Eateries.
Continue reading Why Is This Popular? B.Y.O.T. (Bring Your Own Tent) Eateries
“¿Qué onda vos?” is XelaWho’s a monthly guide to speaking Spanish Guatemalan style. This month’s topic:the vos command form, by James Gray.
Continue reading ¿Qué Onda Vos? A Series on Speaking Guatemalan Spanish
Barfly is XelaWho’s monthly gallery of photos of folks enjoying themselves in night spots around town. Who knows how many modeling and movie careers we’ve spawned? Have a look to see who’s famous this month, March 2010.
Continue reading Barfly: Xela’s Jet Set…Well, Chicken Bus Set
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