Monthly Archive: September 2011

Dust off your cowboy boots, people: it’s Fair time again in Xela. If you want to get technical about it, we’re talking about La Feria Internacional de Independencia. It’s when Guatemalans really show how...

Making A Run For The Border “86-87-88-89-90”  That is the sound of Xela visitors counting down the days that they have left until their visas expire. Right about now in September is when great...

By: Diana Pastor Without really feeling the change in days, it’s now September.  A lot of tourists have gone back home after their summer breaks, leaving Xela only to the strong-willed and/or unemployed. Folks...

By: Steve Mullaney If you’ve been walking around, especially in the parts of town that are farther away from Parque Central, you have no doubt come across the clickety-clack of various Academias de Mecanografia...

By: Jed Herrmann In any other magazine this month’s column would probably start with an editor’s note like this: Correction Last month’s Superchivos article incorrectly stated the date of the team’s match versus Communicaciones....

By: Elena Alvarado If you’re anything like the staff at your XelaWho, then you’re all about a good happy hour-slash-adventure on the town. La feria has got you covered for the month of September....

By: Susana Raymundo Guatemalan fairs are filled with all kinds of sweets and goodies.  When you head to the fair you’ll immediately be overrun with vendors hawking all kinds of things cotton candy.  While...

After geeking out on the typical eggs, beans, tortillas, etc. for a number of weeks you may have a hankering for something a bit different—but the big question is where to pick up the...

The biggest news in August was that ex-first lady and presidential candidate Sandra Torres was ruled constitutionally ineligible to run for president. The decision made by the Corte Constitucional (CC) is final, which means...