This month’s cover photo by Jordan Banks honors the city of La Antigua Guatemala, once known as Santiago de los Caballeros de Guatemala. Celebrating its patron saint in July and the founding, as the third capital, of Spanish Guatemala, we are pleased to introduce a super-sized map for readers who pick up their Revue in La Antigua.
For our readers everywhere, we’ve added extra pages to accommodate even more articles; this month’s offering includes The Birth of a Telethon and how Fundabiem became a household word. The 2008 Telethon will be broadcast on July 18 and 19. Rock On! brings good news to rock lovers of all ages because the Museo de los Niños in Guatemala City has opened a fascinating and permanent mining/rock exhibit.
Next up is the La Antigua Biodiesel Project that recycles used cooking oil for biodiesel fuel, followed by I Care, We Care for Eye Care spotlighting a massive five-day optical-health fair in Panajachel.
We’re not done yet: the next installment in the La Antigua Ruins series, Awakened Sleeping Beauty focuses on the history and restoration of the Convent of Santa Clara; meanwhile, artist Rosamaría Pascual de Gaméz has finished her latest spectacular mural and you can read all about it in Images of Reality. For Zen of fans, all things must come to an end, the Zen of Q and A is the second-to-the-last in this very popular series.
As we are saddened by the loss, we celebrate the life of Stephanie Riegel, a Revue photo contributor and friend to many, in Border Crossing. Dr. Karmen Guevara debunks the Beauty Myth. And, finally, we have the El Salvador Travel feature, The Comasagua Mountain Range. We hope you enjoy this edition: with 20,000 in print monthly, it is also available worldwide online at www.revuemag.com
