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The Streets of Chichicastenango: A Photo Essay
February 7th, 2013 | Central America, Cooperative For Education, Guatemala | Bethany | 9 Comments
Tweet If you are traveling through Guatemala, Chichicastenango (nicknamed: Chichi) should be on your list of places to visit, especially on Thursdays and Sundays when the indigenous town holds its famous market. Chichicastenago is known for its K’iche’ Maya culture, whose colorful clothing lights up the city, and on market days the whole town is [...]
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Ladies and Gentlemen, We Have A Winner!
February 6th, 2013 | Cooperative For Education, Featured Post, Guatemala | Randy | 2 Comments
Tweet Thank you, thank you, thank you! I know you guys are anxious to see who won the raffle (you know you are all winners to us), so I’ll keep this short. We’ve had a wonderful time sharing our stories and photos from our Snapshot Tour with Cooperative for Education in Guatemala. Thanks so much [...]
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Technology and the Children of Guatemala
January 24th, 2013 | Central America, Cooperative For Education, Guatemala | Randy | 1 Comment
Tweet *This short story originally appeared on the Unruly Media Blog in December 2012. I always really liked it and wanted to share it with you guys, because I think a lot of people who grew up in the 80s and 90s can probably relate to what I’m talking about. Looking back on my school [...]
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Discovering Lake Atitlan: A Photo Essay
January 21st, 2013 | Central America, Cooperative For Education, Guatemala | Randy | 5 Comments
Tweet Story by Randy Kalp. Photos by Bethany Salvon. Welcome to Guatemala Week – Round 2! Yesterday, I told you about the most interesting effigy in the world–Maximon. And today I’m going to take you to Lake Atitlan, which is considered by many as the most beautiful lake in the world. My second glimpse of [...]
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Say Hello To My Little Friend…Maximon
January 21st, 2013 | Central America, Cooperative For Education, Guatemala | Randy | No Comments
Tweet Welcome to Guatemala Week – Round 2! The waste water from his dirty laundry is sold to shopkeepers who believe sprinkling it around their doorways is good for business. He only consumes the finest rum, never touching anything out of a green glass beer bottle. Worshipers offer him money, booze and tobacco, in [...]
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Big News! New Sponsor, Raffle Prize and Updates For Our Guatemala Fundraiser
January 7th, 2013 | Central America, Guatemala | Randy | 4 Comments
Tweet We’ve had a tremendous couple of weeks getting the word out about the incredible work Cooperative Education is doing for Guatemalan school children, while showcasing a lot of smiling faces that could warm even the Grinch’s cold, small heart. Beth and I had planned to end our fundraising effort at 11:59 p.m. Dec. 31, [...]
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A Little Help From Our Friends: Gogobot Joins Our Cause
December 28th, 2012 | Central America, Cooperative For Education, Guatemala | Randy | No Comments
Tweet Christmas may be over but are fundraiser to help out the students in Panajxit, Guatemala, is still going strong. In fact, it just got a little stronger! We’re excited to announce that our friends at Gogobot have offered to lend a hand to help bring two PC workstations to the Panajxit Cooperative School. They [...]
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The Streets of Chichicastenango: A Photo Essay

Ladies and Gentlemen, We Have A Winner!

Technology and the Children of Guatemala

Discovering Lake Atitlan: A Photo Essay

Say Hello To My Little Friend…Maximon

Big News! New Sponsor, Raffle Prize and Updates For Our Guatemala Fundraiser

A Little Help From Our Friends: Gogobot Joins Our Cause