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Just when you were searching for the Guatemala City listings on craigslist… Tu Anuncio Es Gratis!

TuAnuncioEsGratis.com, your ad is free.com, is exactly that, free ads and free searching for whatever your heart desires. Whether that be cars, employees, pets or cell phones you can find it all. The site is relatively new and already boasting over 1,000 ads listed. In chatting with the site developers I learned that they have already had their first gay porn service offer and about four witchcraft service offers, so hurry over, things are getting spicy.

This coming Sunday the 22nd, Arzú, the mayor of Guatemala City will give a tour of Zone 1- Guatemala City’s historic center on bicycle!  Don’t miss out, the group will be meeting up in El Parque Centenario at 9:30am.  From there you can take in all the beauty of Zone 1’s remodel from the seat of your bike.  If you don’t have a bike of your own, not to worry, you can reserve one of ours for this epic ride! Check it out:

via Huffington Post

Hey backpackers, flashpackers and locals alike, if you don’t already know the beauty that is Semus Champey, here is your chance. Garage Funk will be taking a small, select group to Semuc this upcoming weekend. Contact them to get onboard, here is all the trip info:

Garage funk present Semuc Champey Adventure Tour (3 days 2 nights)

Deep in Guatemala´s Alta Verapaz department, about 70 km (45 miles) from Coban, lies a jewel of stunning natural splendor that relatively few travelers visit: Semuc Champey wich in mayan language means “where the river runs under the earth”

This hidden paradise is one of the countries most exotic natural spots with one of the richest, most diverse and complete ecosystems of nature.

Join us in these adventurous journey in which we will be visiting Semuc Champey natural pools, the ancient limestone caves of Canva and the Quetzal Biotope, a protected area of cloud forest that´s home to an incredible variety of birds.

We will also be visiting the local community and will hand some donations to community leaders to help support and develop their local projects.

A weekend full of adventure, fun & social conciousness!!!

Tour Price $95

Includes

- Transportation
- Local bilingual guides (danish & english)
- Entrance fees
- 2 night accomodation in Eco Lodge (next to Semuc Champey)
- Tubing in Cahabon river
- Visit to local community
- Box Lunch & drinks (just the 1st day)

Note: 10% of the revenue will be donated to support and develop local projects.

For more information and full itinerary please contact us at:

gftours@garagefunk.com

or call us at: 5341-3567 or 4768-1433

info also on facebook here
www.garagefunk.com
www.lazos.dk/ne

With Social & Enviromental consciousness!!!

Check it out, this Sunday Panza Verde is hosting K’aslam Mandala’s fundraiser to help plant 50,000 trees around Lake Atitlan… 50,000!  So here is the scoop, Lake Atitlan, in all its glory, is getting the brut of fertilizer use, garbage disposal and sewage drainage.  These damages, along with global warming have severely hindered water quality, fishing and tourism at the lake. K’aslam Mandala’s goal is to take pro-active steps towards diminishing the ecological degradation affecting Lake Atitlan and it’s residents by reforestation and education.

The 50,000 trees will help reduce the fertilizer runoff, improve water quality and decrease the risk of mudslides.  The K’aslam Mandala program focuses on the development of a sustainable agriculture community, which involves not only the planting of the trees but also education.  The trees will be part of an after-school program for the local youth illustrating: the ecological importance of having forested areas round the lake, creating long term economic alternatives, continued care for newly planted trees and creating a community state in the reforestation of the surrounding area.

So, back to the event, not only are 50,000 trees getting planted but you will enjoy a three course meal and wine in La Cueva de Panza Verde. A silent auction will accompany the dinner as well as live music and fire dancing- truly en evening not to be missed. There you have it, food , wine and trees, see you there.

Tickets on sale for Q275 through Meson Panza Verde, 7832-2925. The dinner will begin at 7pm, Sunday August 1^st, 2010

DON QUIJOTE CRUISERS PROUDLY ANNOUNCES A “NEW” FUN MODE OF TRANSPORTATION!

COME TRY OUR UNICYCLES!!  YES, LADIES AND GENTLEMAN!  UNICYCLES!!!

CRUISE THROUGH THE COBBLESTONE STREETS OF ANTIGUA IN A VERY UNIQUE STYLE.  USE YOUR UNI TO GO GRAB A COFFEE OR SIMPLE RIDE DOWN THE MOUNTAIN!  THE IDEA IS TO ENJOY THE EXPERIENCE OF JUST ONE WHEEL ANY WAY YOU WANT!

THERE IS NO NEED TO GO TO THE CIRCUS!  NOW, YOU HAVE THE CHANCE TO BECOME THE CLOWN OR THE HERO!

* * * CLASSES AND VOLCANO TOUR AVAILABLE @ DON QUIJOTE CRUISERS * * *

I drink coffee, I love coffee… and generally I don’t really think about where it came from beyond The Refuge, Y tu Pina or Cafe Condessa. But it’s really a beautiful creation. Unlike mass produced meat or factory farming, there are some good old fashion coffee farms right here in Antigua that still occupy much of the city’s land. Now, here’s your chance, we are allowing you this very special opportunity to be part of the magical inception of what’s in that delicious beverage you’ve got there. La Finca Retana celebrates not only coffee but also macadamia tress, worker bees and reforestation. In fact, on our Yum Kaax Trail coffee tour, we bet you will see; flowers, squirrels, dogs, bees- as I already mentioned, dust, dirt, birds and well coffee plants- which is a given really. The trail begins right here in the heart of Antigua and swings by a number of historic sites, for all you history buffs out there. When you hear the roosters calling out, you know you are close to La Finca Retana and chances are you had no idea such a huge farm could be so nearby!  The farm quickly replaces the bustling streets and marketplace with the mute of nature as the guide leads you through coffee plants in varying stages of their life cycles. When your legs have had enough pedaling and you think you have seen it all- making sure to have seen the bees of course- you will make your way back to town to enjoy, yep you got it, a delicious cup of joe. Not only is this a fabulous way to pass the time, but from that moment on, that delicious beverage of yours will arrive with the familiar sense that you’ve seen where it comes from, you know more or less how it came to be, and you can relate.

Recipe selection from our Smooth Selection Book…

• 3 oz. de jugo de limon
• 1 1/2 cucharaditas de sal
• 1/4 cucharadita de pimienta
• 3 oz. de jugo de vegetales
• 5 o 6 ramitas de cilantro
• Cerveza clara fria
• 1/4 cucharadita de chile cobanero en polvo
• Hielo al gusto

1. Escarche el vaso con la mezcla de 1 cucharada de pepitoria, 1/2 cucharadita de sal fina y 1 pinza de chile cobanero en 1 oz. de jugo de limon.
2. Licue el jugo del limon, jugo de vegetables, cilantro, pepitoria, sal, pimiento y chile por 1 minuto. Coloque el hielo, la mezclada y agregue poco a poco la cerveza fria

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• 3 oz. lemon juice
• 1 1 / 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 / 4 teaspoon pepper
• 3 oz. vegetable juice
• 5 or 6 sprigs cilantro
• Cold light beer
• 1 / 4 teaspoon chili powder Cobanero
• Ice to taste

1. Mix, 1 / 2 teaspoon fine salt and pepper, 1 pinch of  Cobanero powder and  1 oz. lemon juice  for the rim of the glass.
2. Blend lemon juice, vegetable juice, cilantro, salt, pepper and chilli powder for 1 minute. Add ice as you like, blend, and gradually add the beer cold.
3. ENJOY!

Come in and check out the 50+ smoothie recipes this book has to offer.

Do you remember when you were a kid?  Life was very easy.  You could daydream all day and it was cool.  Toys and dreams seemed very real, both blended very well with reality.  Problems simply didn’t exist… no stress, no bills to pay, no homework, no hangover.  Life was super chill.  You know, everyday was different and you just went with the flow.

Well, if you think those feelings are just a thing of the past, let me tell you that you are very wrong.

I’ve converted into a “good kid” after several years of misbehaving.  Miss Santa just realized this huge accomplishment and she rewarded me with a brand new badass bike!

SWEEEEEEEEET!!!!!

That same old feeling becomes a reality.  My toy became the joy of my everyday life.  I do not worry about the gas prices, I do not worry about running late.  I have no speed limit and there is  VIP parking space everywhere I go.  In fact, I do not worry about anything at all.  Stress gets ripped off by the rush of the wind.  I feel like I am flying.  Its simply a sublime feeling that everytime I think about it, I start to free dance!  I do not know whats happening and I do not really care.  I just go with the flow and it feels great.  You know, that same old feeling of being a kid again…

So its up to you.  Go get a great gift for your significant other and change their lives.  Its a great feeling!

The Blue Devil

After Chino, Sharp and Emma finished working on the place, the old room looked even older. They had given it a personality!  The blood red walls surrounding the ancient corner fireplace where decorated by  the moving silouete of a piccaso like Don Quixote riding away from radiant black and white wind mills*.

Antique paintings of colonial lords and a well balanced collection of Don Quixote Statues on miniature metal bikes gave the whole environment a museum like dignity.  The equally red Antigua  floor tiles and an old “play for a quarter” pool table with some vintage German army jackets at the other side of the room, gave the place some perspective, and 10 new shiny bicycle cruisers,  all parked in front of a table that looks 200 years old, made pedestrians stop and stare at the shop like kids in front of a candy store. All to the sound of Bob Marley, coming from behind hidden ipod speakers. DQC is finally open for Business.

Chino on the famous PUMA GTS

Sharp on the Cheetah

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