Author: Guatemala
Bicycle caravan for clean energy (Quetzaltenango, Guatemala)
In Quetzaltenango we organized a “Bicycle Caravan for Clean Energy” to commemorate International Mother Earth Day. In addition to the members of New Acropolis, other groups of cyclists in Xela […]
The Power of Art to Change the World “Museums and their role in History” (Guatemala, Guatemala)
Juan Manuel Avalos, an instructor and heritage manager specializing in museums, gave a lecture on cultural heritage, human activity and the importance of collecting and of museums throughout history. The […]
Excursion: Visit to the volcano and Chicabal lagoon (Quetzaltenango, Guatemala)
New Acropolis volunteers organized an excursion to the Chicabal volcano and lagoon. This lagoon – considered sacred – is surrounded by altars for each of the nawuales (in the Mayan […]
Garbage collection in Kaminaljuyu (Guatemala)
Volunteers from New Acropolis carried out a cleanup in the Kaminaljuyu archaeological park, as part of the program of activities dedicated to Earth Day, with the aim of promoting cleaner […]
Cinema-Forum: ‘The Truman Show’ (Xela, Guatemala)
At the Intercultural Center, New Acropolis presented a cinema-forum on “The Truman Show”, a film with a modern vision of Plato’s “Myth of the Cave”. At the end of the […]
Preparation of an urban garden (Cobán, Guatemala)
The New Acropolis Centre is preparing an organic garden. The first step was to generate compost to nourish the soil. Volunteers separated the waste by taking advantage of all the […]
Garbage collection (Cobán, Guatemala)
As part of the “TO THE EARTH” activities held in celebration of International Earth Day, New Acropolis carried out a garbage collection, to raise awareness of the care of our […]
The philosophy of chess (Guatemala, Guatemala)
Philosophy can be found in any activity, including sports. This talk was about just that, what aspects do philosophy and chess have in common? At the Centro Historico Centre in […]
Reading Club: Shakespeare’s Macbeth (Guatemala)
This year the Reading Club resumed its activities, which began with Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy. It went on to El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha, by Miguel de […]
Cyclosophy Club: “The four noble truths” (Quetzaltenango, Guatemala)
Volunteers from New Acropolis went out again for a nocturnal bike ride to one of the lookouts of the city. During resting breaks, we talked about different philosophical topics, a […]
