Author: Guatemala
Philosopher’s Kit II (Guatemala, Guatemala)
We offered the second edition of the “Philosopher’s Kit”, which allowed us to reflect on many philosophical ideas that can serve as tools for everyday life. We delved into thoughts […]
Volunteering Fest (Quetzaltenango, Guatemala)
We celebrated our “Volunteering Fest” at New Acropolis Quetzaltenango. A day full of discoveries and reflections shared fraternally by our members. We toured our volunteer areas, understanding in a pleasant […]
Book Club Homer’s ‘Odyssey’ (Guatemala, Guatemala)
In this session of the Book Club we began an intriguing heroic journey with The Odyssey. We learned a lot about the roots of the book’s history and its author. […]
Puppet theater: Mythology, a journey to the inner world (Cobán, Guatemala)
Volunteers from the Cobán Center presented a play with puppets at the Hacienda de Don Rafa restaurant. We told the stories of Theseus and the Minotaur and the 12 labors […]
Celebration of World Philosophy Day (Guatemala,Guatemala)
This year’s World Philosophy Day featured the theme “Philosophy in Action”. During the celebration activities we highlighted the task of the philosopher to extract the teachings from experiences and turn […]
Reading Clubs (Guatemala)
In most of the country’s Centres, we hold Reading Clubs. The process is similar: we choose a classic literary work, we read it and then on the day of the […]
Climbing the Acatenango volcano (Guatemala, Guatemala)
We conquered the summit of the Acatenango volcano! We were fifty volunteers from New Acropolis Guatemala and El Salvador. The conviviality shared during the journey, the contact with nature and […]
Concert by the National Choir of Guatemala, (Coban, Guatemala)
Christmas Concert in Cobán! As has become a tradition, we held our Christmas Concert at our Cobán central bramch, this time starring the National Choir of Guatemala, with the participation […]
Visit to the Iximché archaeological site (Guatemala, Guatemala)
Volunteers from New Acropolis Guatemala visited the archaeological site of Iximché, capital of the Kaqchikel kingdom, abandoned around 1527. During the visit we learned more about its history, architecture, sacred […]
Reforestation on World Environment Day (Guatemala, Guatemala)
We celebrated World Environment Day with a reforestation activity in the village of Potrero Grande, Palencia, Guatemala. Volunteers from New Acropolis worked together with people from the local community. In […]