Panajachel, Guatemala |
Afternoon Activities |
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Weekday mornings are spent in class, but special activities are offered in the afternoon and on weekends. Students with Spanish speaking guides take students out of the class room (in our case, the garden) and into nature and the local culture. In the last couple of years we have incorporated a local non-profit organization called "Caminos de Esperanza" into many of our afternoon activities. Please go to: Social Project/Voluntary Work to learn more. An example of one of our non-voluntary activities are cooking classes: How to make
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Dobladas
are made with ground meat, chopped vegetables and spices. They are wrapped in corn tortillas and fried in olive oil. Finally, the the meal accompanied by a salad made of cabbage and onions with a tomato dressing and cheese. This is but one of our Guatemala culinary delicacies.
Pulique
Pulique is a traditional Guatemalan meal, prepared at home by the family for national holidays or weddings.
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Pulique
is made with chicken and beef, accompanied by some tamalitos
made of corn and a rich tomato soup. The tamalitos
are made of corn dough and cooked wrapped in corn leaves. You can also cook them with leaves from other plants as our ancestors did.
Cooking classes are just one example of the many tours and activities we offer our students.
Jardin de America gives you the opportunity to explore different indigenous towns and sites around the most beautiful lake in the world, Lago Atitlan.
Join us and be part of Mayan-Guatemalan life. Studying with us does not mean just sitting and studying. Come to Jardin de America and learn through experiencing Guatemala's rich traditions.
NOTE: Some activities described above have a small fee associated with them. Most activities require a minimum of 3 interested students.
I went with a group of students on the weekend tour (see below) of the lake one Saturday morning.
We left about 8:30 and got to Santiago in about 45 minutes.
This was taken at the shrine of the Mayan god Ma Ximon.
After lunch in San Pedro La Laguna we went to San Pablo where they were celebrating the annual fiesta.
One of the dancers.
She was watching us watch her.
After hiking to San Marcos we took the boat home, exhausted but excited.
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© 2008 Duncan Aitken |
Jardin de America Spanish School |
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