Photographs

2019 Photographs

2017 Photographs of Paso members visit to Guatemala.

 

A delicious chicken dinner.

Our group with Dwight and Sharon.

Garry and Max

Wendy accepts a gift from the micro loan women

2016 Photographs of Paso members visit to Guatemala.

 

The textile cooperative is another annual visit site.

The pottery shop deserves a visit. Sorry Johanna, no mug purchase this year. Craig bought on though.

San Antonio girl

Juana makes typical textile products and sells them in the streets of San Antonio an d nearby towns.

A happy boy.

Linda and Fred

The view from Candelaria’s home.

Dale feeding a kitten

Getting to Julio’s home

At Elder’s door.

Marj at the day care centre.

Johanna held her a a 2 day old baby 2 years ago, now it’s Craigs turn.

Howard and his sponsored student Karina

2015 Photographs of Paso members visit to Guatemala.

 

Some of the Paso members visiting Guatemala.

View of one of the volcanoes dominating the Panajachel landscape.

Elder feeding program at Mayan Families office in Panajachel.

View from above at the Tierra Linda school.

Sorting gravel in the Panajachel river bed.

Panajachel cemetery.

Fuego volcano erupting as we drive to Tierra Linda.

Judith with daughter Kate and grand daughter Jess

Hector receives food from Wendy.

Diego thanks Paso. He graduated in 2015 with a teaching degree in Mathematics.

Some of the Paso directors with CMS scholars at the February 2015 gathering in Panajachel. Patricia Gutierrez, 2nd from left, front, is the CMS coordinator in Guatemala.

Relaxing in the sun.

Guard dogs.

Nature Reserve near Panajachel

27 women from Tierra Linda received micro loans in 2015.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANITGUA GUATEMALA – A POPULAR PLACE PASO MEMBERS VISIT

 

The Arch is the best known symbol of Antigua

The public washing place

Interesting doors are found throughout Antigua

Balconies are used in many ways.

Cupolas of every size and shape.

Earthquakes caused damage in many religious places

Hundreds of floral carpets are made prior to the SEMANA SANTA procession.

Floats of every size are part of the 12 hour plus Semana Santa procession.

Arches dominate many of the ruins.

Volcan Pacaya

TIKAL GUATEMALA – HOW THE MAYAN PEOPLE USED TO LIVE !

 

Tikal existed from 600 BC to about 1000 AD

Tikal covers a very large area.

Much of the Tikal area is not yet cleared.

Flores has the nearest airport and is a beautiful island town.

THE DRAMATIC COLOURS OF THE LAKE ATITLAN AREA.

 

Santander Street in Panajachel

No shortage of textiles in Pana

Pana cemetery

Drying clothes in Santiago

San Tomas Hotel in Chichicastenango

San Juan textiles using natural dyes

For you – a good price!

Hotel Gardens outside of Pana

Church in Solola

Razor wire with Hibiscus accents

Antigua Hotel gardens

Hotel in Santa Catarina Palopo

LAKE ATITLAN – “THE MOST BEAUTIFUL LAKE IN THE WORLD”

 

Map of Lake Atitlan with Panajachel top right.

Panajachel

Panajachel from Tierra Linda

View from Panajachel. The volcanoes are about 7 1/2 miles across the lake.

Sorting gravel – for $40 a week

Panajachel river

Panajachel shoreline

San Antonio

A typical Maya Village

One of the many large estates on the lake

The view from Santa Catarina

Fishing

A typical fishing boat

a cool dip

San Antonia

Santa Catarina boys at play

Sunset from the Sunset Bar

Lights from the villages across the lake.

2014 TIERRA LINDA VISIT – HONOURING THE BULLENS

 

View of the Tierra Linda landscape

community women and children arriving for the ceremony

The Tierra Linda school has seen very significant changes since 2006

Tierra Linda is proud to display the Canadian flag

Staff and students appreciate the contributions made by Paso Por Paso since 2006

students checking out the visitors

The water tap is always a popular play area.

enjoying a frozen fruit snack

a traditional dance performed by the students

David Rapson presents the valentines made by the Warminster school

Sharon Smart from Mayan Families, Paso’s Guatemala contact

Vincenta and the women from Tierra Linda thank Fayne and Catherine.

Muchas Gracias Fayne

Fayne and Catherine Bullen

Fayne thanked the staff and students

The permanent plaque recognizes the Bullens

Ingrid receives her valentines and last years photos

Garry and Gillian decided to walk down the path to Panajachel rather than take the van back. Tierra Linda residents use this path daily to walk to Pana.