Monthly Archives: August, 2013

As the U.S. prepares to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech and the march on Washington, it is useful to recall its origins, ambitions and legacy and to remember which of the organizers' objectives have been fulfilled and which have not.

As the ride's wooden platform began to turn and the horses started moving up and down, a gentle breeze fluttered the collar of Sharon's frilly, pink dress. Her eyes grew wide with excitement, or perhaps a touch of fear. After all, this was her first merry-go-round ride. But her father was there to keep her safe, and her fellow riders, too.

Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" ranks among the most famous speeches in U.S. history.

By bringing up Guanacaste, Ortega has opened a Pandora’s box of pressurized patriotism.

Hun Hunaphu and Ixbalanque must defeat other warriors in a ball game, arrive at Gumarkaj, the entrance to the underworld, and then destroy “Los Señores de Xibalbá.”

Those who vanished, aged 16 to 34, were taken from an after-hours bar by a group of men who whisked them away in several cars on a Sunday morning in May.

Lyn Hovey fell in love with Guatemala. Now, working out of his studio in Antigua, he often uses Mayan huipiles to influence his stained glass pieces.

New regulations do not include prison sanctions.

Archbishop Quirós: “Catholics who have drifted away have seen in the pope’s style a call to return to the church.”

Costa Rican coffee experts are studying whether existing chemicals are effective to combat the new varieties of fungus.