Guatemala 2012

Originally published on Project Nuevo Mundo (projectnuevomundo.blogspot.com) on 15 May 2012. Recovered from web archives in October 2026; the text is unchanged.

To welcome 2012, we teamed up with the Psy Family Guatemaya to bring our event production to another level for the occasion of Universal Dance. A hard-working decoration team arrived despite blowing a flat tire en route from Guatemala City, and a beautiful bamboo shade structure was erected over the dance floor, which beheld an epic view of Lake Atitlan.

The event was opened with a Mayan ceremony invoking the 20 nahuales, and asking for guidance and protection. The ceremony was overseen by Tata Juan from San Juan la Laguna.

The outdoor trance stage featured an international lineup of producers including Egnogra (Mexico), Digitech/Natural Perception (Mexico), and Manipulation (Portugal) and Digo (Guatemala). A downstairs stage was opened to accommodate diverse tastes in electronic music, featuring Guatemalan producer Maximon.

We turned this area into a visionary art gallery featuring the work of Jessica Pearlstein and Raj, and a non-alcoholic health bar serving fruit shakes, raw chocolate, homegrown coffee, and coconut water.

January 1st, 2012 witnessed a breathtaking sunrise above the Lake, with many friends old and new. Over 400 people were in attendance to celebrate the new year.
A compilation of the producers presenting this year was handed out to the first 50 attendees; it is available for download here.

This year we will be deepening our collaboration with the Psy Family Guatemaya to create a series of events leading up to a climax in late December of 2012 in the jungle near the ruins of the ancient Mayan civilization.
We are now experimenting with natural dyes and recycling indigenous clothing to create cutting-edge visionary fashion, which we will be presenting at various festivals around the world this year, such as Envision (Costa Rica). Presentations on our work will be shared as well.