A new cruise port facility on the pacific coast at Puerto Quetzal was inaugurated with the arrival of Holland America’s ship “Zaandam” on May 5, 2004. Mary Lou Ridinger was aboard lecturing on Maya Archaeology and Jade.
Jades, S.A. has a new store at Puerto Quetzal which was visited by Guatemala’s new president, Oscar Berger, who was sworn into office on January 14, 2004. He admired a Jades, S.A. replica of a Tikal Mask, which was considered a Maya ruler’s passport to immortality. Presidents also need their own passport to immortality.. Hence the smile!
