Name All the Tropical Fruits
One of the things I like best about La Antigua Guatemala is its location. One hour or less from Guatemala City and the Pacific Ocean, about two hours or less from the most beautiful lake in the world: Lake Atitlán (according to Alexander von Humboldt). A little under three hours from Quetzaltenango or Xela like its locally known. Back on January 17th I showed this satellite map of Southern Guatemala in which you can see La Antigua Guatemala in relation to Guatemala City, Lake Atitlan, the Pacific Ocean and the volcanoes of Pacaya, Agua, Fuego and Acatenango. It is great little map and I recommend that you take a look at it along with the other satellite maps I posted on the very first entry on this site: Where in the World is La Antigua Guatemala.
After the long explanation above you may ask yourself, what’s the point anyway? Well, just a simple background information so you know that you can drive down to hot and humid tropical lands of Southern Guatemala within 45 minutes from La Antigua. The driving down part is literal since you take the sinuous road from La Antigua Guatemala at 1500 meters/5000 feet above the see level toward the Pacific Ocean, traveling between volcanoes of Agua, Fuego and Acatenango, with coffee and flower plantations on either side road. It is one of the most beautiful stretches of road in Guatemala. On the hot and humid land of tropical Escuintla you can find many exotic fruits like the ones shown above.
Enough ramblings. To play this game you simply try to name as many fruits as you can from the tropical stand above (you might need to click on the photo to get a larger version for details). Let the game begin.
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March 15th, 2007
Lets see. Watermelon, banana, coconut, mango, pineapple, orange, plum (?), guava, sugar cane, fruit-bearing tree (sapodilla) and .. I guess that’s all I know. I miss my home country now.
March 15th, 2007
valen en español? i hope so!
Veo sandias, mangos, ciruelas enormes, plátanos…oooh no sé más!!!
Creo que no paso el examen de las frutas tropicales…
March 15th, 2007
all i know is bannana, that round thing with a root and purple top looks like our turnips!
March 15th, 2007
I don’t think I’ll be very good at this game. Your first commenter seemed to say them all. But I do see 3 types of mangoes and would sure love to have some of those!
March 15th, 2007
I’m stumped…but I think there are bananas, pineapples, kiwi and perhaps plums? but that’s all I really come close to recognizing. The overall photo however, and the excellent course in geography is superb!
March 15th, 2007
Yo tampoco puedo nombrar todas las frutas tropicales que tienen alli, pero como dice Dsole, las ciruelas son enormes.
I also cannot name all of the tropical fruits you have there, but as Dsole says, those plums are enormous.
March 15th, 2007
Can I see some “chicos” over there ? mm, those are delicious
March 15th, 2007
Bananas, mangos, coconuts, pineapples, papayas — I’m afraid that’s the best I can do. Looking forward to learning the names of the purple round ones.
March 15th, 2007
Hmm, bananas, pineapples, papayas, mangos, plums, sapotes, coconuts, watermelons, sugar cane, oranges . . .I think Tanty got them all!
March 15th, 2007
I don’t know all the English names, but please, i’d just want a little mango…
March 15th, 2007
Okay, it looks like all of you really liked this picture and the game. I am so happy. Now onto the names. Most people confused the purple fruit with plums, because most people do not know the zapote family of caimito. Also, there at least six types of Mangoes including Guatemala’s own mango de pashte or mango de leche (Loofa mango or milk mango). Almost everybody missed the jicama (between the caimito baskets). There are plantains, Dominican baby bananas, a round zapote type known as chico (chico is Spanish for small). The chicle or chewing gum and rubber is made from the sap of the chico tree. Read more about the natural resins that made chicle, rubber, the chico tree and its fruits. Too bad they don’t use natural resins anymore for chewing gum.
March 15th, 2007
Hey Rudy, I’m allow to play this one?
March 15th, 2007
Also, it seems like there are some “pochas” to the right, below the pineapples and next to the water melon
March 16th, 2007
Oh Rudy this is a wonderful display!
I always enjoy immensely visiting your blog (that’s why I was so happy to put a link yesterday) and this particular photo is an absolute beauty ! Makes me realise how many fruit I don’t know… I need to go back to Guatemala !!!
April 3rd, 2007
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May 24th, 2007
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December 12th, 2007
does any one know the names in englis of something that looks like a big water melon, I think the name in spanish is chilecayote??? please let me know. thanks
February 8th, 2008
Mangos, platanos, piña, ciruelas, sandias, caña de azúcar, sapotes, nisperos, cocos, bananas(guineos), naranjas, mandarinas. Those are the fruits I saw in the picture and I know more tropical fruits but I don’t know in English what are the names.
February 8th, 2008
Watermelon is sandia in Spanish not chilacayote
February 25th, 2008
Does Any one want to know about fruits? I really really hope so!
All of the fruits that I can name are :
mango, star fruit grape fruit and zuchinnis
March 22nd, 2008
no rambutans? =( Rambutans and loquats are my two favorite fruits. I also like guanabana =)