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By: The Broom-head Romans Are Back | AntiguaDailyPhoto.Com

The Broom-head Romans Are Back | AntiguaDailyPhoto.Com — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:03:51 +0000

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By: Bittersweet « Artificially Sweetened

Bittersweet « Artificially Sweetened — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 04:41:59 +0000

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By: chachi

chachi — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 01:28:41 +0000

Thank you so much for the mention. I feel very flattered because I am great fan of this page.

I have English friends them, especially I write to them my stories in English, but I give them personally. They always encourage me to do my blog bilingual. Perhaps now.

Thanks again.

By: Broom Head Romans in La Antigua Guatemala | La Antigua Guatemala Daily Photo

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:06:55 +0000

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By: Manolo

Manolo — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 22:51:03 +0000

So, tiendas are the quintessential feature of any Guatemalan town or city. Thus LAG IS indeed Guatemala as long as it keeps these highly regarded institutions. I would expect a photo of those helados because “ice cream” they are not, at least not in the North American way. They are much better… I will have dreams of cream and blackberry helado… mmmmm.
Carmen, I recall that the brand of those treats was “Nucita”… which by the way is the nickname of a character that comes up at the end of “Ruido de Fondo” by Javier Payeras… I laugh my @$$ off when I read such an appropriate nickname. Nicknaming is almost a sport in Guatemala, another aspect of OUR identity, particularly politically incorrect nicknames or apodos
I hope to get extra LACA points for this comment

By: coltrane_lives

coltrane_lives — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 21:51:53 +0000

Rudy, you’re right Guatemala is highly complex and maybe that’s what I love about it. I would be in the category of “adopting parents”–having adopted two beautiful children from Guatemala. They challenge me daily (as I suppose do you through your site) to better understand this amazing country. As always, thanks for all you do. Ciao!

By: Carmen

Carmen — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 18:53:15 +0000

Which ice cream??? Hmmmm, I shall pick all of the above. Thank you. Wow, I remember these type of stores. As a kid, one could go and buy with one’s “lenes” snacks (for me, it was the Duvalin thingies, half chocolate, half strawberry filling I believe) and also buy things for “el mandado.” Just like one could get an ice cream, one could also buy Vick’s Vapor Rub or Vicksvaporub in Spanish.