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The Guatemalan way of life is rapidly disappearing right in front of our eyes. Today’s entry is such a case, as the image of women taking their maize to mill to make masa (maize dough) is fading away. Recently, I read an article in Prensa Libre which stated that people are abandoning the use of ‘real’ maize to make masa in favor of corn flour because the price difference was now so tiny that it made economic sense to abandon the use of maize.
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Guatemalans have a tendency to adopt foreign foods easily, but always adding the Guatemalan twist. That’s how you explain shucos from hot dogs, mixtas from hot dogs, nachos, papas fritas locas, pizza with ketchup, ceviche, pirujos from subway sandwiches, and so on.

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Nachos is what happens when you build upon the concept of the simple Guatemalan tostada de guacamol.

Nachos are not a native food from Guatemala, but Nachos have made a big room within the new Guatemalan diet; at least in La Antigua. How could Nachos not do that, if they are made with tostada chips (deep-fried tortillas), beans (black beans for Guatemala, please), guacamol (avocado sauce), pico de gallo with chiltepes chilies, beef or chicken and cheese; all ingredients readily available in the Guatemalan cuisine realm.
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These two tostadas de guacamol (avocado sauce tostadas) are for my very good epistolary friends Carmencita and Manolo who decided to follow the white rabbit and now are missing in action. Whoever finds his/her way back first takes the tostadas. You guys are on!
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With the first rains of the season, you also begin to see the handymen on the roofs of La Antigua Guatemala. I like the movement of this photo and how the handyman is sort of like walking the line. Even though, there is nothing in about 85% of the image above, I like it. Negative space is important too.

What do you think?

Here’s another wallpaper for your desktop as an appreciation for a donation someone made today towards the hosting bills. Thanks! I know who you are.

Anyway, if you would like to download this simple wallpaper of Volcán de Agua (Water Volcano) taken from one of the balconies of my house, please, just follow the white rabbit and click here.

Would you like to know more about this impressive volcano towering over the south flank of La Antigua Guatemala at 3,760 meters (12,336 feet)?
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Sometimes you just feel blue, other times you simply feel red.

The best things in life are usually free… don’t you think so?

A couple times, I have talked about attending inaugurations of art exhibits, concerts and recitals, but I do not think I have shown you what it feels like to actually be there. Today’s photo was taken at the Inauguration of Los Desaparecidos Exhibit in La Antigua Guatemala.

This weekend is marked by two full days of art performances by Guatemalan artists to augment volume and context of the already huge exhibit about Los Desaparecidos (The Disappeared) in Latin America.

I wish you were here…

After having spent a slow afternoon going over every little piece at the “Los Desaparecidos” Exhibit (The Disappeared) now showing at the Compañí­a de Jesús Building, I needed a place to seat down and meditate. I don’t think I am going to be at peace for a while.
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This window’s vista visual style is marvelous. You get textures, flowers, reflections, translucency, easy access, just to name a few features. However, you do not get the headaches associated with ‘vista’; so enjoy!

It looks like our neighbors from up north are making history. Good for them and us!
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Cielo is the Spanish word for heaven and sky. Cielo is also the word used for the ceiling, normally referred as cielo falso (false heaven). So this beam is holding up the heavens, if you can “think” in Spanish or Sosteniendo el cielo.
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This photo of the illuminated garden was taken from the dining area at Quinta de las Flores, where I was lucky enough to have dinner with John and Catherine who visited La Antigua Guatemala from Portland, Oregon. Too bad we were not able to repeat it due our busy schedules.
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As you can see, hippies come in all flavors nowadays. You could say that La Antigua Guatemala and Lake Atitlán are hippie paradises. In general, Guatemala is a country that welcomes the hippies.
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