I was lucky to get some pictures of the representation of the Leaders of Guatemala’s Independence Movement (actually, to be fair, I should say Central America’s Independence). There were about twelve or so young people dressed up like in colonial times, just about Guatemala’s Independence date of 1821, who represented the Próceres de la Independencia … Read more
This is what La Antigua Guatemala’s Central Park looks like as people get together to celebrate Guatemala’s Independence. If you don’t like crowds, stay away from Parque Central around September 15th. This has been Rudy, doing an eye witness live report from La Antigua Guatemala’s Central Park in a sunny weekend morning, back to you … Read more
Guatemala’s public educational system is divided as follows: Pre-Primaria (Pre-primary also known as párvulos and kindergarten), Primaria (Primary school 1st to 6th grade), Secundaria (Secundary school, 3 years known as 1st basic through 3rd basic or Básicos) and Diversificado (3 years corresponding to the last years of High School; also known as Preparataria in other … Read more
Here is gift for those of you who like to collect the desktop wallpapers for your computer (18 so far). From here you can download the Guatemalan Flag wallpaper to help you get in the mood for the Guatemalan Independence Day celebrations. Don’t ever say I don’t give you presents! 😉 Okay Rudy, I don’t … Read more
Maybe we will get it right this election. —The Brunscheon, Oregon We hope so. —The rest of the world Well, as some of you may already know, my birthday falls on September 11th and like everyone else, I like to receive presents. I was very lucky to have received sweet and nice wishes from many … Read more
As the Guatemalan Independence Day approaches, one begins to see all the bunting in windows and doorways around Antigua Guatemala. Since Jeff would like to know what kind of festivities are planned for Guatemala’s Independence Day, I figure that instead of providing a straight answer, I will put some questions up and l will you … Read more
By this coming weekend, the area around this fountain will be so crowded that you won’t be able to see the fountain. You can browse the archives for 2006 and 2007 to find out why there will be so many people around La Antigua Guatemala’s Central Park. I hope you enjoy the trip back to … Read more
Regardless what you may be thinking right about now, this is not edible. Believe it when I tell you this is not a close up Antigüeño cake. However, it’s a sweet view. On the other hand, do you remember what church the close-up above belongs to?
Some of you may still remember the image behind the Typical Post Card from La Antigua Guatemala, right? Well, today’s entry is yet another classic post card from La Antigua Guatemala. Okay, let’s dissect the vista above into its architectural elements and tell me how many of these pieces are needed to be present to … Read more
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. That’s certainly the case for the window above. This is not everybody’s cup of tea, you know.
Sorry for being absent the last few days. I do have the photos for the missing days and I will be updating tonight. I needed a short break; I hope you forgive me. 🙁 I have a food series coming up in preparation for the Independence Day Celebrations. Stay tune!
Just two weeks ago I introduced you to my good friend Nelo, who in turn was introducing iPhone 3G in La Antigua Guatemala; remember? Anyway, back then I said that starting on “… Friday 22nd of August, La Antigua Guatemala will be joining the cities of the world with third generation (3G) cellular networks …” … Read more
It doesn’t matter what kind of meeting it is, the ice cream men and their carts are always ready to sell you gratification. Sure, ice creams are healthy as a diet and should not be around for a celebration of physical activity, right? Wrong. This is Guatemala and as such there is no better place … Read more
What better way to promote physical activity than to put kids to jump to their hearts’ content.
Once again, La Antigua Guatemala’s Parque Central and the streets around it served as scenario for a celebration. This time the Central Park was taken by the physical education teachers for La Antigua Guatemala and Guatemala City to celebrate physical activity as a way to live a healthy life with the family. Since I took … Read more