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Colorful Bar in Antigua Guatemala

We finish this week’s mini series of beautiful spots in Antigua Guatemala with picture of a colorful bar adorned with exotic flowers. …

Escudo de Santiago de Guatemala

Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day: Escudo for Coat or Arms. This is one of the oldest representations of the …

Santiago Ceiling Tiles

  Do you know why we have so many Santiagos around Antigua Guatemala? Do you know what a Santiago is? Please, share …

What’s Are Kaibiles?

Here are some bits and pieces I found on Wikipedia: The Kaibiles (singular: Kaibil) are a special operations force of the Military …

September Days are Flag Days

As I have explained in previous years, during the first two weeks of September, you can find street vendors selling all kinds …

Guatemalan Restaurant Decoration

My new favourite Guatemalan food restaurant in La Antigua Guatemala is 7 Caldos, a classic and authentic venue from Guatemala City that …

Cacao Pods from Guatemala

Chocolate is created from the cocoa bean that come from cacao pods as seen here. Chocolate is quite possibly the most popular …

Ice Cream Cart Paint Job

The streets are as good a place as any to apply a new paint job to an ice cream cart, right? At …

Antique Hand Press

Antigua Guatemala is so full of antique items from presses to coffee mills. Actually, now I regret not having created a category …

Antique Coffee Mill

Here’s another antique decoration piece found at Tretto Caffè. Is this a coffee mill or grinder? Which one is the better term …

Coffee Props

I really like all the coffee props or decoration found in the many coffee houses in Antigua Guatemala. This antique weight scale …

Colonial Restoration Scaffold

Here’s your Spanish word of the day: Andamio, which means scaffold. I don’t think I have shown andamios very often, although very …

Lunch Served from a Pick-Up Truck

I have said it many times before. Pick-up trucks are THE most popular vehicle in Guatemala, and quite possibly in Central America. …

Antigua Architecture Walks

I was fortunate to accompany Guatemalan Architect José María Magaña Juárez, who specializes in conservation of monuments and historic centers and was …

McCafé Decorations

I don’t know if McCafés exist in other parts of the world or if they are a Guatemalan invention. Please, illuminate me. …

The Papalina Maker

I was told by this papalina maker that in a normal town fair day he peels between one quintal and two quintals. …

Door or Window

What do you think this is, a window or a door? In Guatemalan Spanish with call these wood logs “lepa” (lehpah me …

The Typical Tienda Vista

As I’ve explained before, a tienda is the Spanish word we use in Guatemala to refer for convenience store. The original definition …

Clock Tower in Ciudad Vieja

I honestly wonder if any of the public clocks in Guatemala actually work. The clock tower in Ciudad Vieja for instance has …

The Pizza Transaction by Rudy Giron

The Pizza Transaction

I don’t know when or how, but now pizza slices are an staple of the Guatemalan town fairs. Of course, like everything …

Typical Guatemalan Kite Shop by Rudy Giron - www.rudygiron.com

Typical Guatemalan Kite Shop

So, here’s a typical Guatemalan kite shop found in most villages. The kites are sold for Q1, Q2, Q5 and Q10 for …

Kite Season Decoration by Rudy Giron - www.rudygiron.com

Kite Season Decoration

The kite season is upon us already so it comes as no surprise to see Guatemalan kites being used as decorations. Through …

Chuchería Time by Rudy Giron

Guatemalan Chuchería Time

My empire for some Tortrix! Believe it or not I have read that quite often on Twitter. On Instagram some one wrote …

Gallo Lager Bier Famous Since 1896

Among other news this week was the controversy and rage about Guatemala’s Gallo beer on the social media networks, especially on Facebook. …

Se alquila telefono by Rudy Giron

Phone for Rent

Following the typical Guatemalan approach to doing business which is don’t put all your eggs in one basket, here they sell freshly …

Setting up the charcoal grill

If you travel between the U.S. and Guatemala often one thing you are bound to notice immediately is the size of portions. …

Walk This Way by Rudy Giron

Walk This Way!

I have a fascination for bare naked walls that show the materials that are used to form them. Bricks, rocks, concrete, adobe, …

The aesthetics of abandonment by Rudy Girón

The aesthetic of abandonment

If there ever it was a place where abandonment looks good that would be La Antigua Guatemala, which by the way is …

Why is Guatemala so Green?

Okay, I will tell you, but please don’t go telling everyone about it. In Guatemala we have a rainy season that lasts …

Antique Coffee Grinder by Rudy Girón

Antique Coffee Grinder

La Antigua Guatemala has an antique aesthetic beauty which goes beyond the colonial architecture and the gorgeous wood and metal works. Antique …

Public Schools for Girls Only

In Guatemala there are public schools for girls, para niñas, for boys, para varones, and mix, mixtas. The same, of course, applies …