The fresh produce available at the Farmers’ Fair and at the market are so irresistible. As you can see in the picture above, many people took advantage of the produce available at the fair instead of going all the way to el mercado.
Diversify is very sound advice for any business. Patsy, who loves chicken, would say, don’t put all the eggs in one basket. So, it is no surprise to find stands, like the one pictured above, in La Antigua Guatemala’s market which sells all kinds of items. This photograph gives me an idea for a new easy game (we haven’t got a game for a while) for this weekend.
The game is very simple: identify as many items as possible from the market stand above and leave your inventory in the comments. You can also leave your questions for the things that are unknown to you. Let the game begin!
Please, do not attack this fruit and vegetable stand with your liquidiser. Your blender would probably work better at this tropical fruit stand and for sure the smoothies would taste better.
Ha, I am a cheater! I post a photo like today’s and pass it as extraordinary, while it really is just an everyday-life shot in the La Antigua Guatemala’s market. Well, who knows, maybe the jocotes are still exotic to your eyes?
Here’s the snapshot of a palm flower arrangements stand taken in the La Antigua Guatemala’s market on Saturday prior to Palm Sunday which marks the beginning of the Holy Week the in Catholic realm.
Best wishes for the coming week and have a safe vacation for those fortunate to have one.
Red is the most prominent color around Christmas time. You can see it in the many people who dress up like Santa Claus; in all the special offer fliers, in the firecracker wrappers, in the fruits. In the picture above, you can see a single stand that sells apples, pears, grapes along all kinds of fireworks and firecrackers.
In Guatemala, Christmas Eve is as important as Christmas. People stay up all night waiting for midnight to have tamales with the family and to open up their presents underneath the Christmas tree. People also burn many different types of firecrackers and fireworks. Kids run around the neighborhood given hugs and wishing a Merry Christmas. Right at midnight people burn so many firecrackers and fireworks that you might think it is the third world war. The meal is usually especially-made tamales colorados (red) or negros (black) served with bread slices and freshly-made fruit punch. There is pine-needles over the floor as carpets and long strings of yellow and sweet fruit called manzanilla here or tejocote in Mexico (it looks like a yellow cherry). Christmas Eve is filled with so many colors, flavors and scents; it almost feels like an overload on the senses. If you have experienced Christmas Eve in Guatemala, at least once, it is impossible to be away and not miss it. Christmas Eve is one of the most important celebrations in Guatemala.
I send my cyberhugs and best wishes for the season to all you. I thank you for visiting Antigua Guatemala Daily Photo. Tomorrow I will bring pictures of Tamales colorados and negros.
Supermarket is the theme for today in 25 daily city blogs. Antigua does not have a supermarket per se, although there is a big convenience store called La Bodegona. We do have a large market, very big indeed, so I decided to post a snapshot of the typical market stand. I have already posted two previous photos of the market on June 5th and May 12th.
Side note:
I want to thank the 2,228 visitors who came 3,520 times to watch what is going on in Antigua. Also, I am very thankful for the 149 links that 98 people made to this site on its first 60 days of existence. That is right, Antigua Daily Photo has been online two months already.
How much am I thankful? Your frequent visits are the motivation behind the purchase of a domain for this photo blog. Since June 28th you can find this blog at:
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Here is another fruit stand in Antigua’s market. Most vegetable and fruits stands are owned by Guatemala’s indigenous people. The mayority of Guatemalan markets do not pay taxes to government and they do not extend sales receipts. Vendors do, however, pay for the right to sell in the market.
Antigua’s market days are Monday, Thursday and Saturday. Although, you can go to the market everyday, vegetables and fruits are fresher on those days. In market days the supply of goods cuadruples. I posted another shot of the market on May 12th; here you can see Lucky our friendly vegetable vendor.
Veggie stands, originally uploaded by rudygiron.
Although this is not a very good shot, it shows of one the areas of the Antigua’s Market where vegetables are sold. Most things in Guatemala are fresh and without preservatives. Vegetables and fruits, in general, are very inexpensive here. Antigua’s is only an hour travel-time from the coastal lands where most vegetables are grown. Chances are that the artichokes you buy today were picked the same day or yesterday.
On unrelated note, I want thank the people that have come 284 times to this site. I believe it is pretty good since the site was launched on May 1st. There were over 100 visits on the first week.
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