October 2006

Run Lolo, Run

Hurry home, run rapidly, the witches are watching. Lolo, you must put on your costume to go out for trick-n-treating. It is …

“Anyone who says sunshine brings happiness has never danced in the rain.” —Pradip I found two great quotes about the rain at …

Here is another example of metal sign for a business. Gran Muralla, great wall, is a Chinese restaurant in Antigua. I wish …

We are on the last leg of the rainy season which goes from May until October. Like I said before, someone has …

Yet I am not sad. How about you? Tags: Antigua Daily Photo / Antigua / Guatemala / blue house

Juaréz Hnos Hierro Forjado shop in La Antigua Guatemala is the oldest forged metal shop in the American Continent according to the …

Saint Hermano Pedro de San José de Betancurt is Guatemala’s and Central America’s first saint. He was born in Tenerife, but soon …

Here is the other leaf of the door I posted yesterday. The owner of Juaréz Hnos. is framed by the arched metal …

According to the owner of Juárez Hermanos forged metal shop, this big door (portón in Spanish) is probably the only metal door …

Coffee trees do not grow very tall and that is why they are easy to harvest. Here you see coffee trees which …

For some reason, mini trucks are Guatemala’s favorite vehicle. Toyota and Nissan are the preferred brands in Guatemala. What would you say …

Many of the deliveries are still done by bike. If you recall my post about daily bread delivery service on September 24th, …

One of the benefits of living in or around La Antigua Guatemala is the lack of billboards. Isn’t weird that I start …

The typical or traditional sweets at la Dulcería de Doña María Gordillo are “… made from milk, condensed milk, coconut, almonds, marzapan, …

Dulcería is the Spanish word for candy store and La Dulcería de Doña María Gordillo is probably the most famous candy store …