Guatemalan Cuisine: Pepián
The easiest way to get authentic traditional Guatemalan cuisine is to get a daily menu special at your local diner. For instance, …
Colonial Style Door Knocker and Knob
Lucky me that I learned to have new aesthetic values for things antique and old. Lucky me that I find beautiful and …
Antigua Guatemala As Wedding Destination
Almost a year ago I said that La Antigua Guatemala is the Wedding Capital of Guatemala. The term Wedding Destination Capital describes …
Thanksgiving in La Antigua Guatemala
Thanksgiving Day is not a tradition from La Antigua Guatemala or even from Guatemala or Central America for the matter since at …
Horseback Riding Through Town
Whenever you come across people riding horses or donkeys over the cobblestone streets of La Antigua Guatemala you feel like you are …
El Señor Presidente in La Antigua Guatemala
Central Park and the streets nearby were militarized for about 10 hours, beginning around 5 a.m. because El Señor Presidente of Guatemala …
Playing Football at the Local Basketball Court
It seems like Claudia and I are synching our thoughts lately. She makes a comment regarding her nostalgia and memories and I …
Guatemalan Fruits: Nisperos or Misperos, that’s the question
After MO confirmed the spelling for Misperos which Nadia had used in reference to this yellow fruit known in the English language …
A Weekend At the Ruins With the Family
Many Guatemalan families take advantage of the peaceful and tranquil atmosphere surrounding the church, convent and monastery ruins around La Antigua Guatemala …
Walls That Grow Benches in Antigua Guatemala
The already narrow sidewalks of La Antigua Guatemala get even narrower with benches that literally grow out of the walls. Even though …
Wonderful Sunset and Power Lines
This is the follow-up photo as requested by Matt and MO. Don’t you ever say I don’t cater to your wishes and …
What A Wonderful World!
… And I said to myself, what a wonderful world…
Chicken Bus Chronicles: El Ayudante
Ayudante is title for the guy in the orange shirt. El ayudante, the helper or assistant has in reality many jobs and …
Chicken Bus Chronicles: The Groceries
Sometimes things are so obvious that one doesn’t mull over them; that’s the way things are and you accept it. While taking …
Chicken Bus Chronicles: DVD Players
The world infamous chicken bus reinvents itself again. The chicken bus that was born out of a retired school bus from our …
