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December 2010, Page 2

Nine Days of Posadas

We interrupt our regularly scheduled December comfort foods series to bring you the following special bulletin. Since yesterday night, December 15, there …

Buñuelos: Guatemalan Comfort Foods for December

Guatemalan buñuelos are kind like round French toast and they are served with a lot hot syrup made from water, sugar, anís (anise), cinnamon sticks, all-spice just to name the main ingredients.

Buñuelos are one of the most popular Guatemalan comfort foods for December. If you follow the white rabbit, you can browse some of the other comfort foods found at town fairs in December; of course, some of these comfort foods are found all year round.

San Agustín Ruins by Night

I believe this is the second time I share a photo of Ruinas de San Agustín with you guys. Interesting enough, both …

Cathedral Spot Lights

I have been meaning to do a mini series about the churches and ruins which are beautifully lit by spot lights place …

Fresh Fruits All Year Round

We are so lucky in Guatemala that we can have fresh fruit every day of the year. Often times the fruit has …

Merry Christmas Decorations

Even though you may seem Christmas decorations as early as September in Guatemala, the official Christmas season celebrations begins with the Burning …

Acatenango Volcano Saga

It’s very enjoyable to look at how the condensation concentrates on vegetation on the volcanic slopes. Probably it would have been nicer …