February 2011

Roof Top and Palo de Izote

Palo de Izote is the Guatemalan equivalent of the Joshua tree. In fact, Palo de Izote is the Mesoamerican cousin of the …

Like the Sanitarios sign, you should also make sure you know how to read this sign. Salida de Emergencia means Emergency Exit. …

Okay, I guess you guys are right, a little rain in the dry season should not be reason enough to blow the …

Okay, I want answers, I want the truth! What are you people up north doing to sabotage our gorgeous, Spring-like, best-time-of-the-year Dry …

Having a satisfying coffee with a very delicious torreja at La Cocina del Obispo, this flower was just there sort of flirting. …

Isn’t it just engaging to run into so many different doorlocks around La Antigua Guatemala? This one is found in one of …

Like many fountain’s around Antigua Guatemala, there is always something very soothing about them (oh, and the light was just beautiful), but …

Another typical vista from February are the streets repairs done before or during Cuaresma, Lent, to have all the streets in their …

Normally the Christmas light decorations are put up on Parque Central before the Burning of the Devil on the first week of …

There are several jacaranda trees in Parque Central which make a gorgeous display of purple or violet during February and March when …

In Guatemala we have the following sayings: Enero loco y febrero otro poco, Crazy January and February a bit as well, or …

A couple of days ago there was another manifestation. I didn’t get a chance to learn what they were manifesting about, but …

Guatemalan gastronomy is so rich with stews. If the stews are watery we call them caldos and if the stews are thick …

In case you didn’t know, in Guatemala we had a large influx of Germans for over a century. Regina Wagner, a Guatemalan …

The price of flowers goes up exponentially around certain dates like Valentine’s Day or Mother’s Day, just to name a few. A …