Siesta Time
It’s your turn to write the caption. The most original caption will win this photo as a post card. Good luck!
Guatemalan Alienation
This year FOTO»30, Guatemala’s Photo September, a month full of photographic exhibits has as the encompassing theme the concept Nation. I remember …
Voting Location Desk
As the national general elections are getting closer the Tribunal Supremo Electoral (TSE, Supreme Electoral Tribunal) is making every effort to speed …
Wooden Fruit Handicrafts
With today’s entry we finish the handicrafts from around Antigua Guatemala series. Yes, I bet many of you don’t know we were …
Guatemalan-illustrated Coffee and Chocolate Mugs
What better than than Guatemalan-illustrated mugs for your Guatemalan coffee or chocolate? I am sure many of you will be very happy …
Mayan Ceramic Replicas
These Mayan ceramic replicas can be had for about Q150/$20, but DO NOT try to take them out of the country because …
Political Propaganda Creates Visual Pollution
I can’t wait for September 11 to arrive and not because it’s my birthday, but because that’s when Guatemala will hold general …
Guatemala’s the Birth place for Chocolate
Did you know that Guatemala is the birthplace for chocolate? If not, read on. Cocoa bean (also cacao bean,[1] often simply cocoa …
Tough Future!
How can we expect a better future as a country if our future is on the streets working instead of in school preparing to make a better nation?
Colorful and Tiny Nativity Scenes
Don’t you wish you can have one these adorable Guatemalan nacimientos (nativity scenes) in your own home for the next Christmas? In …
Metal Figurines
Metal handicrafts are also very popular so there are plenty of artisans around Antigua Guatemala that work with metal. Often you will …
Guatemalan Entrepreneurship: Avocado seed masks
Often enough I am sharing with you examples how ingenious and creative Guatemalans are when confronted with adversity or simply day-to-day life …
Guatemalan Cuisine: Caldo de Gallina Criolla
Criollo or Criolla is the Guatemalan Spanish word often meaning native or garden grown. Although criollo in colonial times was the word …
Corn Husk Dolls
Since We’re Men of Maize it’s no wonder that we also do many things with the by-products of maize. We use corn …
Brilliant and Colorful Guatemala
Here’a another entry for the Color Palette category. Make sure you wear sunglasses if you decide to follow the white …