New Style Guatemalan Purses and Backpacks
Here’s one of the new directions that Guatemalan textiles are taking. You can still identify the pieces as made with Mayan textiles …
Colorful Guatemalan Purse
Rich colors, patterns and textures are what one gets when buying a piece of Guatemalan textiles. A good example of this statement …
Caldo de Gallina Criolla Vegetables
Back on August I shared with you the presentation of Caldo de Gallina Criolla from Sabe Rico Restaurant in Antigua Guatemala. Criollo …
Taking a Break
Everyone needs to take a break every once in a while, I am taking mine right now; best wishes for this new …
The Tourists and The Ambulant Vendors
One of the most often seen stamps around the main plaza of Antigua Guatemala is the groups of tourists and ambulant sellers …
Installing the Christmas Lights
The installation crew for the Christmas lights is hard at work to have all 600 series installed before December 3 and that’s …
Arches-R-Us
Now this is what the dry season looks like in Antigua Guatemala; sunshine, deep blue skies, beautiful light, cold winds and almost …
Thanksgiving in Antigua Guatemala
Thanksgiving is yet another holiday from the U.S. that is celebrated in Antigua Guatemala, especially by the local expat residents living in …
Guatemalan Style Omelet Breakfast
This breakfast is served daily at Sabe Rico, one of my favorite spots to have breakfast. What do you think are the …
Live Andean Music at Parque Central
There’s been live Andean music at the Plaza Mayor for several months thanks to this band who a few times a week …
The Walls Speak for 99%
Everywhere, the times they are a-changin’ Libertad, Expresión, Conciencia the wall declares. Liberty, Freedom of Expression and Conscience could be the rough …
Washbasins and Water Tanks Are the Social Media Networks For Villages
Public laundry washbasins (sometimes river and lake shores) serve as the gathering place for news, gossip and community building through the interactions …
Architectonic Details: Búcaro Fountains
A búcaro fountain is half fountain normally embedded in a wall, normally near an inside patio, but it can be anywhere. I’ve …
Architectonic Details: Octagonal Windows
I swear I could do a series just on unusual windows found in Antigua Guatemala. As a matter of fact, when I …
Typical Wall Garden from Antigua Guatemala
Often the perimeter walls for residential homes have carefully guided bougainvillea trees flowering all year long along to the top. In a …
