Siesta time in Antigua Guatemala

Siesta time used to be sacred in Antigua Guatemala. Almost all business stop for lunch and siesta time between 12pm and 3pm or 1pm and 3pm. Nowadays, many businesses are owned by foreigners and the tradition of siesta is being lost. Heck, many businesses are not even closing for lunch anymore.

Even though it’s convenient to have everything open at lunch time, something very important is being lost, does anyone know what it is?

10 Responses to "Siesta time in Antigua Guatemala"

sjbj says:
May 15, 2012 at 7:13 am
sounds like quality of life is being lost. sad.
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1. Rudy says:
  May 15, 2012 at 8:04 am
  That’s true SJBJ, certainly the quality of life is being diminished. 🙁
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GoodTwit says:
May 15, 2012 at 7:56 am
Sleep.
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1. Rudy says:
  May 15, 2012 at 8:04 am
  Hahaha, that’s a good one too. Sleep or siesta to be precise.
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NYChapin says:
May 15, 2012 at 9:55 am
good digestion ?
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1. Rudy says:
  May 15, 2012 at 11:07 am
  That’s also a valid point NYChapin. Good digestion is also part of a good quality of life.
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Sba246 says:
May 15, 2012 at 11:27 am
a good home cooked lunch?
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Tom de NY says:
May 16, 2012 at 6:02 am
A beautiful way of life is certainly being lost. Many years ago I was stationed in Germany (then West Germany!) as a G.I. Our base was in a rural, agricultural area, and I remember being surprised the first time I saw that a great many of the village shops would close from noon until 2. Having been born & raised in ‘the city that never sleeps’ I thought this strange, but came to admire it as a better, more humane, way of life. The people took time to be people, not just economic production units.
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Marcélo says:
June 5, 2022 at 9:05 pm
“Owned by foreigners”
And there’s the answer to your problem
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1. Rudy Giron says:
  June 6, 2022 at 6:44 pm
  Hahaha, you’re so right.
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