Torches, marathons and student marching bands parades are the main activities Guatemalans do for celebrating Independence Day. These activities usually begin manifesting on the first days of September, but around 10 or 11 is impossible not to notice them. Each activities has a reason and history as to how it became part of the Independence … Read more
Among other news this week was the controversy and rage about Guatemala’s Gallo beer on the social media networks, especially on Facebook. Well, it looks like someone discovered that the Gallo beer was being sold in Mexico as a Mexican beer with Mexican motifs and a great price, so much more economically than in Guatemala. … Read more
Today was the day. Today Fuego Volcano stole the spot lights with the largest pyroclastic activity seen in recent times. The arrest of Antigua Guatemala’s Mayor and ten other people accused of corruption and taking public funds took a second stage. On the other hand, the Antorchas de la Independencia, Independence Torches continue arriving and … Read more
The Liberty Torches Marathons Have Began. As in previous years, people from all over Guatemala begin a marathon to go to another part of the country to get the flame so they can bring back the Independence Torch back to their communities. There are many places the have a torch where other people from other … Read more
Here’s a sample of what a salad from Pitaya Juice Bar looks like. This is the Thai salad which is made of soy sprouts, shreds of carrots, cucumbers, peanuts, herbs and chicken or tofu, the latter in this particular case. A salad like this one will set you back Q30/$4.
Pitaya Juice Bar is the newest healthy venue in Antigua Guatemala. You can find juices, salads, soups and wraps among its offerings. Many salads and wraps can be vegetarian if you opt for tofu instead of chicken. If you’re vegetarian looking for a place to dine in Antigua Guatemala, this is your ticket.
Here’s yet another ceviche from La Playa restaurant and bar, the new ceviche headquarters of La Antigua Guatemala. They have a very good selection of different kinds of ceviche, mostly a Mexican influenced. Somehow I believe La Playa will become one of my regular hang outs. Oh how I sacrifice so you can have a … Read more
Certainly the only dishes that you can find everywhere you go in Guatemala are Ceviche and Chow Mein. That, in my humble opinion, this should be enough to declare them Authentic National dishes, don’t you think so? Guatemala does indeed have a strong ceviche tradition and that’s why ceviche stands, trucks and restaurants are one … Read more
La Antigua Guatemala is becoming the ceviche capital of Central America. As you can see for yourself if you browse the archives looking for ceviche, you will see we have the largest selection of Guatemalan styles of ceviche. However, you can also find Mexican, Peruvian and Asian ceviches. This Ceviche Mexicano comes with a shot … Read more
This is one of the images with which I am participating this year in Guatemala’s largest photo festival, FOTO30, which spans the 30 days of September; thus the name. “Víctimas y victimarios” or “Victims and Victimizers” photo exhibition was organized by the Club Fotográfico de Antigua, CFA for short, of which I am a co-founder. … Read more
After marimba music, cumbia has been the most popular musical genre in Guatemala. The phenomenonal comeback of Cumbia music in Guatemala is due in part to “Miercoles de Cumbia” or Cumbia Wednesdays started in Guatemala City last year loosely organized through the hashtag #miercolesdecumbia on Twitter, but now you can find #MiércolesDeCumbia as far north … Read more
If there ever it was a place where abandonment looks great that would be La Antigua Guatemala, a city taken out of 1773 which is only possible today because it was abandoned, or rather people were forced to abandon it. Anyways, most of the ruins and old monasteries still look abandoned, with cracks, broken arches, … Read more
I believe Guatemala is among the countries with the highest indexes of malnutrition, so, it was great to see a campaign to bring forth the importance of nutrition even if it is a fast-food restaurant who’s sponsoring the campaign. Methinks this year is going to be especially harsh on the poor people of Guatemala who … Read more
The haunting Mayan sounds of the chirimilla flute and drums can still be heard at most religious and public events. Unfortunately, while talking with the musicians, I learned that one the chirimilla flute retires no one in his family or descendants will continue his legacy. I believe this is repeating with many indigenous Mayan families … Read more
More than anything else, I’d like to be an old man with a good face, like Hitchcock or Picasso. —Sean Connery