Let Lent Begin in Antigua Guatemala
With the Ash Wednesday religious ceremony begins the 40-day period known in Spanish as Cuaresma, Lent, which ends with Semana Santa, Holy …
Colourful Guatemalan Carnival Eggshells
Ordinarily, I begin by asking readers to recall their earliest memories to provide a context for corpocratic historians of the future… Could …
Flat TVs Are The New Trend Inside Camionetas
The never mind the lack of seat belts, comfortable seats, handicap access ramps, clean fuel burning engines or thread-less tires so long …
Freshly-cooked tortillas for breakfast, lunch and dinner
There’s nothing like on-the-spot-freshly-cooked tortillas to accompany your Guatemalan meals. If you grew up eating freshly-made tortillas, the aroma near a tortilleria …
Sunsets at Parque Central
Interesting enough, Parque Central or main plaza is a great place to not only watch people, but also to enjoy the light …
Clay Pottery for Sale
This wonderful clay pottery was brought all the way from Totonicapán; that’s near Xela in case you didn’t know, to be sold …
Silver Miner Costume at Central Park
This silver-painted miner is the most recent show I have seen at Central Park. People were fascinated by the frozen stand of …
Black and white of the Izote tree or yucca guatemalensis
The izote tree, yucca guatemalensis, is the Mesoamerican cousin of the yucca tree or Joshua tree and one of my favorite plants …
Details of the façade of the church of San Gaspar Vivar
Only when you get a close-up and pay attention to the details on the façade of the church you realise how baroque …
Fresh Tropical Fruits To Go
Everywhere in Guatemala you can find fresh fruit ready to go inside a transparent plastic bag. Often you can can these fruit …
The Voca People at Ermita de la Santa Cruz, Antigua
Last night was the presentation of Vocal People at Ermita de la Santa Cruz ruins, Antigua Guatemala’s concert venue, as part of …
10 Days of Cultural Events Were Inaugurated Last Night with the Paiz International Cultural Festival
The night of February 1 was chosen as the inauguration of XII Festival Internacional de Cultura Paiz to be held for ten …
Gorgeous Light Lovers Wanted!
Hurry, we only have a few more weeks of gorgeous light left before the rainy season begins. I wonder why Guatemala does …