Real Guatemala: Corn Fields and Forest Areas
Blame NYChapin for today’s photo of a forest area among the milpa fields. This is about 2 miles up the hills of …
Real Guatemala: Milpa Fields with Flowers and Squash
So far in these milpa fields I have found beans, squash, red onions, fruit trees, and flowers. However, as explained before, in …
Real Guatemala: The Hard Life of Campesinos
According to Don Alejandro, campesinos walk about a mile or two each day around 6am to 7am to work on their milpas. …
Real Guatemala: Working The Milpa
Don Alejandro, 78, has four cuerdas [1/6 of block equals 1 cuerda] on communal or municipal land where he grows maize and …
Real Guatemala: Colono or Campesino?
It was Manolo who introduced to the term colono (a salaried worker) in comparison to a campesino (a self-employed farmer). Manolo also …
Weekend Soccer Matches Around Antigua Guatemala
One of the favourite activities Guatemalans enjoy to do on the weekends are these soccer matches. Most matches happen on Saturday afternoon …
Happy Guatemalan Mother’s Day from Antigua Guatemala
This portrait of a Guatemalan teacher, mother and perhaps even grandmother serves as the portrait of a the typical Guatemalan mother. In …
Keeping the Banana Republic Alive
One of the benefits of having a Banana Republic (not the clothing store, but the real thing!) is the tremendous amount of …
Don’t Miss The 2nd National Orchid Exhibition in Antigua Guatemala
Did you know that Guatemalan’s National Flower, the Monja Blanca [white nun] is an orchid? If you like orchids, flowers or gardening, …
Guatemalan Fruit: Granadillas
Once again granadillas are in season in Guatemala. As I have mentioned before, granadillas (Passiflora ligularis) are often confused with Maracuya (Passiflora …
Tree House from Antigua Guatemala
I came across this tree house while scouting through the alleys of the village of San Pedro Las Huertas, Antigua Guatemala. What …
Street Portrait: The English-language Student
We continue our street portrait series with the picture of this young girl who was practicing her English skills with me, even …
Day of the Construction Worker
As I have mentioned before, on May 3, In Guatemala and many countries in Latin America is celebrated the Day of the …
Preparing The Antigua Boulder Challenge
When is boulder not a boulder? When a boulder is for a climbing competition. Such is the case today where we can …
Santa Rosa Ruins in Antigua Guatemala
When was the last time you visited the ruins of Santa Rosa? Do you know where in Antigua Guatemala can you find …