June 2014

Army Day Holiday in Guatemala

Today is observed the Día del Ejército (Army Day holiday) in Guatemala, and tomorrow’s the Día del empleado bancario (Guatemalan Banker’s holiday); …

Here’s your Spanish word of the day: Piscina or swimming pool. I don’t know if I notice them more now, or if …

Here’s your Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: Mishito or kitty or gatito in plain Spanish. Now, the effigy next to the …

Here’s your Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: Retén or check point. We are a bit slow to implement stuff in Antigua …

As I have mentioned before, it is impossible to think of the Guatemalan, Mexican and Mesoamerican diet without maize. From the Popul …

To capture the amazing sky on the first sunrise of Summer in Antigua Guatemala, a super wide-angle lens, 10-22mm, was employed and …

This past Sunday it seemed as every village and town around Antigua Guatemala was celebrating its patron saint day. Well San Juan …

A quick visit this Sunday to Santa María de Jesús, the municipality south of Antigua Guatemala and the highest community on the …

Here’s your Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: “Montaña rusa” or roller coaster, although it literally means Russian Mountain. Even though the …

As I explained yesterday, I began the tree silhouette series even before I was even aware I was doing it. Sometimes it …

One of the things I enjoy the most about street photography is the strange things one gets to photograph. I hadn’t noticed …

Indian food is the latest trend in Antigua Guatemala. There are at least five or maybe six restaurants of Indian food in …

Here’s your Spanish word of the day: Catastro or Cadastre in English. Cadastre is a land registry. La Antigua Guatemala and the …

In Guatemala today we celebrate Día del padre or Father’s Day. Can you believe that we still observe holidays and celebrations on …

Or rather from Santiago de Compostela to Santiago de los Caballeros de Guatemala reads the plaque of this monument donated by Spain …