Strong Rain and Lighting Storm in Antigua Guatemala
On the last day of September we experience one of the heaviest storms of the season. There was rain flying in every …
Run Lola Run
This picture was captured during one of my recent private photo walks. I like the texture of the portón [doorway], wall and …
Coffee Harvest Time is Coming to Antigua Guatemala
It’s almost time to harvest one of the best coffees in the world. Make sure you make room in your kitchen.
Milk Home Delivery Around Antigua Guatemala
Raw milk anyone, anyone? You know in Canada and the United States, raw milk is a political issue. In Guatemala, raw milk …
Private Photo Walks Through The Villages of Antigua Guatemala
This week I had the opportunity to lead another private photo walk through the villages of San Pedro Las Huertas, San Gaspar …
Corn and Bean Harvest Time is Coming
Within two weeks the harvest time will commence around Antigua Guatemala for corn. Normally, maize is harvested from the end of October …
Guatemala’s Real Wealth is its Biodiversity
Men of Maize Revisited! “There was consensus and it was decided to bring the purple maize, the yellow maize, the red maize …
Corn and beans are the foundation of the Guatemalan diet
Guatemala 1 Monsanto 0 Guatemala repealed the ‘Monsanto Law’ pushed by the United States as part of the “free” trade agreement. The …
The Main Ingredients of the Guatemalan Chuchitos
Here are the two main ingredients for chuchitos, the Guatemalan corn tamales wrapped in maize husks. Here I caught Jennifer, grand daughter, …
Wood Carving Artisan’s Bench
Today we see the work another wood artist, a wood carving artisan from Antigua Guatemala. Still surprises me how open and friendly …
Moth-eaten Wood Texture from Antigua Guatemala
Here’s your Spanish word of the day: Polilla or moth in English. The polilla was the artist in this apolillada beam of …
Peekaboo… or how to get more dramatic photographs on your trips
This picture was made during the most recent photo walk that I lead on Saturday. Some of the techniques of street photography …
We Love Guate
How about you? Can you share with us what are the things that you like about Guatemala.
Inchintal, the Güisquil or Chayote root
I present to you the the güisquil root, a Guatemalan seasonal delicacy. The güisquil, Sechium educe, is usually the dark green pear …
The Rose Seller
Did you guys know that the slogan for La Antigua Guatemala is “La ciudad de las perpetuas rosas”? That’s “The city of …
Guatemala’s colors are on display every year on September 15 to mark Independence Day
Honestly, I don’t know why we still celebrate Independence Day in Guatemala. What we should be doing is putting a classified in …
Long exposure at midday in El Jaulón
Here’s another long exposure photograph from Antigua Guatemala. How would you caption this picture?
Celebrating Independence Day in Guatemala
This portrait of a Guatemalan man wearing the flag of Guatemala on his face was taken within two feet from him at …
Play the funky music white boy
Here’s another long exposure image capture to register the movement of this guitarist hand movement. This is another instance where movement can …
Antigua Food & Wine Presentation
Today I had the opportunity to taste several Syrah/Shiraz wines from different regions of the world and catch up with many of …
What Makes A Guatemalan Breakfast?
Come on everyone, share with the rest of us what do you think are the key ingredients necessary for turning any breakfast …
Free into the wind, your beautiful flag
Here’s Guatemala’s National Anthem in English in case you want sing along next time you hear it. Happy Guatemala, may your altar …
Long exposure at midday in Parque Central, Antigua Guatemala
I am guilty as charged: I don’t show enough movement in Antigua Guatemala. To fix that, I will begin a series of …
Rainy Sunday Morning in Antigua Guatemala
Even though we have experienced a drought in Guatemala since the canícula, heat wave, on early July, that has brought terrible consequences …
Guatemalan Coffee FTW!
Another crop that I have found on my walks through the hills on the skirt of Volcán de Agua is coffee. These …
Vintage Chicken Bus Inside a Coffee Plantation in Antigua Guatemala
Often times I wonder why Guatemalans have this absurd fascination with the chicken buses, or camionetas as we call them here. I …
Corn, Beans and Light
I enjoy talking to and interviewing the campesinos I encounter on my morning walks on the hills of the skirt of Volcán …
Here Come The Guatemalan Flags
So, what shade of blue is the Guatemalan flag, come on, are you going to tell us? I learned that in parvulitos …
Playing With Sparkling Bubbles At Parque Central, Antigua Guatemala
Here’s your Spanish word of the day: Burbujas or bubbles. Such simple game to play with kids and adults alike in Antigua …
Rustic Door Knob from Antigua Guatemala
We continue our focusing on rustic door knobs and knockers with this new version of the typical, simple and functional colonial style …