Don’t say I did not warn you before about how addicting ice cream in Guatemala can be. Well, as you can see here, even death can not resist it. So, how is Halloween celebrated in Antigua Guatemala? Well, it depends on your age group. Children, and their vigilant parents, go out in the afternoon trick-or-treating … Read more
For the past month the Antigua Municipality has had cemetery cleaning crews going around the graveyards of the villages of Antigua. Here we see part of cleaning crew of 15 workers at the cemetery of San Pedro Las Huertas when they were almost finished. Next, they were heading to San Cristóbal El Bajo. Slowly but … Read more
The views from the new restaurant Cerro San Cristóbal located at the entrance of the village of San Cristóbal El Alto are simply marvellous. I promise I will come back to do more sunset pictures from this location soon. In the mean time, enjoy this panoramic vista captured with the iPhone.
In Guatemala, Maximón is celebrated on October 28 by those who worship the Maya saint, also known as San Simón. Today, I am sharing with you the Maximón effigy found at the Cerro San Cristóbal restaurant in the village of San Cristóbal El Alto, a great new venue with amazing views of the Panchoy Valley. … Read more
If you visit the mercados, markets, in Guatemala you will the the busy flower shops creating these flower crowns for Día de Todos los Santos, All Saints Day, and Día de los Difuntos Fieles, Day of the Day, celebrated in Guatemala on November 1 and 2 respectively. By next Thursday you will also see the … Read more
Last Saturday I had the opportunity to assist to the first entrepreneurial meet up sponsored by Heuristica UFM at Impact Hub Antigua, the newest co-working space in Guatemala and first one in Antigua Guatemala. The event was a great opportunity to hook up with other like-minded individuals with entrepreneurial projects. There was a speed-networking session … Read more
I don’t know if I have mentioned before, but one of the “benefits” of living in Antigua Guatemala, so close to an active volcano, Volcán de Fuego, is the constant rattle, hum and growls we get through the days. Honest, you never get used to it. By the way, if you reserving your vacation days … Read more
Here’s a simple visual recipe for the Guatemala guacamol or avocado sauce. That’s right in Guatemala we drop the final e of guacamole. My variation on the Guatemalan recipe is the red onion instead of white onion and using sea sal instead of regular salt. If you are wondering about the herb, that’s dried oregano … Read more
Jocote or Ciruela Roja or Spanish Plum or Red Mombin or Hog Plum or Spondias purpurea or whatever it is called where you live; jocote is a delicious fruit, don’t you agree?
As I have shared with you before, granadillas (Passiflora ligularis) are often confused with Maracuya (Passiflora edulis) because they look similar, especially the yellow maracuyá (passion fruit). However they taste different, granadillas are sweet while maracuyá are more acidic. The fruit is between 6.5 and 8 cm long and between 5.1 and 7 cm in … Read more
If you have followed the daily updates of AntiguaDailyPhoto, you already know Don Ezequiel, the goat herder and milkman from San Juan del Obispo. In this picture, we can see Don Ezequiel giving away a glass of fresh milk to this grand mother. She kept giving her blessing for the kindness and the fresh milk … Read more
I believe the majority of real heroes are anonymous. The real heroes do their work out of conviction and love. I spotted this lady and their bucket of food in one of my morning walks. She walked a short distance and then stop to feed a chucho, a street dog, she did several times until … Read more
Nisperos or misperos are known as loquats, sapodilla and naseberry in other countries. What about the flavour, what does it tastes like? Well, Raquel shared this with us: I remember thinking that it tasted somewhat like a cross between a peach and an apricot the first time I tried one…but then again, the taste can’t … Read more
I invite you to caption this photograph of an abuelita buying some soda bottles. The winner selected next Wednesday, will get photo post card on the mail. Good luck to everyone participating! Here’s a peak vista into the real daily life around a tienda. If you have follow AntiguaDailyPhoto for a while, you know that … Read more
I believe that the tienda or tiendita, the typical convenience store, is another Guatemalan institution. What’s the item you must often buy at your favourite tienda in Guatemala?