Who wants freshly made corn on the cob? As I have mentioned before, we are hombres de maíz, men of maize, therefore a big portion of the Guatemalan diet is based on corn. We eat maize in so many ways from tortillas to tamales, charbroiled or boiled corn on the cub, either with just salt … Read more
Kites hanging off trees, balconies and electric posts are, of course, another typical vista of the dry season. By the way, Guatemalan kites are made very inexpensively with biodegradable materials and although you can buy them for less than a dollar, many kids choose to build them themselves. BLACK FRIDAY PHOTOGRAPHY SESSIONS 50% OFF SALE … Read more
I am enamoured with the quality and quantity of light during the dry season. In my opinion, the light and cold winds are what makes the dry season around Antigua Guatemala such a special time to spend in Guatemala. If I ever leave Guatemala again, I would try to come back as often as possible … Read more
In Guatemala we don’t celebrate Thanksgiving, well, most Guatemalans don’t, some do and most ex-pats from the U.S. do as well. Anyhow, no turkey for me today, I had mole poblano for lunch though. On the other hand, what we should be thankful for in Guatemala is to be able get fresh tropical fruits year … Read more
Once again the cold winds of the true norths are blowing and with them we are experiencing cold, chilly low temperatures, I mean we are talking around 10C/50F; we are “freezing” here. Fortunately, that’s only part of the day, most of the time we have a comfortable 22C/72F. If you would like to scape horrible … Read more
Parque Central, or Central Park, is the heart of Antigua Guatemala. And just as any heart, it pumps fresh new blood through out our colonial town. At Plaza Mayor, Main Square, the official name, one can watch people and see how stories develop. There is always a bench or shaded area to watch the interaction … Read more
I wonder why there are far fewer street cats than there are chuchos in Guatemala. By the way, in case you missed the first time. Here’s your Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: Mishito or kitty or gatito in plain Spanish.
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I have found a tortillería that offers black tortillas twice a week, on Tuesdays and Saturdays. Of course, you can find black and yellow tortillas on market days, Monday, Thursday and Saturday, at el mercado. In case you didn’t know, in Guatemala we have food days, meaning specific food on specific days. For instance, paches, … Read more
One of the things I encourage during the photo walks I lead around Antigua Guatemala is to take lots of portraits of the locals, not just the Maya, but all the different kinds of Antigüeños; that’s right: mestizos, blacks, whites, ex-pats, all the shades of Guatemalanness. Of course, I give a crash-course before the photo … Read more
I believe I have mentioned a few times before through the years, we have the most beautiful and incredible light around Antigua Guatemala during the dry season. The formula for this gorgeous light is a combination of the Earth’s position in relation to the Sun, the cold fronts blowing from the north, the eruption of … Read more
As I mentioned yesterday, nísperos are a big deal in the San Juan del Obispo village. In fact, this past weekend they held their 2nd Nispero Festival. At this festival, they presented their new nipper monument. They also had nispero fruit clusters, nispero jams, nispero liquor, et cetera.
Apparently the nísperos, loquats, from San Juan del Obispo are the best of Guatemala. Just look at the size of those nísperos versus the normal size. As I have shared before, nisperos are known as loquats, sapodilla and naseberry in other countries. What about the flavour, what does it tastes like? Well, Raquel shared this … Read more
This is part of the seed bank at Caoba Farms in Antigua Guatemala, the last stop of the organic tour hosted by the farms. Honest, I don’t know what’s the big deal of letting companies patent seeds and nature. I believe it is just envy that Monsanto and the like have better lawyers and lobbyists … Read more
Stevia is a sweetener and sugar substitute extracted from the leaves of the plant species Stevia rebaudiana. The plant Stevia rebaudiana has been used for more than 1,500 years by the Guaraní peoples of South America [source Wikipedia]. It is incredible how much one can learn in two hours in one this organic tours organised … Read more