Welcome to the land of the eternal spring. I get it now, the slogan does not refer to the actual Spring season, rather to the ever-blooming flowers found everywhere in Guatemala. The Winter season, for instance, is the time for bougainvillea and poinsettia blossoms, although many other flowers also bloom during this season. If you … Read more
Today has been the coldest since the dry season began at the end of October. Between 6am and 7am we experienced a low 8C/46F and the high temperature for the day was 22F972F. Of course, we are still getting lots of sunshine and the flowers are filling the environment with rich saturated colours. Life is … Read more
Okay, there are three different kinds of venues where to get coffee in Antigua Guatemala. The first coffee venue type, you order a cup of coffee and you are served a cup of coffee; no questions asked. The second coffee venue type, there is menu of all the different kinds of coffee one can order … Read more
A few years ago, our guest writer Arturo Godoy published a post about custom-made boots and shoes made in Pastores, a town about 3 miles from Antigua Guatemala. Since then, I have learned about at least three boot designers and entrepreneurs who take advantage of the high-quality hand-made skills of the shoe makers in Guatemala. … Read more
You know Latin America is a Lotería territory, so I was surprise to walk into a huge crowd outside the Iglesia de San Miguel Escobar playing bingo. And I mean a huge crowd, let’s just say the people shown in the picture is about 2% of the people playing. There were entire families and blocks … Read more
What a day to be celebrating the Environment Day in Antigua Guatemala, especially so as many places up north are about to be buried under 3 feet of snow. Of course, this cold weather is coming our way, so the weather gurus have forecasted the coldest week of the season starting tomorrow or Wednesday depending … Read more
As promised earlier this week, here’s the new look of the façade of the Saint Joseph parish in Antigua Guatemala [Parroquía de San José], commonly and erroneously known as Catedral de Antigua Guatemala. By the way, in case you don’t know it, in the Roman Catholic religion, a cathedral is the seat of a bishop, … Read more
As I have mentioned before, a handicraft market mushrooms on the outside of Ruinas Del Carmen on the weekends and holidays. The ruins of El Carmen are located on 3a avenida norte, between 2a calle oriente and 3a calle oriente. It is a great place to enjoy the Winter weather outside while negotiating the best … Read more
Today we have experienced one of the coldest day of Winter, the low temperature was 10C/50F and highest 22C/72F. Nevertheless, the sunshine is beautiful. So, if you are planning a visit to Antigua Guatemala, make sure you dress accordingly to this horrible cold weather and don’t forget your sunglasses. 😉
At lunch time one can find stands of food vendors pop up at street corners or around parks in Antigua Guatemala. These street food vendors usually cater to other vendors working on the streets. The daily menu can go from Q10/$1.25 to Q25/$3 depending in what one orders. Most lunches sell for around Q15/$2 and … Read more
Here is another take on the ingredients and spices of the traditional Guatemalan cuisine. I have shared with you guys pictures and posts about what is necessary to cook Guatemalan food. I have shown before the ingredients for fiambre as well as the main elements to cook Guatemalan chuchitos or corn tamales. Furthermore, I have … Read more
I have always liked bicycles. Nowadays, however, I am inclining my likes towards vintage bicycles such as Raleigh made in Nottingham England that appeared on the post Vintage Bicycles in Antigua Guatemala not too long ago. So imagine my surprise and delight when I came up this lot of vintage bicycles during one my photo … Read more
Does anyone still read dead tree newspapers? Well, in Guatemala paper media is still very popular. I am sure in this electoral year, there will be new newspapers on the stands soon; the kind paper that appears every four years, you know. What’s your favourite Guatemalan newspaper?
We recently watched the film Boyhood, one of the film with more nominations and awards and a good contender for the Oscars. Boyhood follows the life a kid, Mason, from age 5 to age 18; that’s 12 years. My first thought was, what has become of the little shoe-shine kid I photographed 9 years ago. … Read more
Once again, the façade of the cathedral of Antigua Guatemala has received a new paint job. I hope you enjoy this black and white picture of the process of painting the cathedral. Soon, I will share a picture in color of how the cathedral looks now. Stay tuned!