Guatemalan Food: Chuchitos con chipilín
How many kinds of tamales are there in Guatemala? As explained in the entry, The Main Ingredients of the Guatemalan Chuchitos, these …
The Piano Man
As promised nearly ten years ago, I share with you the stuff I see, the stuff I come across. Today I bring …
Guatemalan Food: Kak’ik from 7 Caldos
Here’s your illustrated Maya word of the day: Ik or hot, spicy, or picante in Spanish. You find the word Ik at …
Real Palacio de La Cultura at Night
Let’s meet at the Real Palacio de la Cultura. Where’s that? You know the palace on the south side of the main …
The aesthetics of La Antigua Guatemala
If one picture could summarise the aesthetic values of La Antigua Guatemala, this picture gets pretty close. Simple, antique, tasteful, colourful, with …
The Colors of The Guatemalan Grill
Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day: Pinchos for skewers. Simple tray showing the colours and shapes of what goes on …
Strolling Through San Juan del Obispo
Here’s your Spanish word of the day: Aldea for village. When was the last time you visited one of the villages of …
Photography During the Storm Season in Guatemala
Who says you can not enjoy the blue hours during the storm season in La Antigua Guatemala? Come on, as I said …
Doing errands early in the morning in Antigua Guatemala
Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day: Mandados or errands. Guess what kind errands these two women are are doing so …
Good Morning, How Can I Help You?
One of aspect that surprises many people who visit Guatemala for the first time is how polite and kind Guatemalans are, especially …
Jogging Around La Antigua Guatemala
Early morning walks and runs around La Antigua Guatemala are the best, don’t you agree? This is especially true during the rainy …
Fruit and Vegetable Stand in San Juan del Obispo
I hope you enjoy the daily life stamps I share with you from in and around La Antigua Guatemala. A tall side …
The Colors of La Antigua Guatemala
Here’s a simple façade that shows some of the colours of La Antigua Guatemala. This façade was captured in the village of …
Why Are Police Patrol Cars Pick-Up Trucks in Guatemala?
Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day: Policía or Police. If you have ever wonder why police cars in Guatemala are …
Guatemala’s Independence Day Parades
Once again, as every September 15, the streets of La Antigua Guatemala were filled with students marching to all kind of sounds, …
Guatemalan Independence Celebrations
Have A Happy Independence Day everyone! Guatemala has one really strange celebration for the Independence Day festivities: Freedom Torches or Antorchas de …
Light and flowers at the mercado
If you go to el mercado on “market days” you can get an ever larger selection of flowers at lower prices than …
Guatemalan Parrillada FTW!
Here’s your illustrated Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: Parrillada or Charbroiled Meat Sampler As I have explained before, parrillada is a …
Yellow Flowers at el mercado, Antigua Guatemala
Plastic fake flowers, we don’t know what they are and we don’t need them. We are the land of the eternal Spring …
Tres Leches Cake in a Jar from Los 7 Caldos
Just when you think you have covered every single corner of La Antigua Guatemala, you come across something that you should have …
Street Food: Elotes Asados
How can something so simple, a charbroiled corn on the cob, be so delicious. In Guatemala we simply add salt and lime …
Guatemalan Freedom Torches
Here’s a picture of the first Freedom Torches, Antorchas de Libertad, leaving from the Palacio del Ayuntamiento. With all the political scandals …
Juices and Smoothies Lovers Paradise
La Antigua Guatemala is the heaven on Earth for those who love juices, smoothies or licuados with an ever present supply of …
September Days are Flag Days
As I have explained in previous years, during the first two weeks of September, you can find street vendors selling all kinds …
Guatemalan General Elections 2015
Starting at 6am Guatemalans went to the voting booths to cast what their choices for president and vice-president, congress people, mayors and …
Simple Photo Tips to Capture The Essence of La Antigua Guatemala
Here’s one more post with simple photo tips to improve your images from Antigua Guatemala. Let’s start with this simple photographic recipe: …
Typical Street Vista from Antigua Guatemala
This is a typical vista from the streets of La Antigua Guatemala. If you get up early you can catch antigüeños on …
Political Forecast for Guatemala: Almost Clear
This morning Guatemala awoke without it’s president as Otto Pérez Molina, the former president, resigned before sunrise, to face the allegations of …
Sweeping Changes in Guatemala
Zero violence! Only love, happiness and peace while Guatemalans are changing the country forever with their manifestations and rejection of corruption at …
Doing Laundry by Hand in Antigua Guatemala
Often photography enthusiasts and photographers taking a photo walk with me ask if the people still do laundry at the public lavaderos …