Month: October 2016

Un Mensaje al Cielo 2016

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Last Saturday night, once again, “Un Mensaje al Cielo” or “A Message To The Sky” event released over 1,000 hot air balloons or paper lanterns from the Real Palacio de los Capitanes located on Central Park at 7pm. Over 3,000 people got together to celebrate the XXXVII Anniversary of the Declaration of Antigua Guatemala as … Read more

Be part of the exceptional Day of the Dead Photography Workshop and Photo Walks in Guatemala

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This November 1st, I will be leading a fabulous and unique photography workshop and photo walks to document the giant kites plus the Day of the Dead & All Saints Day festivities through the Mayan graveyard of Santiago Sacaptepéquez, the aristocrat necropolis of Antigua Guatemala and the mestizo cemetery of Ciudad Vieja, three distinct burial … Read more

Fuego volcano eruptions at night captured from Antigua Guatemala

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Fuego volcano eruptions at night captured from Antigua Guatemala

Here I share with you the most recent Fuego volcano eruptions from the night of October 29, 2016, captured from my balcony in the village of San Pedro Las Huertas, Antigua Guatemala. There’s also a short video clip showing the continous lava flows from the eruptions of Volcán Fuego. The volcanic activity was like this … Read more

Eco-friendly fruit and vegetable delivery in Antigua Guatemala

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There are so many ways in which Guatemalans use eco-friendly lifestyles, such as hand carts for deliveries, recycling and repurposing of junk into new items, such as vehicle wheel rims into char-broiler grills or paint buckets that turn into plant pots. Often times though, there’s simply no environmental goals or thoughts that go into these … Read more

Guatemalan Caribbean Food — Rice and Beans

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You cannot get more Caribbean than Rice and Beans. —Manolo, Montreal The Garí­funas, the black Guatemalans living in the Caribbean shores of Lí­vingston and Puerto Barrios, Izabal, make an exquisite meal from rice, beans, coconut milk, tomatoes and herbs. Garí­funas called it “Rice and Beans”; yes, in English. This meal has several variations and names … Read more

Airing the laundry at Casa Presidencial in Antigua Guatemala

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Here’s an everyday vista at Casa Presidencial in Antigua Guatemala; airing the laundry out in public view. As you can see, we don’t use too many gas or electric laundry dryers in Guatemala, as we prefer the abundance of sunshine and wind. Of course, this being the presidential house, drying the laundry in a back … Read more

Enjoy The Coffee House Revolution in Antigua Guatemala

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If you like a good cup of coffee, there’s no better place to be than La Antigua Guatemala. Earlier this year I did an overview of some of my favourite coffee houses in Antigua Guatemala, covering a different barista-run coffee shop each day for about a week. With the coffee house revolution happening right now … Read more

Strange and Bizarre Fruits from Guatemala — Pitanga

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Here’s your illustrated Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: Pitanga or Surinam cherry. Just when I think I have documented just about every exotic tropical fruit found in Antigua Guatemala, I stumbled upon pitanga or Eugenia uniflora which is a large shrub or small tree with a conical form, growing slowly to 8 meters in … Read more