It’s Pumkin Season in Guatemala
Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day: Calabaza for squash. In Guatemala we also use ayote and chilacayote for specific kinds …
Antigua Guatemala Makes Me Happy
Follow the white rabbit to » Encounters of the third kind in Antigua Guatemala.
Antique Marimba from Guatemala
Okay, here’s just more marimba picture. I know, I know, I said I had enough about the marimba, but I felt necessary …
Inchintal, the Güisquil or Chayote root
I present to you the the güisquil root, a Guatemalan seasonal delicacy. The güisquil, Sechium educe, is usually the dark green pear …
We’re Hombres de Maíz
As I have mentioned before, it is impossible to think of the Guatemalan, Mexican and Mesoamerican diet without maize. From the Popul …
Real Guatemala: Milpa Fields with Flowers and Squash
So far in these milpa fields I have found beans, squash, red onions, fruit trees, and flowers. However, as explained before, in …
Real Guatemala: Working The Milpa
Don Alejandro, 78, has four cuerdas [1/6 of block equals 1 cuerda] on communal or municipal land where he grows maize and …
Peasants on their way to work
Another common sight of the #RealGuatemala around Antigua Guatemala is the peasants on their way to work their land. This is especially …
Going to Tend the Milpa
This photos was taken on the outskirts of Volcán de Agua where many people have milpas and orchards. Besides the obvious corn …
We’re Women of Maize
As I said before, it is impossible to think of the Guatemalan, Mexican and Mesoamerican diet without maize. From the Popul Vuh …
Life Is Good!
Split a life in two; then in decades; the decades in years; the years in days and so on. Life is just …
We’re Men of Maize
It is impossible to think of the Guatemalan, Mexican and Mesoamerican diet without maize. From the Popul Vuh (Popol Wuj in modern …
Colorful Guatemala
Colorful Guatemala, I tell you, colorful Guatemala! Si ni los mismos guatemaltecos logramos entender la complejidad cultural en la que vivimos… —Ale …
First Güisquil from Orchard
I present to you the first güisquil, also known as chayote or perulero, from our back yard orchard. Güisquiles are such an …
Guatemalan Cuisine: Rabo Guisado
Okay, get your Guatemalan notebook handy, we’re about to learn a few Guatemalan words and concepts. Rabo Guisado translate roughly as ox …