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Inside Finca Filadelfia Coffee Plantation

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I have said it before and I am repeating again here, both Panchoy and Almolonga valleys are surrounded by three volcanoes and mountain ranges which served as funnels during the rainy season collecting tremendous amounts of water; much more than can be consumed by all the trees and plants on the hills around La Antigua … Read more

Sun-drying Coffee at Finca Filadelfia

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Yesterday I showed you a close-up of the coffee fruit being dry by the warm rays of the sun in the eternal Spring weather of Guatemala. Today, you get to see an overview of the coffee fruit piles and in the background the buildings belonging to the Finca Filadelfia Coffee Plantation. Below you can read … Read more

Sun-drying Coffee Fruits in Finca Filadelfia

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These delightful fruit you see above are coffee fruits being dry after they have been hand picked from the coffee bushes. You might remember mini series I run last year of the coffee harvest: The coffee colors, which showed the coffee in its different colors green, golden yellow and cherry red. Coffee harvest time in … Read more

Finca Washbasins and Water Tanks

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Don’t ask me, but how did the venerable utilitarian pila (water tank) and lavadero (washbasin) became decorations elements or design accents? In The Venerable Colonial Pila is Now Used as Decoration I introduced you to the washbasins and water tank inside McCafé in La Antigua Guatemala with the following words: What’s a pila (pee-lah), I … Read more

Panoramic Vistas of Antigua Guatemala from Aldea El Hato

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Today I share with you the view of Finca Filadelfia and the village of San Felipe de Jesús and the municipality of Jocotengo as seen from one of the trails from the village El Hato at an altitude of 2,350 meters, 7,700 feet, above sea level. The panoramic vistas of Antigua Guatemala found in the … Read more

Repurposing Colonial Water Tanks and Sinks

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How do you turn a living city into a shopping mall? Well, unregulated businesses will pay top money for real estate and in places where there are no city ordinances dictating how much of the real estate can be use for housing, schools, parks, business, et cetera, many houses become businesses. That’s is the sad … Read more

Central America’s EDITUS live in Antigua Guatemala on International Jazz Day

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One of the best representatives of the jazz in Central America, Editus, had a show tonight in Finca Filadelfia on International Jazz Day. Even though I had tickets, I was not able to attend the live concert because I suffered a foot injury yesterday. However, I was able to give the tickets away to friends. … Read more

New Take on the Gothic Church of San Felipe de Jesús

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Here’s my second attempt at capturing the new looks of the façade of the gothic church in San Felipe de Jesús, the village to the northwest of Antigua Guatemala and home to Finca Filadelfia, which was recently renovated. I tried a new angle and orientation to highlight the gothic architecture of this parish. Below you … Read more

Guatemalan Food Sampler: Salpicón, Chojín and Guacamol

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I plate like this will set you back Q20/$2.50 in the main square of San Felipe de Jesús, a great locale for trying out all sorts of Guatemalan street food and delicacies. Also, around the main square of San Felipe de Jesús, one of the villages to the north of Antigua Guatemala, one can find … Read more

Visiting the Motherland never gets old

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The recently anointed “abuelito” to my first born, took us three (my girlfriend, my daughter, and I) to Finca Filadelfia where we enjoyed a tour of the plantation and had a taste of the most delicious coffee we have ever had. Our tour guide, Josué, was kind and knowledgeable, taking us through the history of … Read more

Guatemalan Finquero Breakfast

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The finquero word could be translated as the plantation or ranch owner. So a Finquero desayuno, breakfast, would be one that normally the owner of a plantation or large ranch would have in the mornings. As you can see the main difference between the typical Guatemalan breakfast and the finquero desayuno are basically the large … Read more