Festival del Aguacate — Avocado Tasting at Casa Popenoe
Is avocado a fruit or a vegetable? Is avocado for sweet or salty dishes? Is avocado for sauces, main dishes or dessert? …
Casa Popenoe Talks — Becoming Wilson Popenoe
This past Thursday Casa Popenoe, immortalised by Louis Adamic in his book “The House in Antigua”, treated several dozen guests to two …
Old tree from the Popenoe House garden
Old tree from the Popenoe House garden, originally uploaded by rudygiron. As your enter the Popenoe House, the main feature of the …
Entrance to the Popenoe House
Entrance to the Popenoe House, originally uploaded by rudygiron. This is the entrance to the Popenoe House, a colonial mansion restored by …
Visual Overview of the 4th Avocado Festival in Antigua Guatemala
The 4th Avocado Festival of Antigua Guatemala was once again a total success. 150 fortunate attendees were able to experience and taste …
Don’t Miss The 4th Avocado Festival in Antigua Guatemala
If you will be in Antigua Guatemala around Saturday, March 9th, don’t miss the 4th Annual Avocado Festival at Casa Popenoe. The …
Did you know that Antigua Guatemala is the birthplace for the California/Hass Avocado?
The chief agronomist of The United Fruit Company, Wilson Popenoe, took the local avocado variant to California and from it the California …
Avocado Trivia: Things To Know About The Avocado
Guatemala and Mexico are the birth places for the delicious avocado fruit. Avocado Trivia 1: The word avocado comes from the the …
The California Avocado is From La Antigua Guatemala
It is official: The California avocado if from La Antigua Guatemala. I had mentioned a couple of times the antigüeños are known as Panzas Verdes (green bellies) because of all the avocados they eat (see trivia 2) and that one Wilson Popenoe took the antigüeño avocado to California (see trivia 3).
The Avocado Lady
Selling avocadoes, originally uploaded by rudygiron. Ever since I came to Antigua about four years ago, I often come across this lady …