A few thousand people get together at Barrio de la Concepción in Antigua Guatemala at 6pm on December 7 for the burning the devil and the bad spirits in a cleansing ceremony through the purifying power of fire at the Quema del diablo celebration. For about 10 days the effigy of a female devil, alluring … Read more
Is avocado a fruit or a vegetable? Is avocado for sweet or salty dishes? Is avocado for sauces, main dishes or dessert? What do you guys think? Take a look at the gallery below and decide for yourself! At the Festival del Aguacate, avocado festival, organised by Casa Popenoe, we have top chefs, cooks, and … Read more
This past Thursday Casa Popenoe, immortalised by Louis Adamic in his book “The House in Antigua”, treated several dozen guests to two talks about Wilson Popenoe and an exhibit of avocado paintings by Irma de Luján as part of The Avocado Festival. The conference “Convirtiéndose en Wilson Popenoe: ¿cómo la expedición a Guatemala dio forma … Read more
Of course, we could not leave out on the list of things to do in Antigua Guatemala the TripAdvisor top-rated www.AntiguaPhotoWalks.com, lead by me, Rudy Giron. With over one hundred top-rated reviews on Trip Advisor, the Antigua Photo Walks I lead around town have become of the most popular things to do in Antigua Guatemala. … Read more
De La Gente NGO has put together a different and more down-to-earth coffee tour by involving the small plot farmers who belong to a cooperative in Ciudad Vieja. So, instead of getting into fancy truck and walk around the large coffee estates surrounding Antigua Guatemala, you take a chicken bus, tuk tuk or taxi to … Read more
The Avocado Tour is fairly new, a couple of months or so, yet it is one of the most fascinating and interesting activities to do in Antigua Guatemala. Especially so, if you like avocados and going the farms and plantations tours. The Avocado Tours is the perfect fit for understanding why people from Antigua Guatemala … Read more
We jump-start the week after Easter with mini-series in some of the best activities to do in Antigua Guatemala. We start with cooking classes and continue with the avocado tour, a coffee tour and more. Stay tuned! What better way to bring home with you a little of Guatemalan than by learning to cook some … Read more
At the Antigua Coffee Workshops you will get a chance to visit a coffee plantation to learn everything there’s to know about the cultivation of the java plants. There will also be a module about roasting and how to get out the flavours you want from your roasted coffee berries. Lastly, there will be cupping … Read more
What happens when you get together a few passionate coffee lovers? A coffee workshop, of course. Soon enough you will be able to take Antigua Coffee Workshops from two hours to a full week or more if you so desire with the passionate coffee roasters and baristas lead by Aníbal Pérez of Aria Coffee Roaster … Read more
Are you interesting in watching what burning fireworks and firecrackers looks like during New Year’s Eve in La Antigua Guatemala and surrounding areas? Well, take a look at this short 5-minute video as recorded from the vantage point of Cerro San Cristóbal, in San Cristóbal El Alto, Antigua Guatemala. BECOME A PREMIUM SUBSCRIBER: Now AntiguaDailyPhoto … Read more
Convites are a very unusual kind of parade from Guatemala. The most famous convites are from Ciudad Vieja, Sumpango, El Tejar, Villa Nueva, but there are convites en many places in Sacatepequez and the entire country, for that matter. Convites started as sort of announcement parades for religious festivities and civic activities in some municipalities … Read more
Once again we are celebrating Saint James Day in La Antigua Guatemala, or Día de Santiago, as we call it in Spanish. I said it before and I will say it again, parades is the second most popular activity in La Antigua Guatemala after processions, of course. So, today streets were full of school bands, … Read more
I have to declare parades in La Antigua Guatemala as the second most popular activity after processions, of course. You are as likely to encounter a parade as you are procession any given day of the year. This parade was celebrating the 100 years of funding of INSOL, the women only school that goes by … Read more
Here we have a tocoyales exhibit at Museo del Tejido Antiguo. I know, you are wondering what in the world is a tocoyal, right? Basically, tocoyales are bands that your wrap around your head; in other words, headwear Mayan textiles. By the way, in case you didn’t know, Ixchel is the Mayan goddess of the … Read more
You have to love all the free culture that one has access to in Antigua Guatemala. Let me explain. On Día del Cariño we were treated with a free concert by The Karpatt trio, thanks to the French Alliance of Antigua Guatemala and the Cooperación Española, at the atrium of the Compañía de Jesús building. … Read more