Guatemalan Coins
A few things we should know about the two coins shown in the picture above. First, the 25 centavos coin is normally …
Mayan Stela Replicas in Antigua Guatemala
I don’t know if it was a trend at one point or another in La Antigua Guatemala, but I have found several …
Guatemalan Coffees Are Truly Green
Today, I continue learning about the Guatemalan coffees. In the past I have mention how I thought coffee plantations were beneficial for …
The Ages of Coffee
In this photograph I try to captured the different ages or stages of the coffee berries. Since we are showing the different …
The Hands That Rock the Coffee
These are the hands the rock the coffee berries off the branches swiftly, almost effortlessly it seemed. There’s something about these hands …
The Rainiest Year Ever
This has to be the rainiest year ever in my entire life. I had never ever seen so much rainfall. After several …
Forged Metal Door Knocker
How can one find beauty in such a rustic forged metal knocker? I don’t know, but the instant I saw it I …
Brand New 200 Quetzals Bill is Already Circulating
Today while doing some banking mandados, errands, out of curiosity I ask if they already had the brand new Q200 bill (200 …
Antigua’s Antique Bicycles
This how imagine a parking lot looked like at the beginning of the 20th Century in La Antigua Guatemala. Nowadays, however, I …
Coupled Up
For as long as there’s love, couples will feel the desire to record their names, interlocked, as proof that at one point …
Weather Forcast for Antigua Today: Sunny
This is how Guatemala’s Instituto Nacional de Sismología, Vulcanología, Meteorología e Hidrología, INSIVUMEH for short, measures the hours of sun light for …
Guatemalan Geek Squad Lunch
One important goal for me is to show you what’s possible and what’s available in La Antigua Guatemala. Believe it or not, …
We’re Men of Maize Diner Decoration
Café Santa María is quite possibly the most popular comedor in Antigua Guatemala nowadays. I eat there at least twice a week …
Guatemalan Culture and History Through Textiles
The Maya were among the most prominent story tellers. The Maya ‘wrote’ just about everything. I am sure that if the ancient Maya scribblers had access to Twitter and Facebook, they would have had busy timelimes; heck they would have used aggregators to fill their lifestream with every imaginable media.
Pasadores Coloniales
Can you guess what kind of furniture has these fasteners on it? Hint, hint, a recent sign has the word you’re looking …