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Lent Food: Mango Chow Mein

Chomín de mango or mango chow mein simply refers to the mango sliced very thinly so it looks like chow mein pasta. …

Lent Food: Toffee apples

These apples will soon turn into caramelized apples. Toffee apples, as they are known in England, are a good example of the …

Fresh Tropical Fruits To Go

Everywhere in Guatemala you can find fresh fruit ready to go inside a transparent plastic bag. Often you can can these fruit …

Mango Season 2013 Is Now Open

Last week I saw the first mangoes for sale around Antigua Guatemala. Some of mangoes, the Manila kinds, I was told were …

Tropical Fruits for Sale

Even though Antigua Guatemala is located in the Sierra Madre high lands at 1,530 meters above the sea level, that’s above 5,000 …

Fresh Fruits from a Basket

As with the flowers, in Antigua Guatemala we are very fortunate to have fresh fruits all year round. Fresh fruits sold in …