Once again, as part of the Día de Santiago festivities, the patron saint of Antigua Guatemala celebrated weeks prior and after July 25th, the 33rd book fair was installed this Saturday on the corridor of Parque Central. The 33rd Book Fair is dedicated to the Antiguan writer Gustavo Adolfo Parada Nájera to his surprise. Also, … Read more
After months of work repairing benches, replacing garden areas with new plants and flowers and fences, installing new water pumps and adding new illumination to Parque Central, the main square’s facelift was inaugurated with an event where the mayor Susana Asensio and executives of Banco Industrial presented the park to the community. According to Diego … Read more
Día del Ejercito is a Guatemalan holiday observed on June 30. Even though the holiday actually commemorates the Liberal Revolution of 1871 which weakened and expelled many of the power of many religious orders in Guatemala, the actual name for the holiday leaves many unhappy as Guatemalans have had a horrible and bloody relationship with … Read more
Once again there was an artisans town fair around Parque Central in Antigua Guatemala. Unlike previews town fairs, this time the tents were place on the closed down street in front of the Real Palacio de los Capitanes. I imagine this is because ever since the main square underwent a facelift, the municipal authorities are … Read more
Well, this story can make anyone go postal. It turns out that the Canadian company running the postal service for Guatemala did not get their contract renewed and they literally closed down the entire postal service overnight until the government pointed out that in the contract they signed they had agreed to continue providing the … Read more
The world-famous Guatemalan chef, Mirciny Moliviatis, has a new book that she’s promoting at present in the U.S. by the name of “Viviendo la receta,” or “Living the recipe.” This book is available on Amazon; here’s the description in English of the book: Celebrity Chef Mirciny Moliviatis makes a culinary trip around Guatemala and tells … 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
Today I had the opportunity to shoot some behind the scenes pictures of the filming of an upcoming episode of the television program “Despierta América,” a morning TV show from the Univisión network. The show will broadcast the third week of February on the Univision network in the U.S. and Latin America, where available. I … Read more
Starting around the second or third week of January, the Municipalidad de La Antigua Guatemala, city hall government, begins extending the “Vecino Antigüeño” [Antiguan Neighbor] and “Visitante Frecuente” [frequent visitor] windshield stickers.
La Casa Presidencial or the Presidential White House in Antigua Guatemala is also known as Casa de las Sirenas or Casa Chamorro. This white house with several mermaids on the façade is where the president of Guatemala and high level government officials stay when visiting La Antigua Guatemala. So guess who visit La Antigua Guatemala … Read more
Not often we are fortunate during an Antigua Photo Walk to have the opportunity to photograph such an unusual and unique event as the world-famous La Carrera de las Charolas (The Tray Run), organised, as every year, by La Fonda de la Calle Real. For this race, we chose several angles, a street level with … Read more
On Sunday, October 25, once again Guatemalans will be going to the voting booths to cast their vote for the new president of Guatemala, for the second round for the term 2016-2020. The general sentiment is that we are not happy with the two choices being offered by the political system. On one hand, we … Read more
Here’s your Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: Barrilete for kite. Normally the kite season is the same as the dry season, with strong winds blowing November through January. Well, it looks like it’s dry season already as the kites have shown up at the mercado, La Bodegona, tiendas and even upholstery shops, as shown … Read more
