Quotidian Vistas from Antigua Guatemala — Ambulant Cotton Candy Vendor
Here’s your illustrated Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: Algodones for cotton candy or candy floss or tooth floss or fairy floss. …
The Faces of the Hard-working Guatemalan Women
Believe it or not, La Antigua Guatemala is NOT the REAL Guatemala. Well, let me rephrase that, downtown Antigua Guatemala is not …
Guatemalan Portrait: El cañero
Th Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: caña or vara are the words used in Guatemala for reeds. Often one gets to …
Maya Girl Picking Freshly Made Tortitllas
Last week we did a mini series on campesinos and the milpa fields located on the skirt of Volcán de Agua. Today …
Real Guatemala: Corn Fields and Forest Areas
Blame NYChapin for today’s photo of a forest area among the milpa fields. This is about 2 miles up the hills of …
Real Guatemala: Milpa Fields with Flowers and Squash
So far in these milpa fields I have found beans, squash, red onions, fruit trees, and flowers. However, as explained before, in …
Real Guatemala: The Hard Life of Campesinos
According to Don Alejandro, campesinos walk about a mile or two each day around 6am to 7am to work on their milpas. …
Real Guatemala: Working The Milpa
Don Alejandro, 78, has four cuerdas [1/6 of block equals 1 cuerda] on communal or municipal land where he grows maize and …
Real Guatemala: Colono or Campesino?
It was Manolo who introduced to the term colono (a salaried worker) in comparison to a campesino (a self-employed farmer). Manolo also …
Ambulant Watermelon Vendor from Antigua Guatemala
Slowly, many ambulant vendors are upgrading to delivering their wares on vehicles, from motor bicycle trucks to small pick up trucks as …
Buying banana leaves for tamales
Almost eight years ago I set out to bring you images of the daily life in and around Antigua Guatemala and for …
Peasants on their way to work
Another common sight of the #RealGuatemala around Antigua Guatemala is the peasants on their way to work their land. This is especially …
Tortilleria and Fruit Stand
¡No pongas todos los huevos en una canasta! Don’t put all your eggs in one basket! Oh the wisdom of idioms do …
Coffee Harvest Season in Antigua Guatemala
Here’s another photograph of the harvesting of coffee berries in Antigua Guatemala for the #RealGuatemala series. The freshly cut coffee berries being …
Free Range Ducks Around Antigua Guatemala
A walk through many of the villages around Antigua Guatemala reveals so much about how Guatemalans live. For instance, there are many …
