No carpooling here…
… at least not for these campesinos who every day take their horses up to the rolling hills of Volcán de Agua …
Selling Comales
What better way to start the new year than with a brand new clay comal to cook the best tasting tortillas. A …
Sunday Football Matches
In the Guatemala one can find football matches on the weekends at almost every field in the country. La Antigua Guatemala is …
Bike Riding in Antigua Guatemala
Bike riding is among the best ways to get to see all of Antigua Guatemala and its villages. For a long time …
Scenes From The Upcoming Film “Polvo”
There’s never a dull moment in La Antigua Guatemala. Let me explain. The other day as I am driving back home, I …
Guatemala’s Kite Season Is Officially Open
Since the rainy season abruptly ended at the end of September, the cold winds from the north moved in within the first …
New Gardens in San Pedro Las Huertas
In the nine years that I have been living around La Antigua Guatemala I had never seen so much work being done …
Nature-inspired Beauty Pageant Floats
Here’s a lesson to be learned. Even though San Pedro Las Huertas was one of the villages that was hit the hardest …
El Foot Bool Une Fronteras y Razas
Foot Bool with the African spelling is how the people of San Pedro Las Huertas want to let everyone know that the …
Stop Agatha, Stop!
Guatemalans urgently need a break! First we experience a short but strong jolt cause by an earthquake. Right after Pacaya volcano began …
Contrast: Orange and Blue
Okay guys, today’s game is very simple: find as many kinds of contrasts as you can in this image of the San …
Municipal Clinic and Pharmacy
Here’s a typical vista of a municipal clinic and pharmacy found in La Antigua Guatemala villages. Can you guess the name of …
Antigüeños Love Processions
I don’t know about the rest of Guatemala, but in and around La Antigua Guatemala it seems there is at least one …
Guatemalan Water Wells Wet Wealth
First, Blame the trabalenguas, tongue twister, title on emromesco, who said that water will be the oil of the 21st century. Second, …
Water Tanks and Colonial Style Social Networks
Today, as in colonial times, these public water tanks and washbasins serve as the places for doing the laundry and for water …
Public Water Faucets Are Today’s Fountains
These recently renovated colonial-styled public water faucets can be found in and around many of the villages of La Antigua Guatemala. Like …
Who owns the water in Guatemala?
All Guatemalans, of course, just like the air. Water belongs to the Guatemalan people and it’s managed by the government; national and …
Open Schools: Computer Workshops
Oh there is a revolution brewing down South in Meso-America. This revolution will not be televised. This revolution will be streamed! Let …
Open Schools: Playgrounds
One important aspect of the Escuelas Abiertas school program on the weekends will definitely be the safe playgrounds and fútbol and basquet …
Open Schools: Registration
Finally something good for the communities in the rural areas of Guatemala. Escuelas Abiertas or Open Schools is a government program which …
Escuela Oficial Rural Mixta Emblem
I love signs; as the Sign category can testify with 98 entries so far. I am sorry about that since you have …
Jornadas Médicas: Health Campaign Days
Jornada has to be one of the most difficult Spanish words to translate into English. Jornada is basically journey or a march …
Guatemalan Green Mangoes For Sale
Although I think green mangoes can be found in Guatemala all year round, I believe they are better when in the mangoes …
Parque of San Pedro Las Huertas
I have shown quite of few pictures of the park in San Pedro Las Huertas , a village within the La Antigua …