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Consecutive Day 3653 — The pre-Columbian Mayan food to go — Patin

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Patín is the pre-Columbian Mayan food to go. The recipe is quite simple, a cooked tomato and chile sauce smashed over a volcanic stone base and pestle, mixed with smoked and salted fish [tiny (Poeciliopsis gracilis) or small], smoked beef, shrimp, scrambled eggs, pacaya palms or herbs wrapped with “maxan” leaves (Calathea insignis). In the … Read more

Things To Do in Antigua Guatemala — Antigua Photo Walks

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Of course, we could not leave out on the list of things to do in Antigua Guatemala the TripAdvisor top-rated www.AntiguaPhotoWalks.com, lead by me, Rudy Giron. With over one hundred top-rated reviews on Trip Advisor, the Antigua Photo Walks I lead around town have become of the most popular things to do in Antigua Guatemala. … Read more

Architect Susana Asensio Becomes First Woman Mayor Ever of Antigua Guatemala

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Guatemala moves forward and Antigua Guatemala will be the place that illuminates that hope, because we all are going to work together! — Susana Asensio, Mayor of Antigua Guatemala. Guatemala va para adelante y La Antigua va ser el lugar que ilumine esa esperanza, porqué vamos a trabajar todos juntos. — Alcaldesa Susana Asensio, Antigua … Read more

Volcano Fuego’s Fumaroles, Pyroclastic Flows and Lava Rivers

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Volcano Fuego's Fumaroles, Pyroclastic Flows and Lava Rivers image by Rudy Giron + http://photos.rudygiron.com

How can one sleep or stay in bed with so many growls and tremors cause by the activity of volcano Fuego? What to do? Simple, get up and grab your camera and make a few photographs of the fumarole and pyroclastic flows from the balcony to show what the eruptions look like during the day, … Read more

Who Wants to Try The Colorful Guatemalan Fiambre Salad?

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Who wants to order an order of fiambre? We do deliveries the world over, 30 minutes or it’s free. Honestly, I don’t know why the salads get such a bad reputation. As you may already know, Guatemalan fiambre is a salad, really. Let’s call it a super salad which has lots of meats, all kinds: … Read more

Guatemalan Independence Celebrations

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Have A Happy Independence Day everyone! Guatemala has one really strange celebration for the Independence Day festivities: Freedom Torches or Antorchas de Libertad. As I have explained in previous years, on September 14, people from all over the Guatemala begin marathons to go to another part of the country to get the flame for the … Read more

Behind The Scenes Gallery of the Filming of Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern in Antigua Guatemala

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© Behind The Scenes of the Productions of Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern in Antigua Guatemala by Rudy Giron

Today I’m happy to share with you a photo gallery from behind the scenes of the production of Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern in Antigua Guatemala. I was so fortunate to have the chance to share the extraordinary richness of the Guatemalan gastronomy with Andrew Zimmern, host of the TV show “Bizarre Foods” and Mirciny … Read more

French Music Concert by Karpatt in Antigua Guatemala

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You have to love all the free culture that one has access to in Antigua Guatemala. Let me explain. On Día del Cariño we were treated with a free concert by The Karpatt trio, thanks to the French Alliance of Antigua Guatemala and the Cooperación Española, at the atrium of the Compañía de Jesús building. … Read more

Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Antigua Guatemala

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Once again, as every December 12, Día de la Virgen de Guadalupe is observed in Antigua Guatemala. As I have said before, “in La Antigua Guatemala, religious celebrations draw together all kinds of heterogeneous people and the Feast of Our Lady of Virgen de Guadalupe is no exception. On December 12 celebrations of La Virgen … Read more

Visual Recipe for Guatemalan Fiambre for All Saints Day

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Fiambre image by Rudy Giron + http://photos.rudygiron.com

All Saints Day is celebrated in Guatemala on November 1. Some people go fly kites, some of them fly giant kites. Others go watch the drunken races in Todosantos Cuchumatanes. The majority go spend time with the family at the cemetery. Fiambre is the most popular food in Guatemala for All Saints Day and Day … Read more

Guatemala’s colors are on display every year on September 15 to mark Independence Day

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Honestly, I don’t know why we still celebrate Independence Day in Guatemala. What we should be doing is putting a classified in the Nordic countries and any other wealthy country in Asia, or anywhere really, to put Guatemala back on the market as a colony. What we offer: great weather, paradisiac tropical vacations, rich culture … Read more

Special Screening of “Dance of the Maize God” in Antigua Guatemala

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Last night I had the opportunity to attend the Special preview screening of the documentary “Dance of the Maize God” by filmmaker David Lebrun as part of 2014 Maya Meetings being held at Casa Herrera in Antigua Guatemala. The event was free and open to The Maya Meetings participants and the general public. The filmmakers … Read more

Antigua Guatemala Semana Santa Photos

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With this gallery of Semana Santa photos from Antigua Guatemala, Nelo Mijangos shares with us an overview of the many vistas one can expect while following a procession in Antigua Guatemala. For instance, the picture above gives us an idea of the length of the float and how many cucuruchos carry it. Below, we can … Read more

The McNally Smith Fusion Ensemble performed at the “XIII Festival de Jazz de Guatemala” in Antigua Guatemala

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Rudy Giron: 130313 Jazz Festival &emdash;

Wednesday night we had the opportunity to listen to The McNally Smith Fusion Ensemble performed for about an hour and a half as part of “XIII Festival de Jazz de Guatemala” at the atrium of the former college of the Compañía de Jesús in Antigua Guatemala. It was a breath-taking performance.

The “XIII Festival de Jazz de Guatemala” started on Friday, March 8, with a performance by Alessio Menconi Trio with Marco Panascia and Paolo Orlandi from Italy, but because I’ve have been overwhelmed with the transformation of the upcoming issue of REVUE magazine, I was not able to attend. Ditto for the show by Beat Kaestli of Switzerland on Thursday night. There is still one more concert by Abe Rábade Trio (Spain) on Saturday night which I do not plan to miss at all. I will bring you an update in this last presentation. Stay tuned!

Check out the photo galley of The McNally Smith Fusion Ensemble concert here:

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