It doesn’t matter what kind of meeting it is, the ice cream men and their carts are always ready to sell you gratification. Sure, ice creams are healthy as a diet and should not be around for a celebration of physical activity, right? Wrong. This is Guatemala and as such there is no better place … Read more
One of the things that I like most about publishing the Antigua Guatemala Daily Photo and visiting the other Daily Photos Cities around the world is what I learn. I have an insatiable desire for learning and enlarging my education. I keep myself informed with magazine, newspapers, television and the web. I try to cultivate … Read more
Helado is the Spanish word for ice cream. The warm winter weather has been a bonanza for the ice cream carts around Antigua. Here we see the traditional Guatemalan-style ice cream handcart. The paint style of the handcart is so typical of Latin America and even more so in Guatemala that even public buses are … Read more
This vista is not a scene from the latest zombie movie of which there’s new one every week, from World War Z to Stake Land. I wonder why? Anyway, this sad picture of the empty streets with the ice cream carts just laying around unattended is what happens when the rains comes down so fast … Read more
On January 4, 2010, in the comments posted under Digital life in Antigua Guatemala, Braaad wondered aloud: “I can’t wait till smartphones are cost-effective enough to saturate the entire country, i.e. the average Jose will be able to browse, watch vids, get email…PAY BILLS ONLINE, ahem. Can you imagine LAG without all the lines to … Read more
Thanks to a comment by Sarah from San Antonio Daily Photo, I noticed the opposing stripe patterns weared by this couple on my entry of Love is in the air. Have an unexpected striking day! Countdown side note: Today’s entry is number 295 so far and we continue with a countdown to post 300th. I … Read more
The informal economy is the basis for making a living for most Guatemalans. That is why you have shoe-shining boys, orchids sellers, furniture sellers, textiles sellers, handicrafts sellers, vehicle watchers, ice cream handcarts sellers, market merchants and a very long et-cetera. As matter of fact, Guatemala’s SAT, IRS equivalent, has a tough time collecting the … Read more