“Nobody walks in LA…” goes the song. In La Antigua Guatemala, LAG, is the opposite. People enjoy walking and with such small grid (about 10×10 block), you can certainly do just about all your chores faster by walking than by driving. Besides many blocks are one-way only which means you have to drive four to … Read more
Live flowers for the innocent, originally uploaded by rudygiron. Today’s photo is dedicated to the dead and the innocent victims of the war in the Middle East. Let’s hope they find the road back to PEACE. My heart and sincere worries go out to all of you. Please pay a visit to Beirut Daily Photo.
Old window, originally uploaded by rudygiron. Because the high levels of humidity around Antigua, people have to paint their walls often. Not every time walls get painted they use the same color and after so many years when the paint peels, you get the gorgeous texture where the different colors peek through. The Antigua Protection … Read more
School bus and street sweeper, originally uploaded by rudygiron. Street sweeping is still done manually in Antigua. You can see the street sweeper carrying his trash can and a broom which is made with dried branches of a bush. I will make sure to take a snapshot of the broom itself next time. Technorati tags: … Read more
I want to end the food series with something light. Salpicón is a type meat salad; that is right I said meat salad. It is made of minced beef, onion, tomato, mint, chile, salt and lemon or sour orange. Also, I want to apologize for using the word cuisine lightly. Most of the meals you … Read more
In Mesoamerica, many dishes have the same name but are not the same dishes. Chiles rellenos from Guatemala are different than the Mexican chiles rellenos. So, it is with enchiladas and quesadillas, just to throw two names which might be familiar to you. Guatemalan chiles rellenos are basically, stuffed chillis, normally bell pepers, jalapeño peppers, … Read more
Guatemalan Cuisine: Pache, originally uploaded by rudygiron. Tamales are an ancient American food, made throughout the continent for over 5000 years. How about that for trivia, thanks to Wikipedia. There are so many kinds of tamales that if one was to try one per day, it would take you over twenty years to try all … Read more
Shuco is a word that means dirty. It is not Spanish or Maya, but it is a word that represent their meeting point. Now why in the world would you use the world dirty for food; well, why not, if they can call them “hot dogs” in some other parts of the world. Anyhow, the … Read more
Pupusas is a name inherited from El Salvador to a dish which can be found in the Southeast Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and quite possibly all the countries in Central America under various names. Pupusas are “normally” about the size of CD and are made from a mixture of maize dough, cheese, and whatever … Read more
This is the view from the dining room. Guatemala sells itself as tourist destination and they focus mainly on the colonial towns, the Mayan people, the Mayan ruins and the Lake Atitlán. Well, they are missing the gorgeous warm light and colors that are available throughout Guatemala. Here I leave you with the image: you … Read more
Really green garden, originally uploaded by rudygiron. This a very lush and green garden. It is a pleasure to the eye. In you enter though that door, you find yourself in the dining room, which, by the way, will be tomorrow’s photo. I leave you now to digest this tranquil view. Technorati tags: Antigua Daily … Read more
rusted plant pot, originally uploaded by rudygiron. On the opposite wall, the plant has taken over the whole wall. I do not its name, but for sure I will find out and I will post an update. Posada del Ángel could give enough material for a month. The interesting part is the Posada del Ángel … Read more
Plant pot at Posada del Ángel, originally uploaded by rudygiron. Yesterday I brought to you a metal plant against a wall. I bring to you a real plant against a wall on its metal pot. Today I finally got the chance to take some photos with the new camera and this is one of them. … Read more
Muebles y hierro forjado sign, originally uploaded by rudygiron. Antigua is known to Guatemalans as a great place to get high quality craftsmanship. Here you can find all kinds crafts, very rustic, but with a lot elegance and style. I showed you a man selling furniture on the street on June 9th. Today a bring … Read more
Antigua’s street from Cafe Sky, originally uploaded by rudygiron. Here is another shot from Cafe Sky roof-top bar. Between this view and yesterday’s you can see Fire and Acatenango volcanoes. Fire volcano is active but far away from Antigua (about 20~30 Kms.), yet you can still see it clearly because these volcanoes are huge. Water … Read more