Sights of Our Times: Purified Water Delivery

PHOTO STOCK: Purified Water Delivery During the Pandemic

Here’s your illustrated Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: Garrafón for demijohn. Purified water was deemed to be an essential service and its distribution was never interrupted. Purified water is distributed for homes and business in 5-gallon demijohns as shown here. Each garrafón costs Q15 to Q16, or about US$2 per container. How is purified … Read more

Agua Pura Salvavidas

Agua Pura Salvavidas is Guatemala’s first and largest bottled water company (Purified water Lifesaver in English). Matt Bokor describes it like this: With no taste, no color, no smell, water is so boring that it’s sometimes called the neglected nutrient. To read the whole article Yes, you can drink the water, just follow the link … Read more