If tortillerías serve freshly made tortillas los tres tiempos, three times a day, panaderías, bakeries, offer freshly made bread twice a day, in the morning and in the afternoon. The typical hours for panaderías are 6am to 9am and 4pm to 8pm. I guess in Guatemala we like our tortillas and bread as freshly made … Read more
Today AntiguaDailyPhoto.com is celebrating its sixth anniversary. Also, the CityDailyPhoto community around the world is having the monthly theme day which is Bakeries. As many of you know, I try to participate as often as I can on the monthly theme days. The picture above was taken at the Santa Clara bakery, just south of … Read more
If you hate traffic jams and bumper-to-bumper situations, then, stay away from the panaderías between 5 pm and 7 pm; the afternoon peak hour. 😉
The last time I showed you a sampler of Guatemalan bread was on May 1, 2007. Wow, times flies! Today’s photo was taken at Panadería Santa Clara, about one block South of Tanque de la Unión. Panadería Santa Clara is one of my favorite places to buy bread in La Antigua Guatemala. The selection goes … Read more