Sunshine, Jacarandas and Chamuscas At La Merced Church

Sunshine, Jacarandas and Chamuscas At La Merced Church by Rudy Giron

Today I have decided to share with all the people suffering from the harsh Winter cold, this simple picture of Winter sunshine in Antigua Guatemala, framed around the bright warm yellow from La Merced church, the purple flowers of the Jacaranda tree and a few friends playing an informal football game, chamusca we call it … Read more

Shoe-shine Kids vs The Visitors

Here’s your Guatemalan-Spanish word of the day: Chamusca, an informal football match. All you need is a few friends or visitors, a dirt field or park and a fútbol ball to build life-long relationships. In this picture, you can see how the shoe-shine kids take a break from work, leave their wooden shoe-shine boxes on … Read more

Hanging Out With the Boys Before the Chamusca

As mentioned before here, chamusca is the Guatemalan-Spanish word for an informal football match. All you need is a few friends, a dirt field and a fútbol ball to build life-long relationships. Soon, though, many football fields will be emptied for a few hours as everyone will be glued to the television sets watching the … Read more