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Touring the Guatemalan Town Fair: The Live Music
On the weekends or on the most important date for the county and town fair you are bound to find live music, especially cumbia and/or dancing music. Live music is a such large crowds magnet. Here you can look at the typical music band found at town and county fairs. Now that I think about … Read more
Touring the Guatemalan Town Fair: The Crowds
If you don’t like crowds, stay away from town and county fairs because these get really packed. Even a tiny town fair such as the one in San Miguel Escobar village can get jam-packed, especially on the weekends and even more so on a Saturday. I don’t like crowds, but here you see me in … Read more
Touring the Guatemalan Town Fair: The Orange Transaction
Among all the junk food, chucherías pues, that you find at the town fairs, you can also encounter a fresh fruit booth such as the one shown above selling oranges and jocotes. Of course you know what jocotes are, right? If not, follow the white rabbit through the rabbit hole of the AntiguaDailyPhoto archives. Enjoy!
Touring the Guatemalan Town Fair: Elotes Locos?
After the parenthesis to promote the first Rally de Fotos in Antigua Guatemala we continue with our series Touring the Guatemalan Town Fair. Elotes locos are chucherías (snacks) that are always present in the typical Guatemalan county or town fair. To make elotes locos at home you basically add butter, mayonnaise, ketchup, and some dry … Read more
Touring the Guatemalan Town Fair: The Spinning Games
Although we began the tour through the typical Guatemalan town fair yesterday, it was not declared until today. By the way, town fair are pretty much the same as county fairs in the U.S. and in other parts of the world. Anyway, this week we will take a tour through the town patron’s saint fair … Read more
Today Is Children’s Day in Guatemala
Two kids, one on each side of the fun, are seen in this Día del Niño, Children’s Day in Guatemala. I wish for all children in Guatemala to have a fulfilling childhood with lots of fun and safety environment and not only today we remember or pay attention to the less fortunate kids in Guatemala. … Read more