For Día de Reyes or Epiphany we break a piece of bread known as Rosca de Día de Reyes. Whoever gets the plastic baby placed inside has to pay for the tamales and ponche on Día de la Candelaria, February 2nd, or Groundhog Day. ¡Buen provecho!
We wave good-bye to Semana Santa 2016 with the most emblematic image found during the Holy Week: The Selfie. As every year, I always like to share with you my impressions about the bad and ugly of the Holy Week. That’s right folks, this year more than others, selfies are the most common seen vista … Read more
Today I bring you this simple portrait of family selling organic balls on the streets of Antigua Guatemala. The majority of Guatemalans are hard-working people; always striving to make an honest living, don’t you agree?
Many farms, parcels and properties have a caretaker living on premises, this is what a house for guardian living on the premises look like. Often, his family lives there as well. The one thing that caught my eye was the fact that even though this is humble living quarters, they still manage to have flowers … Read more
Most Guatemalan families are very tight with several generations often interacting with one another. It is not unusual to have at least three generations living under the same roof. That’s what I call family ties. 😉 Have you had to opportunity to notice this or to live with a Guatemalan family?
Many Guatemalan families take advantage of the peaceful and tranquil atmosphere surrounding the church, convent and monastery ruins around La Antigua Guatemala to spend some quality time with the family. The best things in life are free or nearly free as Claudia said it, “… simple times, simple pleasures, family, friends, nature… ” feel her … Read more
