Here’s your illustrated Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: Pascuas for poinsettias. Scientific name: Euphorbia pulcherrima or Poinsetia. As I have mentioned before, Flor de Pascua, or simply Pascuas are how poinsettias are known in Guatemala. In case you didn’t know, poinsettias are native to Guatemala and Mesoamerica and in general can be found in … Read more
For being such a tiny country Guatemala, it tops some lists, not all bad either. For instance, Guatemala is a top producer of premium coffee. Also, Guatemala is the top producer of poinsettias, pascuas as we call them here. Furthermore, this tiny country is also a top producer of sugar. Believe it or not, Guatemala … Read more
To get us into the mood of the Christmas season that can be felt everywhere in Guatemala now, here’s the first free poinsettia wallpaper of the season. You can browse the wallpaper category to get the other 45 Guatemalan wallpapers for your computer available from AntiguaDailyPhoto for free. Did you know that poinsettias were native … Read more