Guatemalans take any space available from a zaguán [entryway or lobby] to a corridor or simply a window to turn it into a business. In this case, a plant nursery [vivero in Spanish] in what appears to be a hallway. Let’s play a Sherlock Holmes game; what can you extrapolate by simply looking at this … Read more
As mentioned before, if you’re looking for flower and plant nurseries, then head over to San Miguel Dueñas where it seems as though each block has at least one vivero (nursery) or invernadero (green house) growing flowers and plants. A rose started plant sells for about Q5/$0.60 in the nurseries around San Miguel Dueñas, how … Read more
There are many green house around Antigua Guatemala, but by far, Vivero Escalonia is the most popular and largest nursery. There’s even a restaurant inside La Escalonia, a great place to have a herbal tea or rich cup of coffee. This picture is only a fragment of the huge areas where one can buy all … Read more