I have seen her many times before and had wanted to make a portrait of her. In fact, I might have made a candid portrait already; I’ll check. Carol always wears black or dark colors; except today; well sort of. Fortunately, I saw a blue wall nearby and I just thought she would make a … Read more
The Bancada, the bench people, of the main square is a group of men who get together everyday around a bench to discuss the problems of the community, the city and the country among other themes. The youngest man is 55 years old and the oldest 85. Nothing ever gets solved, but they attempt to … Read more
The chief agronomist of The United Fruit Company, Wilson Popenoe, took the local avocado variant to California and from it the California avocado emerged (Hass). Read the plaque placed by the California Avocado Society in Antigua Guatemala’s main square in which they recognized and appreciated the contribution of Antigua Guatemala to the development of the … Read more
Guatemala and Mexico are the birth places for the delicious avocado fruit. Avocado Trivia 1: The word avocado comes from the the Spanish word aguacate which in turn comes from the Mexican Nahuatl language word ahuacacuauhitl, which means testicle tree. Avocado in Maya is on and palta en Quechua. Source: UC Davis. Avocado Trivia 2: … Read more
Selling avocadoes, originally uploaded by rudygiron. Ever since I came to Antigua about four years ago, I often come across this lady who is always selling avocados. I believe she must have a small parcel of avocado trees. Anyhow, it is a pleasure to see her and her avocados, the local variety, are always of … Read more