Here’s your illustrated Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: Plataninas for fried plantain chips. Papalinas, plataninas and yuquitas, potato chips, plantain chips and cassava chips respectively are among the most popular fried chips one can find in town fairs, convenience stores and, of course, with the ambulant vendors. ¡Buen provecho!
It just occurred to me that the United States is one of the largest Spanish-speaking countries since it has one of the largest populations of Spanish speakers. Spanish has been spoken in the U.S. from a time before its independence. And at the rate at which the Spanish-speaking population grows, faster than any other, you may have to hablar español sooner or después. Remember that you can always come to La Antigua Guatemala to take Spanish classes in the more than 65 Spanish Schools available in this tiny colonial town.