The color red is the official color of Nochebuena and Navidad in Guatemala and nothing exemplifies this better than the Pascua plants, poinsettia flowers… TAP to read the entire post and see the full size photo.
Everywhere you walk in Antigua Guatemala now you fill Christmas decorations. I captured today’s photo of the traditional posada lanterns and omnipresent poinsettias at the entrance to the exhibition of the Nativity scene. I will come back to the exhibition of El Nacimiento, Nativity scene, to bring you more images and information. Stay tuned!
Poinsettias are autochthonous to Guatemala and Mesoamerica so they can be grown in gardens either by design or as wild intruders as well as in the fields as wild plants. In Guatemala poinsettias are known as Flor de Pascua, or simply as…
As I have shared with you before, flores de Pascua or pascuas, are the most popular Christmas floral displays. Poinsettias are also given as Christmas presents very often in Guatemala. Although the most popular color for poinsettias is rojo, in Antigua Guatemala one can find Pascuas in these colors: yellow, white, salmon pink, mixed colors and … Read more
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
Here’s your illustrated Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: Pascuas for Poinsettias. With each passing year, poinsettia growers develop new colors and patterns for the pascuas in addition to the traditional crimson poinsettias. Just look at the new colorful poinsettias available this Christmas season in the picture below.
Here’s your Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: Pascuas for poinsettias. Everywhere you walk in and around Antigua Guatemala you will find poinsettias in every color you can imagine. Here’s the second floor corridor of the Palacio del Ayuntamiento, city hall for you guys.
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
In Guatemala poinsettias are known as Flor de Pascua, Flor de Noche Buena or simply Pascuas. Poinsettias are native to Guatemala and Mesoamerica and in general can be found in the wild or in gardens as undocumented aliens. Poinsettias or Flor de Pascua are in full bloom in The Land of the Eternal Spring for … Read more
Pascuas (Guatemala) and Flor de Noche Buena (Mexico) are how poinsettias are known in Spanish. Poinsettias are native to Guatemala and Mexico and in general can be found in the wild or in gardens as undocumented aliens. Pascuas are in full bloom in The Land of the Eternal Spring from late October through March. The … Read more
First wallpaper download for 2009 from La Antigua Guatemala Daily Photo (LAGDP). You can browse the wallpaper category to get the other 23 Guatemalan wallpapers for your computer available from LAGDP. Just two weeks ago I shared with you a photo red and yellow pascuas (poinsettias) and I mentioned that poinsettias were native to Guatemala … Read more
Flor de Pascua, Flor de Noche Buena or simply Pascuas are how poinsettias are known in Guatemala. Poinsettias are native to Guatemala and Mesoamerica and in general can be found in the wild or in gardens as undocumented aliens. Poinsettias or Flor de Pascua are in full bloom in The Land of the Eternal Spring … Read more
Manolo and Carmen were reminiscing just the other day about the smells associated with the Christmas season in Guatemala. Pine needles have a very peculiar smell and indeed its smell its burnt in the Guatemalan collective memory of Christmas and birthdays parties. Flor de Pascua or poinsettias are a visual cue of the upcoming Christmas as well. Shops know this and they use pine needle and poinsettias among other Christmas decorations to reel in the customers; it seems to be working just fine in this shop.