Guatemalans celebrate Mother’s Day on May 10, regardless of what day of the week it falls on. Nevertheless, there are many people from the US, Canada and Europe living in Antigua Guatemala and many of them will celebrate Mother’s Day today. That’s how we ended up having two Mother’s Days on the same week in … Read more
Did you guys know that the slogan for La Antigua Guatemala is “La ciudad de las perpetuas rosas”? That’s “The city of the perpetual roses” in English. I have joked about changing this slogan from roses to bougainvillaea as that’s what you are bound to encounter more often through the city and surrounding villages. Nevertheless, … Read more
Antigua Guatemala, la ciudad de las perpetuas rosas is the name and slogan of La Antigua Guatemala; that’s the city of the perpetual roses for you English speaking people. However, I am sure roses are grown in large scale in Antigua Guatemala, but they are around Antigua. I heard that there really big rose plantations … Read more