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 know the slogan for Antigua Guatemala is: The City of the Perpetual Roses. I believe I have mentioned a few times in the past. I found these roses at the tables of Unión Café Antigua. Enjoy!
Did you know that the slogan of Antigua Guatemala is the city of the perpetual roses? That’s right, although nowadays you find more bougainvilleas adorning the walls of the city, at one point in history, roses were all the rage. Still today, roses are the most popular flowers sold in the mercado and around town. … Read more
Fresh flowers home delivery is not a new concept in Guatemala, I believe it has existed since colonial times. Here we can appreciate the sale of a dozen roses for Q10 or about $1.25. How much is a dozen roses where you live? Follow the white rabbit to » to check out all the different … 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