I always wondered where do Roman soldiers and cucuruchos [coneheads] refuel for the tremendous amount of energy required to do a full procession. Well, the mystery is solved. Whenever they can, they stop by a tiendita to buy tortrix and pop sodas. I imagine that if they can find panes con chille relleno or frijoles, … Read more
I believe that the tienda or tiendita, the typical convenience store, is another Guatemalan institution. What’s the item you must often buy at your favourite tienda in Guatemala?
Each morning the streets are filled with people of all ages going or coming from doing errands, as simple as buying fresh tortillas or pan (bread), or taking kids to school, or whatever. Here we can see a grandmother on her way to get tortillas. Inside the tienda we can see people buying all kinds … Read more
My empire for some Tortrix! Believe it or not I have read that quite often on Twitter. On Instagram some one wrote to me, “As a Guatemalan living in Japan, let me tell you that this photo has brought some tears to my eyes.” My own family has asked to take some Tortrix when I … Read more
Lots of small mom-and-pop enterprises in Guatemala follow this time-tested diversification approach. I have cover this diversification previously extensively and I believe to have coined the term Zaguán Business for it, Here I will showcase two such examples: Interesting Signs Found in Antigua Guatemala in which I highlighted a zaguán business across the street selling … Read more
Even though La Antigua Guatemala is a very photogenic town and that is virtually impossible to take a bad photo of this old town and its façades, sometimes, you find places that request that you refrain from taking pictures. Yet, if you ask nicely you are even allow to take photos in these places. What … Read more