Ambulant vendors are one segment of the tourism industry who is really hurting this pandemic where tourists pretty much vanished from the streets of Antigua Guatemala. I know some of the Maya weavers are producing more textiles, vibrant clothes and house garments, but how long can they go on without selling, without an income. I … Read more
As I mentioned yesterday, I am so fortunate to have gained the trust of the people in Antigua Guatemala the villages around so they now even ask me to their portraits. Of course, whenever possible, I come back with a print of the portrait as a gift. You can find this lovely grandma right across … Read more
One of the unexpected benefits of giving away the portrait prints I make of the strangers I photograph on the streets is that now they look for me to take their portraits. This makes the whole process so much easier. If you would like to pitch in $5 for to help fund this project, click … Read more
Did you guys know that 75% of the economy in Guatemala is informal, meaning the majority of the people do not hold a job. Most Guatemalans work for themselves in mercados, plazas or the streets. Some people argue that Guatemala’s minimum wage is too high and the country is not competitive enough with other countries. … Read more
Here, take a closer look, I am selling you the encapsulated colours of the eternal Spring. Winter is coming, you will need these colours to cope with harsh long Winter.
You can find all kinds of merchandise for sale on the streets of Antigua Guatemala and the rest of the country for the matter. Ambulant vendors hit the streets everyday, carrying their wares to every corner and sometimes from house to house. Even sunglasses and reading glasses are quite common on the streets as shown … Read more
The lady in the picture was selling camotes, sweet potatoes and elotes, corn on the cob, for Q5/$0.60 and güisquiles, pearl squash, for Q3/$0.38 a piece. There’s a mouse and cat chase around Antigua Guatemala between the street vendors and the municipal street vending regulators. Street vendors want to be left alone and be allowed … Read more
If we are what we eat, then this is what Guatemalans are made of. The vegetables above the most often found in the Guatemalan diet. How many of these vegetable are part of the diet where you live? Si somos lo que comemos, entonces los guatemaltecos estamos hechos de estas verduras, las cuales son las … Read more
Okay, all my dear ceviche-loving friends (you know who you are), I have already placed the order for the shrimp ceviches and bought enough of the Guatemalan brews known as Moza and Brahva Beats. I know Manolo is bringing Stella Artois and Steam Whistle; Guy is bringing New Castle and Guinness; Jerry B is bringing a micro-brewery sampler from AleSmith; Edgar and Carmen are bringing Cubas Libres and whatever beer Edgar likes; El Canche is bringing himself out of piles photo memory chips and Guatemalan slavery-work schedules. Everyone is invited to this huge ceviche party, but you better hurry because the lady is putting the final ingredients on the Mexican shrimp ceviches available in La Antigua Guatemala. If you don’t like the Mexican ceviches, we can alway go to La Naranja Pelada or Blanqui Sevichería for the sacred dish.