Here’s your illustrated Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: Tienda for convenience store. Tiendas are so common in Latin America and Antigua Guatemala is no exception. Often you can find several convenience store in a block. I don’t think 7 Elevens [US] or Oxxo stores [MX] will take a hold in Guatemala as the tienditas … Read more
Here’s your illustrated Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: Zaguán for entrance hall or hallway. Antigua Guatemala is full of entrance hall shops.
One of the benefits of having convenience stores, or tiendas as we call them here, it is fact that if you need to cool down, most tiendas will have a few beverage choices for you. This is perfect for the upcoming canícula or dog days, right? Follow the white rabbit to » to take a … Read more
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
Here’s another picture from the series “Pase Adelante” of 24 frames of film with the typical convenience store, tiendas we call them in Guatemala. Tiendas usually carry the most often needed items, soda drinks, junk food next to vegetables and fruits. Sometimes they also sell freshly-baked bread twice a day, morning and afternoon. Here’s a … Read more
I invite you to caption this photograph of an abuelita buying some soda bottles. The winner selected next Wednesday, will get photo post card on the mail. Good luck to everyone participating! Here’s a peak vista into the real daily life around a tienda. If you have follow AntiguaDailyPhoto for a while, you know that … 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
We continue our series Real Guatemala series with a photograph of a grandmother from Ciudad Vieja buying the eggs and salchichas at la tienda to prepare el desayuno for those going to work or school. Do you know what else would be served at breakfast for the typical Guatemalan home?
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
