Tortilla Time

Tortilla Time by Rudy Giron

It is interesting how the aroma of freshly-made tortillas can be so haunting. This is especially true to Guatemalans who are not used having tortillas not made the same day or even within the same hour. Well, the aroma of tortillas just coming out of the comal can be equal to the aroma of bread … Read more

The Tortillas Transactions

We are men of maize! It is impossible to think the Guatemalan, Mexican and Mesoamerican diet without maize. From the Popul Vuh (Popol Wuj in modern spelling), the Mayan equivalent of the Bible, which states that humans were literally created from maize, to Miguel Ángel Asturias‘ novel Hombres de maíz (Men of Maize) which is … Read more