Corpus Christi celebrations mark the start of the town fairs of the villages of Antigua Guatemala and surrounding communities. Here’s a vista taken in the aldea of San Pedro Las Huertas, right before the entrance of the Corpus Christi procession into church.
The Antigua Guatemala villages of San Pedro Las Huertas, San Juan del Obispo and San Pedro El Panorama are having the patron-saint town fairs right now. So, if you’re in town and want to experience the typical ferias in Guatemala, this this perfect time. Enjoy Follow the white rabbit to » see dozen of town … Read more
Some children go to a town fair to play and have fun. Other children go to work. Such is the case on this bored boy tending a game stand at the town fair of Ciudad Vieja. I believe this is the second time I show such scene at town fair, but I can find the … Read more
Well, I don’t know the answer because I have never been to a town fair in Guatemala that didn’t have table football areas such as the one shown here. By the way, I am really enjoying these street photography stamps of daily life from Antigua Guatemala where I anticipate and approach the image so quietly … Read more
Garnachas quetzaltecas are quite the food attraction at the town fair of Ciudad Vieja. Interesting enough, hardly ever you find at the fairs in and around Antigua Guatemala. On the other hand, I could not find buñuelos, molletes or torrejas in the entire fair campground. I didn’t see mole either. Garnachas are a typical street … Read more
Ferias, or town fairs, would be quite boring if fair rides were not there to light up and make for a fun experience for the dare devils. As shown here, the different fair rides are big magnet for children and adults alike. In the background we can see the temple of Ciudad Vieja. By the … Read more
Here’s your Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: “Montaña rusa” or roller coaster, although it literally means Russian Mountain. Even though the Fiestas de Santiago, Antigua Guatemala’s town fair festivities are held on July 25, the mechanical games and booths are build ahead of time. The Antigua Guatemala’s Saint James festivities are held through out … Read more
I don’t know when or how, but now pizza slices are an staple of the Guatemalan town fairs. Of course, like everything food that becomes part of the Guatemala gastronomy, the fair pizza is different and normally people put mayonnaise and ketchup on top it, well most people do. Have you tried the Guatemalan town … Read more
On the weekends or on the most important date for the county and town fair you are bound to find live music, especially cumbia and/or dancing music. Live music is a such large crowds magnet. Here you can look at the typical music band found at town and county fairs. Now that I think about … Read more
If you don’t like crowds, stay away from town and county fairs because these get really packed. Even a tiny town fair such as the one in San Miguel Escobar village can get jam-packed, especially on the weekends and even more so on a Saturday. I don’t like crowds, but here you see me in … Read more
Among all the junk food, chucherías pues, that you find at the town fairs, you can also encounter a fresh fruit booth such as the one shown above selling oranges and jocotes. Of course you know what jocotes are, right? If not, follow the white rabbit through the rabbit hole of the AntiguaDailyPhoto archives. Enjoy!
After the parenthesis to promote the first Rally de Fotos in Antigua Guatemala we continue with our series Touring the Guatemalan Town Fair. Elotes locos are chucherías (snacks) that are always present in the typical Guatemalan county or town fair. To make elotes locos at home you basically add butter, mayonnaise, ketchup, and some dry … Read more
Although we began the tour through the typical Guatemalan town fair yesterday, it was not declared until today. By the way, town fair are pretty much the same as county fairs in the U.S. and in other parts of the world. Anyway, this week we will take a tour through the town patron’s saint fair … Read more
Two kids, one on each side of the fun, are seen in this Día del Niño, Children’s Day in Guatemala. I wish for all children in Guatemala to have a fulfilling childhood with lots of fun and safety environment and not only today we remember or pay attention to the less fortunate kids in Guatemala. … Read more
