Sunglasses Vendors in Guatemala

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

Plastic Kitchen and Household Items Ambulant Vendor

Plastic Kitchen and Household Ambulant Vendor by Rudy Giron

I am amazed how ambulant vendors are still so popular in Guatemala. Here’s yet another hard working ambulant vendor that goes from door to door offering his plastic wares. Of course, everything has to be so colorful. What would you buy from this vendedor ambulante?

Dish ware, Pans and Pots Ambulant Vendors

Dishware, Pans and Pots Ambulant Vendors by Rudy Giron

In Guatemala the door-to-door ambulant vendors are still very popular. They walk all day selling all kinds stuff, but dish ware sets, pots and pans, blenders are especially popular. To think of it, anything that goes in kitchen or bedroom is popular among the door-to-door ambulant vendors. I suspect the conversion ratio must be very … Read more

Fruit and Vegetable Ambulant Vendors

Fruit and Vegetable Ambulant Vendors by Rudy Giron

As mentioned before, if we are what we eat, then this is what Guatemalans are made of. The fruits and vegetables in the picture are often found in the Guatemalan diet either at the mercado, the street booth or the mobile ambulant vendor truck. How many of these vegetable are part of the diet where … Read more