Modern & colonial charm of Guatemala City
Guatemala City has a certain charm of an old city, great churches and architectures, museums and markets. Continue reading Modern & colonial charm of Guatemala City
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Oh my Hot Tamales!
One dish, different variants, one flavorful culture that’s what tamales of Guatemala irresistibly delicious. Continue reading Oh my Hot Tamales!
Colorful cemeteries of Guatemala
It is a colorful delight to see rows of tombstones in cobalt blues, turquoise, bright oranges, soothing shades of green, varieties of red and different tints of yellow. Continue reading Colorful cemeteries of Guatemala
The exceptional art of weaving in Guatemala
Mayan women keep the art of weaving, who has an advance knowledge in weaving and struggles to keep the art. This is why Guatemalan women n is considered to be an artist. A weaver’s product reflects their inspiration, their ancestors, and the strength of a great culture. Continue reading The exceptional art of weaving in Guatemala
Fiambre, a dish that brings family together.
It is customary to share your fiambre to other family and relatives. True enough, fiambre is a dish that brings family together and recipe that demonstrates tradition. Continue reading Fiambre, a dish that brings family together.
Ancient Drink: Atol de Elote
An ancient Guatemalan drink made of corn, with delicious cinnamon flavor, and a perfect dash of sugar. For Mayans, corn is a sacred food, consumed during special ceremonies but also as a daily food. Continue reading Ancient Drink: Atol de Elote
Walking in Colonial time in Antigua, Guatemala.
The city features its colonial architecture, with grid patterns inspired by the Italian Renaissance. Antigua demonstrates as one the earliest and exceptional examples of city planning in Latin America in which the basic grid plan, dating from 1543, has been maintained. Continue reading Walking in Colonial time in Antigua, Guatemala.
Children in Guatemala at risk
As Guatemala celebrated Children’s Day yesterday, October 1, it is a perfect timing to heighten the awareness about the current situation of children in Guatemalan. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) sent a strong warning to the Guatemalan government to … Continue reading Children in Guatemala at risk
The Church of La Ermita de la Concepción/La Conquistadora: Salcajá, Quetzaltenango
Located in the neighborhood of San Jacinto, Salcajá (a northern town of Quetzaltenango, Guatemala), is the first Catholic Church founded in Central America – La iglesia La Ermita de la Concepción. Built in 1524 for Spanish conquistadores, also known as … Continue reading The Church of La Ermita de la Concepción/La Conquistadora: Salcajá, Quetzaltenango
The Quetzal Bird
Aptly named bird as Resplendent Quetzal or also known as the Guatemalan Quetzal, the famous long-tailed quetzal of Central America. Continue reading The Quetzal Bird
The Giant Kites of Sacatepéquez
The Giant Kites of Sacatepéquez is a tradition and arts combined into one as part of Guatemalan culture. Continue reading The Giant Kites of Sacatepéquez
The Zaculeu Ruins
The trend of all knowledge at the present is to specialize, but archaeology has in it all the qualities that call for the wide view of the human race, of its growth from the savage to the civilized, which is … Continue reading The Zaculeu Ruins
