Guatemala City often gets passed over by tourists in search of adventure and culture, but the are a number of reasons to spend at least a day or two exploring the capital, and one of its main attractions are the museums.
It is easy to visit the Ixchel Museum and the Museo Popol Vuh in the [...]
Mayan Museums in Guatemala City
Concert in Monterrico Tonight!
The Cantantes Finlandeses (a Finnish choir) will be performing tonight at 7:30 pm in Monterrico at the Misión Siloé church.
The Finnish choir is composed of 22 singers accompanied by Martin Segerstråle on the piano. The choir was put together specially for the trip to Guatemala, and is made up of Swedish-speaking singers.
The tour was designed [...]
“LA ANTIGUA GUATEMALA” not “LA ANTIGUA”
I, the Guatemala Gringo, have committed an error common to many gringos such as myself, in calling the city of La Antigua Guatemala, simply La Antigua.
According to Rudy Girón in an interesting article for REVUE, Guatemala’s leading English magazine, this offense is common among English speakers and Spanish speakers alike.
Common mistakes include referring to the [...]
Carnival and Cascarones in Guatemala
Cascarones abound in Guatemala, which can be only one thing! Carnival time is here!
Carnival is different in every country, and the way that Latin America celebrates Carnival is to be a bit like Mardi Gras. The celebrations lead up to Ash Wednesday, which will be celebrated on February 25th, 2009. Ash Wednesday leads up to [...]
Purchase Mayan Textiles in Antigua, Guatemala
The Indigenous people of Guatemala produce some of the most beautifully woven and colorful textiles. The problem is, most of them live in remote villages, making their textiles a little harder to access than the ones massed produced for the tourist crowds. The solution is Nim Po’t, a consignment store that serves as a place [...]
Ring in the New Year with a Party in Antigua
Antigua is getting ready. Tomorrow night is New Year’s Eve and this city has certainly built up a reputation for putting on one of the most spectacular displays of fireworks. The show starts about an hour or so before midnight and fireworks can be seen from all over the city. The loud, brightly colored sky [...]
Christmas is Coming… and so are Tamales Negros!
With Christmas fast approaching excitement for tamales colorados mounts. Tamales are good at any time of year, but the tamal negro is a personal favorite of mine and it seems I can only manage to get a hold of some in the month of December.
Black tamales get their name from their chocolate-based sauce and is [...]
Mini Videos of Guatemala
If you’ve never been in a Mayan marketplace it is hard to understand what it’s like through words or even through pictures. Without taking a trip to one yourself the best way to experience it is probably through video. Thanks to the “A Mayan’s Guide to Guatemala” you can.
The mini-series “A Mayan’s Guide to Guatemala” is [...]
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