If you are in need of a North American shopping trip then head to the newest shopping mall in Guatemala City, Oakland Mall, located at 11 Avenida Diagonal 6, Zona 10.
The Oakland Mall has all the shops you would expect to see in a North American mall: North Face, Claire’s, Pizza Hut, the I Shop [...]
Newest, Nicest Mall in Guatemala City – Oakland Mall
Authentic Mexican Food at Los Cebollines in Guatemala City
Los Cebollines is part of a small chain of Mexican eateries with a number of locations in Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica and Honduras.
The place is clean and serves up good, authentic Mexican food. It is a real simple restaurant and the service is slower than we expect as North Americans, but it was pretty average speed [...]
Jean Francois – French Cuisine in Guatemala City
For a night out in Guatemala City you should definitely try Jean Francois, a delightful French restaurant in Zona 10.
Jean Francois restaurant is nicely decorated, and serves delicious food. The strangest thing about it is trying to find it! It is located at the end of an unmarked corridor, in an unmarked, small shopping [...]
School on Vacation??? The Antigua Cooking School Perhaps…
Far from being your traditional classroom setting, the Antigua Cooking School, hosted by Militza de León, a graduate of the Intecap Guatemalan culinary school, and Vilma McComsey, proprietor of The Antigua Cooking School, is set in the walled garden of a colonial home in La Antigua, under a 130-year-old avocado tree.
Miltza and Vilma, who take [...]
Typical Guatemalan Dishes Served Right at La Fonda de La Calle Real Restaurant
Back in November La Fonda de la Calle Real held it’s annual Carrera de Charolas, which was, as always, a smash hit. Now it’s time to discuss why La Fonda de la Calle Real Restaurant is a smash hit as well.
If you’ve spent much time in Guatemala, you’ll know that there is a wide variety of [...]
The Human Rights Project is Helping Guatemala
I was recently contacted by the Human Rights Project regarding their new mission: “To exceed the act of inspiring and successfully move people from apathy to activism.”
As a firm believer in using what we have to help others, the Guatemala Gringo is encouraging its readers to work together with the Human Rights Project in calling [...]

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