Guatemala (14)

All Saints Day 2nd November, Antigua Guatemala

All Saints Day 2nd November, Antigua Guatemala The first weekend in November for the last 68 years, and following the Mayan Day of the Dead, comes the turn for the Spanish Catholics. We heard about this only on the day, so we grabbed two tuk-tuks and went with our friends to wait near Esceula de […]

Cooking classes making Chuchitas Antigua Guatelmala

Cooking classes – making Chuchitas in Antigua Guatemala We have signed up for a cooking class. We figured it might be fun for the kids to be hands-on, but it was more of a demonstration for the first part. Mary only speaks Spanish, so we had Ismael interpret for us. She took a variety of peppers […]

Kite Festival of Sumpango Sacatepéquez Guatemala

Kite Festival of Sumpango Sacatepéquez, Antigua Guatemala  Day of the Dead We are in a group on Facebook that is for Families that permanently travel, or who spend much of their time traveling and living overseas. One of the lovely members is currently based in Guatemala and has organized all the people passing through this […]

Halloween for an Australian in Antigua, Guatemala

Halloween for an Australian in Antigua, Guatemala Being part of a great group on Facebook for traveling families has meant we have been invited to join the local festivities for Halloween. Last year we were in LA, and as Australians were Halloween is no big deal, this will be interesting.  The ex-pat community seems strong […]