Central American local markets are fascinating places. They are usually dark, cramped rabbit warrens that sell everything under the sun at much cheaper prices that you can get in the supermarkets and shops elsewhere in the town. Antigua’s local market in Guatemala is no exception. The main reason I keep coming back to the local […]
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My first week in Guatemala I’d read about the Kids Restaurant. As the name suggests, this is a restaurant that is run entirely by kids (under adult supervision), but it only opens its doors every second Friday. Luckily I was there on one of the Fridays it was open so I decided to try it
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The Tanque de la Union is one of the most famous landmarks in Antigua, Guatemala. Originally a public “laundry” where the women would use the basins to wash clothes, it is now mostly a “lovers lane” for highschool kids. It is absolutely gorgeous at night when it is lit up And we also shot there
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As soon as you arrive in Guatemala you can’t help but notice all the incredibly beautiful textiles that the country produces. They are absolutely everywhere, as are the women sellers who wander the main parks and streets (particularly in Antigua) to sell these items for ridiculously low prices. While I’m sure that some fraction of
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Although I’d done a cacao tour back in Nicaragua where I learned about growing and processing cacao, I decided to also do the chocolate making workshop at Choco Museo while I was in Antigua. And although the first part covered the same information as what I’d had before (much better to do this part in
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Antigua in Guatemala really is a gorgeous city. The entire place is UNESCO protected, it has been really well restored, and although it is very touristy – it actually works (this coming from a person who doesn’t generally go in for really touristy places – hello Granada, Nicaragua). It also has a really lovely climate
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There is a reason Antigua, Guatemala is a UNESCO protected city. It is absolutely gorgeous and a lot of work has been put into restoring it. This trip, I had a particular fascination with the vast varieties of door knockers around the city. And also the gorgeous walls. There are many, many buildings painted solid,
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After Taste Antigua’s Street Food Tour on one day, followed by the cooking workshop at El Frijol Feliz (The Happy Bean) the next (and with leftovers in the fridge), I was really thinking I should have left at least a day in between before embarking on another cooking workshop at La Tortilla Cooking School. Oh
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Arriving in Antigua, Guatemala I was so happy to discover that I didn’t have to look far to find foodie workshops. I started my gastronomy exploration with Taste Antigua’s Street Food Tour and then signed up for two cooking workshops – one with El Frijol Feliz (The Happy Bean) and the other through La Tortilla
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Anyone who has spent any time at all travelling in Latin America knows that the water out of the tap is usually not drinkable (Santiago in Chile is the only place I’ve trusted it). It is one of the key problems throughout Central and South America and it is the reason I bought my Travel Tap microfilter
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