Guatemala

Best Guatemalan lunch ideas

Best Guatemalan lunch ideas

Eat and relax in a place where local people spend their time, where you can observe your daily life, customs and all that happens during the week long. It is a great possibility of seeing them with their colleagues, friends, spouses, children and other relatives. This also gives you chance to see how the real life looks like. To see all that is beautiful but also this that is sad and pushing to a reflection.

Starbucks Coffee in Antigua Guatemala

Starbucks Coffee in Antigua Guatemala

Coffee, coffee, coffee! Yes! Always and everywhere! That is true, but what could be better than to be in a magical location, where you can relax, be surrounded by unique decorations and chill down. In a place where you can feel comfortable, treated with respect and all honors. GO to a Starbucks in a UNESCO town of Antigua!

2 Days & 1 Night Acatenango and Fuego Volcano trekking menu in Guatemala

2 Days & 1 Night Acatenango and Fuego Volcano trekking menu in Guatemala

Excited? Sure, you are. Who would not be? Climbing an active volcano and observing its fumes is something you have to experience. Apart from that, observing lava and fire from the very near distance is exceptional!

TOP 10 Guatemalan fruits for visiting Tikal and Uaxactun Mayan ruins

TOP 10 Guatemalan fruits for visiting Tikal and Uaxactun Mayan ruins

During sightseeing Tikal and Uaxactun you will definitively need a lot of water and refreshing snacks. The best way to prepare yourself for the whole day is to have a rich breakfast – I recommend having – Desayuno Chapin, pack a lot of water, and finally prepare your lunch box with a lot of fruits.

Enjoy an Easter brunch in Guatemala

Enjoy an Easter brunch in Guatemala

Easter time in Guatemala is something really unique. That is an unforgettable experience that will stay in your memory for many years. Local customs, local celebrations, wonderful food and perfect weather. Add to that lovely people, a special atmosphere, some spirituality, traditionality and modernity.

The best burrito in Flores, Guatemala

The best burrito in Flores, Guatemala

Vegetable or meat wraps stuffed with great ingredients are something you cannot dislike! Among them, tortillas and burritos from Mexico and Guatemala are wonderful! Especially if you find a good place to have them. They are delicious!

Guatemala city sightseeing with 'Saúl'

Guatemala city sightseeing with 'Saúl'

Plan your Guatemala City sightseeing with Saúl. Start your day with a good cup of coffee served with a traditional Guatemalan breakfast. Then have a delightful lunch, and finally, relax in the shade with a home-brewed carbon black cappuccino.

Guatemalan shrimp ceviche with tostadas and guacamole from Panajachel, Lake Atitlan

Guatemalan shrimp ceviche with tostadas and guacamole from Panajachel, Lake Atitlan

After a long journey and a limited access to all natural and fresh products, no surprise that what we were looking for was something fresh and juicy. That is why the choice for the first lunch was relatively easy – a refreshing, juicy ceviche was obligatory.

Elote dulce vs elote asado - boiled vs grilled sweet corn

Elote dulce vs elote asado - boiled vs grilled sweet corn

Corn in any form is obligatory in all Central American countries. And Guatemala cannot exist with it neither. Empanadas, tostadas, elotes, tamales or enchiladas; all of them base on corn and an everyday meal of all Guatemalans.

What is a Guatemalan breakfast AKA Desayuno Chapín

What is a Guatemalan breakfast AKA Desayuno Chapín

Start your day as a real, indigenous Guatemalan guy! Enjoy natural and valuable ingredients and get energy for the rest of the day!

Guatemala

Guatemalan cuisine

Coffee, chocolate, corn and red beans - that is what Guatemala is famous of. Coffee that is worldwide known, organic, extremely natural cocoa and a lot of local dishes containing corn and red beans.

Aromatic drinks and rich meals. Mild but characteristic tastes, simple but in the same time an interesting compositions of salty, sweet and sour flavors make Guatemalan cuisine suitable for almost all travelers. No extremely spices dishes, no weird ingredients but just a moderate seasoning will convince you to try more and more local meals. Empanadas, tostadas, enchiladas, burritos and tortillas are only some of them and Guatemala offers much more!

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