Friday, May 30, 2008

Photos of Pinatas, Gifts, and People in Guatemala

These are my photographs from my travels in Guatemala. For more writings from my trip visit my travel blog at www.ladythetramp.com .These are photos of owls, dolls, gift shops and people in Guatemala.
(This is a photo of a metal owl to hang on the wall.)

(Photo of a papier mache mayan demon sculpture.)
(Photo of a Guatemalan woman making street food. These are papusas, made from corn meal and stuffed with cheese. They are topped with guacamole and tomatoes.)


(photo of people in the streets in Guatemala asking for directions. Directions are hard to get in Latin America. Maybe of the countries don't have street addresses, and they will tell you "50 meters south of the store")

(Photo of Pinatas in a Pinata shops in Guatemala waiting for a fiesta.)

(Photo of a laundry washing facility in Guatemala. They wash their laundry by hand in these big basins in the middle of town.)


(Photo of a Guatemalan man who really liked me and thought I was pretty.)

(Photo of a mayan mariachi singer playing a wierd instrument.)


(Photo of Mayan dolls in a tourist shop.)


(Photo of a tourist shop in Guatemala. Here they sell lots of local, handmade gifts.)

Thursday, May 29, 2008

Antigua, Guatemala Female Travel Blog Photos

More photos of Antigua, Guatemala. For more writing visit my Travel Blog on Lady the Tramp Travel Blog. www.ladythetramp.com
Here are images of transportation, horse and carriages, jeeps, and land rovers in Guatemala.

(Horse and carriage in Antigua, Guatemala.)
(Horse and Buggy in Guatemala)
(Indigenous music band playing native instruments in the street in Guatemala)
(Photo of a Jeep Wrangler in Guatemala)

(Photo of a old Land Rover in Guatemala)


(Papier mache animals made by indigenous people, guatemala)

(Guatemalan man walking down the street)


(Spanish Language newspapers in Guatemala)

(People in the street in Guatemala)


(A statue of mother mary in a catholic church in Guatemala)

Travel Photos of Antigua, Guatemala

Here are more pictures from Guatemala. catholic churches, tourist attractions, and food. For more on my adventures visit my travel blog at Lady the Tramp Travel Blog

(An old stucco catholic pope statue in the ruins of a cathedral in Antigua, Guatemala.)
(This was once a laundry washing facility where all of the washer women would congregate to do their laundry by hand.)
(These are horse and buggies waiting to be hired to drive tourists on tours around Antigua, Guatemala.)
(Photo of a sexy Guatemalan Cowboy)
(A fountain inside the Museum in Antigua, Guatemala.)



(Jelly and Corn Tortilla chips in Antigua, Guatemala. They make really yummy homemade jelly and jam.)



(More ancient ruins in Antigua, Guatemala.)



(Photo of a church in Antigua, with the Volcano in the back ground.)




(These are the food stalls of street food vendors near the market in Antigua, Guatemala. Cheap papusas filled with cheese and topped with Guacamole and yummy tacos.)




(More Spanish colonial ruins in Antigua, Guatemala.)

Photographs of Antigua, Guatemala

These are continued photos of Antigua, Guatemala, fountains, indigenous souveneirs, gifts, etc. For more on my adventures in Guatemala visit my blog at Lady the Tramp Travel Blog
(This is a photo of a fountain in the main square of Antigua, Guatemala. The mermaid statues are holding their boobs where the water comes out of.)
(This is a photo of a fruit stand where they make fresh fruit juices from oranges and mangos in Antigua, Guatemala.)
This is a photo of the garifunas. The Garifunas are blacks who were on slave ships from AFrica heading to the Carribbean. The ship wrecked and the slaves all swam to shore. They still retain their native culture and language. This is a photo of the garifunas singing and dancing to their traditional garifuna music in a restaurant in Antigua, Guatemala.
This is a photo of cheese and other assorted dairy products sold in a store in Antigua, Guatemala. It is hard to get milk here because it is so expensive. Cheese is also expensive, and they only have this white-ish rubbery kind of "fresh" cheese.
These are devil figurines carved by indigenous people of Guatemala.
Photo of woven and embroidered Mayan belts sold in Guatemala
Tropical fish in a fish tank in Guatemala. They are probably much more beautiful if you go scuba diving in the ocean!
Photo of dried flowers on a truck
This is a food stall where women sell juice and tortillas, papusas or tacos on the street. Street food in Guatemala


More photos from Antigua, Guatemala

These are more of my photos from Antigua, Guatemala. I really love this little town. It was a little expensive though due to the influx of heavy tourism. For more on my trip there visit my blog at Lady the Tramp Travel Blog
This is a photo of a corner convinience store in Antigua, Guatemala. They usually call them puperias in Spanish.
This is a sexy cowboy with a horse in Guatemala.
(I think this car had a little bit of trouble. People here seem to drive junked up metal on wheels.)
(Photo of the dancing Pharmacist in Antigua, Guatemala. This guy is everywhere! There is a chain of pharmacies in Central America that always has a guy in a big pharmacist suit dancing outside. I saw another one in Mexico.)
(These are really awesome carved skeleton and devil souveneir figurines. They were all hand carved by mayan indigenous people.)
(This is a photo of a pot shaped and painted like a jaguar.)
(This is a wall hanging of clay owls.)
(This is a photo of the clock tower in Antigua, Guatemala.)
(Photo of Coke and Pepsi bottles in Guatemala)
(Photo of a coco cola truck in Antigua, Guatemala.)


Pictures of Antigua, Guatemala

These are photos from Antigua, Guatemala. I stayed in Antigua for about a month. For more about my travels in Guatemala visit my blog at: http://www.ladythetramp.com

(This is a photo of carved wooden flutes. Indigenous street vendors sel these all over Guatemala.)
(This is a photo of one of the catholic church ruins in Antigua. Antigua was founded in the 1500's and still has the spanish colonial architecture to prove it!)
(Another photo of one of the catholic churches in Antigua. This one actually has a roof!)
(This catholic church is still in use. Many Mayan women congregate around this church because it has a beautiful courtyard.)
(This is a photo of a statue on the church.)
(This is a photo of the Agave Cactus plant. This is what they make tequila out of!)
(This is a very swanky tourist bar in Antigua, Guatemala.)
(This is a delivery bicycle with a sort of basket thing on the front.)
(The buses in Guatemala are all painted and pimped out. These chicken buses are pretty dangerous though!)
(Beautiful caged canaries)