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Spanish Business Training Seminar in Guatemala

January 26th, 2009 | Guatemala - Business | No Comments »

El Instituto para la Competitividad Empresarial is offering a 5 month training program on how to have a run a successful business. The course will begin on February 3rd, 2009 and be held from 5:30 to 9:30 pm and will be held in Guatemala City.

The course, which will be given in Spanish, will focus on equipping participants with competitive management and strategic marketing skills.

For more information on this course and others offered by the Institute visit www.icepyme.org, email diplomados@icepyme.org or call 2335–2975, 2335–2944.

Purchase Mayan Textiles in Antigua, Guatemala

January 23rd, 2009 | Guatemala - Culture | No Comments »

The Indigenous people of Guatemala produce some of the most beautifully woven and colorful textiles. The problem is, most of them live in remote villages, making their textiles a little harder to access than the ones massed produced for the tourist crowds. The solution is Nim Po’t, a consignment store that serves as a place to purchase and showcase Mayan textiles.

One of the most popular and sought after item available at Nim Po’t are huipiles, the large overblouses traditionally worn by Mayan women. The neat thing about huipiles is that each village has it’s own style, and it evolves over time, so experts can actually tell where a huipil is from and when it was woven just Read more

Bakery and Restaurant in Antigua

January 21st, 2009 | Guatemala - Places to Stay, The Best of Guatemala | No Comments »

Delicious chocolate cake and homemade banana bread are mmm mmm good at Doña Luisa Xicotencatl in Antigua, Guatemala.

This little restaurant and bakery is located on 4a calle oriente #12, but it is better known as the yellow house across the street from Deliciosa where there used to be a Subway, or next door to Fridas. It is a common place for Antigüeños to meet for breakfast on a Sunday morning, or grab lunch during the week.

The food is excellent, reasonably priced, and the atmosphere is great. Doña Luisa Xicotencatl is located in a restored home from 1650, and is named after conquistador Pedro de Alvarado’s companion. In the front room on the second floor there are some amazing Read more

Go Take a Hike! In Guatemala

January 12th, 2009 | Guatemala - Adventure, Guatemala - Must See or Do | No Comments »

Get your blood pumping hiking one of Guatemala’s volcanos/mountains!

Tajumulco is Central America’s highest volcano, at 13,776 feet, but technically it is an easy climb. It does, however offer some pretty amazing views of both Mexico and Guatemala. On a clear day you can see all the way to the Pacific Ocean!

Guatemala Coffee Farm and Estate

January 6th, 2009 | Guatemala - Business, Guatemala - Travel Tips | 1 Comment »

Guatemala is known for its excellent coffee, and a tour of a Coffee Farm & Coffee Museum is a fun way to taste what’s brewing in this Central American coffee hotspot.

Finca La Azotea is open from Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Saturday until 2 pm and closed on Sunday. It is located in Jocotenango, Sacatepequez.

Here’s the La Azotea way of doing things:

At La Azotea we plant only the highest quality Arabica variety of coffee, under a dense, bio-diversified canopy of shade trees. Our organic pest control system coupled with advanced composting used for fertilizer make Azotea en environmentally friendly plantation.

At harvest time our workers hand pick only the ripe red beans. These

Spanish Business Training Seminar in Guatemala

Purchase Mayan Textiles in Antigua, Guatemala

Bakery and Restaurant in Antigua

Go Take a Hike! In Guatemala

Guatemala Coffee Farm and Estate

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