The exchange rate between US$ and Quetzales has remained fairly constant for years. That’s actually a regional exception. Two Central American countries “gave up” and use the US$ as their… Read more
When I first moved to Guatemala I was pretty sure all sources of healthy (organic, non-GMO, …) food on-line would mean an on-line order from Amazon, a long wait, customs… Read more
In https://gringo2gt.com/land-of-opportunity/ I called Guatemala the land of opportunity because you could live cheaply and then develop your income model. The only trick is that your income should come from… Read more
I bought a used Garmin Nuvi 1450 GPS for my car. It came with a 2020 version of the maps for Central America. While the unit seemed to function, it… Read more
Should you consider photovoltaic solar power is the basic question. While I plan to address this in some detail, this is the very basic considerations. And, the one-word answer is… Read more
Not often mailing a physical letter makes sense these days but today was one of those days. I needed to send a nastygram to a company in the U.S. along… Read more
Gas for cooking and maybe hot water means a propane cylinder. The most common size for a house is a 25 lb. cylinder but there are also 35 lb. and… Read more
Transmetro is one of the three bus systems that serve Guatemala City. It’s the newest, safest and most interesting. Transmetro runs routes with dedicated stops. The stops are elevated as… Read more
In most cities of any size you will find a supermarket, a chain drug store and so forth. In a “colonia” (basically a suburb) you will likely need to walk… Read more
Probably the best place to walk your dog in the north end of Guatemala City. The avenue is a wide two lanes in each direction. On each side there is… Read more