Thursday, June 6, 2013

June 3-5, 2013

Pitaya (dragon fruit) and lychees are now available at the market.


Maritza makes tamalitos.
José follows instructions to make a tamalito.

Spanish school students in cooking class
Sauce for pulique, a typical dish of Panajachel and surrounding areas, is strained to remove seeds.

Cooked plantains are blended to make an atol.
http://www.thefoodieskitchen.com/2011/10/atol-de-platano-hot-plantain-beverage/


This is the finished meal of pulique and plantain atol.  Tamalitos are served with the pulique.

Amanda and Cat-o hang out.

Cat-o curls up in Amanda's rain jacket.

Bike parking at Life School

Lanchas at the main dock in Panajachel

I take a lancha across the lake to San Pedro to visit the beautiful new Cooperativa Spanish School and my former teacher, Mynor.
http://www.cooperativeschoolsanpedro.edu.gt/eindex.htm

Dog of the day