Our Man in Antigua

‘cuz that’s what i’m hearing around town…the owner’s wife mopping her own floors at Detalles, my laundry on 6th ave, next to the el gato negro…hostels closing, biz off…did notice that the old Deliciosa sign on the deli on 3rd calle has been removed, about a month after some new interior changes were seen underway but who knows anymore? ‘met the Israeli who has the new hamburger joint on the edge of town, goin’ towards Ciudad Vieja…some people have said the burgers are great…’field research indicated’…

a last email and phone call to the Antigua Shooting Range today…i don’t get it..Pangea closed tonight(smart) Cimino’s, on the plaza, now offering a 2X1 breakfast…that makes sense, at least to me..eggs are one quetzal per, throw in the beans, queso, two pieces of toast, cuppa coffee…probably looking at 35 cents or 3 quetzals worth of grub X two…hmm..

Minoshka’s Spas might want to consider this as a new ad campaign..with their existing three locations they must be rubbing folks the right way….saw signs  at the Creativo Spa on 2nd calle advertising a ‘chocolate massage’…dark, white or semi-sweet?….gotta ask MDC, i s’pose

per Luis the Guide who knows stuff, folks in the travel biz are thinking that it’s over til the election…either that or the inauguration…Guate loses Mano Suave and gets Mano Dura…could be worse, as the latest stats for  murder in the C4 + countries don’t include Gautemala…Honduras, El Salvador, Panama, Belize yes…at last, not #1 in something dreadful.

I’m looking forward to El Caminante’s Hollowweeny thing…i need some diversion and i suspect that’s their plan..