- We are very sleepy... - I don't like airplanes. The capital is not touristy. - The chicken pepián arrived. - Wow. - Can we try a mangonada? Along with the church. - And Guatemala is one of those countries... - Lisanna. - Stop pretending to be asleep... - She pretends to be asleep... - I'm not asleep... - How's it going, people? All good? - We are at the Cancun airport waiting for our flight to Guatemala. - We are very sleepy. - Because yesterday we couldn't sleep much, - because whenever we travel it gives us a bit of anxiety. - Me more for the plane - and Lisanna for the papers, to enter a new country. - All that stress you get when you're going to enter a place, did you see? - Where I've never been before. - And there we are here, at the airport, sitting. - It's very cold, because the air conditioning is very strong. - There are some airports that put the air at the minimum possible temperature. Leave in the comments those who work in airports why. Because I suggest something to you: increase a little, you save electricity and you would be fine. - I have a theory, which is for people to consume more. But not even a tea is going to warm me up. - But you're going to spend and take it. - And we take an Ado. - The bus here, the Ado. - To come here. - You can only buy it at the moment, you can't buy it in advance online. - I don't know why, the one at the airport is like that. - It cost like 5 USD. - $5. Each person. - It's very cheap. - Very good service. - And our flight to Guatemala lasts about 1 hour. - It's short. - Fast. - Let's go with the company... - Volaris. - What is a company here, low-cost. - We only carry the backpack, there it is. - And it has to fit inside the box so that we don't pay the extra weight. - So nothing, just wait now. - How long until the flight, my love? I think that in half an hour you can go up. So I go to the bathroom. - Well, bye, my love. Yay! Come on. An advice. We never pay to choose a seat. That means you can be anywhere, right? pulls you But generally, we put the seat together. So we don't pay for it but we can still sit together. Sometimes it happens that we are not, but usually yes. What's happening? - I don't like heights. I love it. - I don't like airplanes, I don't like it, I don't like it... Everything will be fine. - This is the only thing I don't like, being in the heights. - I'm not complaining about anything else. - Wow... - That one is active, huh. Softly. - A butter. - It's the best landing of my life... - Look, Lisanna, the active volcano. - Whoa! Look! - That's where I want to go. Do you know where I want to go now? - Where to? - To sleep. - Me too. - There are the exchange houses. - When you arrive at any airport you always find one. - What I'm doing now is withdrawing at the ATM. - Because the cashier makes me the official change. - And the exchange houses suddenly make me a really bad change. - It is worth taking out at the ATM. - And that's what I'm going to try to do. - If there is an ATM. - We went through the border, that is, through immigration control... - It was the calmest of all our lives. - They didn't even ask us for an exit ticket, they didn't ask me what I do, - they didn't ask me what I'm going to do in the country, nothing. - They asked me for the piece of paper, which I filled out, - they put a 90-day stamp in my passport and said "come in." - And that was it. But always have everything that is required to enter. - I mean, we had everything prepared with Lisanna. - But this time they haven't asked us for anything. - Now I'm looking for a way to get to the Historic Center of the city. - But first I need to find an ATM to get some quetzales. - Then see if we are going to go by bus or Uber. - If there is a public bus, we will go by public. - But if there isn't, it's going to have to be Uber. - I'm going to try to find an ATM first. - They told us that there is a parking lot ahead and we can get money. - But the ideal would be for us to call an In-driver. - Which is cheaper than Uber. - So let's try to see if Lisanna can download it on her phone. - Che, what a nice weather there is. - They should be about 25°C, cool and a nice breeze. - Uh, how many people are there. - Ah, here is the airport parking lot. - Very good. - We are locating. - There's the cashier. - Well, we couldn't get money. I don't know why the ATMs don't work at all. - We couldn't call the Uber and the In-drive. - Because the only payment method that is accepting us now is cash. - And I thought that I was going to be able to withdraw at the ATM - I couldn't. - And when I could have changed money, I did not change. - I started to look at the map and we are really close to the subway. - Because Guatemala has a complete metro line. - So, we're going to walk there. - And I'm going to see if I can somehow pay for a ticket with my debit card, - buy the card. - And with that we go to where the Government Palace and the Plaza de la Independencia are. - That's where we have to go. In the end, we were able to withdraw money. We did the grocery shopping and now we finally decided to go to the In-drive. Because it's fast, we have to upload a video for today. And take a nap :) - We rested for a while and then we went for a walk. That's how it is. - The In-drive costs cheaper than the Uber. - And it is cheaper, in turn, than the taxi. - Well, we made it to the Airbnb. - It was quite easy to find. - There was a code with a black box outside. - We put the code and opened the door. - It says that there is potable water here to drink and a microwave, Lisanna. - To use. - Now you have to put the following code. - We arrived. - Whoa. - Lisanna, desperately, is going to go to bed. - It has a private bathroom, everything. Aah... - Well, people, and we got up from our nap. - Let's see if Lisannita is calmer now. - Are you happier now, my love? Yes, I already put on makeup and everything. A. - Poor Lisannita... She was already very tired. - I understand her. - I put in for an hour and got up about three hours later. I do not know what happened. - Today, folks, we're going to go more into a freestyle. - I mean, we don't have anything very prepared. - We are more spontaneously knowing the capital. - From Guatemala. - We are in an area here that is not so touristy. - From a very traditional neighborhood of Guatemalan people - who live here. - We are going to walk there towards the central square. - To learn a little more about the history of the place. What I realized is that the capital is not touristy. - Oh yeah. Tourists go from the airport, the majority. Almost all, straight to Antigua. That it was the old capital. And there it is picturesque. Very well maintained, touristy, full of restaurants and bars. - But hey, we also like to walk in non-touristy places. - Because we feel that we can get to know the country's culture better that way. - What if you only go to places that are typically touristy. - And Guatemala has many interesting things. - First, because it is the most populous country in Central America. - It has 18 million inhabitants. And 3 million and a little more live here in Guatemala City. - In the capital. - The country has 37 volcanoes. - And 3 of them are active. - A country with enough seismic movement. - There was even a very strong volcano, I think the last one was in 1972, which killed thousands of people. And it swept through many parts of the country. Well, the square became popular now... - It's full. People come here. - Oh, sure, today is Saturday, and people come to enjoy the day in the square. - The weather, aside, is really good. It is not hot, nor cold. - Let's not forget, my love, that we are at an altitude of 1,500 meters. - Look at the Guatemalan flag, how beautiful. - This is the Plaza de la Constitución. - It is important because the Constitution of Guatemala was signed here. - And there ahead is the National Palace of Culture and the government. - From Guatemala. - There, if I'm not mistaken, the current president of the country works there. - There is the Metropolitan Cathedral. - Also, that it is the most important cathedral in the country. - And the capital of Guatemala is actually called "La Nueva Guatemala de la Asunción." - Which is in honor of the Virgin of the Assumption. - This is the full name of the capital. - But many (or almost all) of us know it as Guatemala City. - How good it seems to me, how calm people are, right? - Enjoying the day, re piola. - Here are some crafts. - There are many handicrafts, indigenous, I think. - Because another incredible thing about Guatemala - is that 24 languages are spoken in this country. - Apart from Spanish, obviously. - Because there are many indigenous tribes. - And more than half of the world's Mayan population - resides here in Guatemala. - The indigenous cultural wealth in this country is gigantic. - Maybe we have chances to meet them when we go touring, right? - Here they say that 40%, more or less, of the population dominates the Mayan language. - And there are also Mayan ruins, - very important places further to the... North. - To the north of the country. - What is also interesting about Guatemala is its history. - Because before the Spanish it was an indigenous territory, right? - Then the Spanish came, they colonized. - They put the indigenous people into forced labor. - And Guatemala became a Spanish colony. - For the cultivation of sugar, cocoa, coffee, rice. - Because Guatemala has very good land for agriculture. - Well, after that, Guatemala, if I'm not mistaken and my memory serves me correctly, - joined the countries of Central America. - Arming like a great country, a great block. - To become independent. - Of what was Spain, and they got it. - But after that they had a coup - which was kind of financed by the United States. - Because he wanted to control everything that was the region of the Caribbean and Central America. - So that communism does not grow. - So, they supported a coup - and ended up removing the president who had been elected by popular vote. - And they put up a military government. - Right with this one, also actually, Guatemala went through a civil war. - It lasted many years and more than 200 thousand people died. - This civil war was also a fight to seek social equality. - The rights of the Guatemalans who lived here. - And diminish that difference that existed between the political caste - and the population. - Well, the thing is that... - I don't quite remember the date when Guatemala - became a democratic country again. - But I do remember that in 1996 the civil war ended. - Peace was signed. - And from there it's like Guatemala always comes - fighting and working to improve its democracy. - And the rights of Guatemalans. We are coming to the market. I hope they still serve the dishes. - I wanted to try the pepián. - That they told me that it is the typical dish here and that we cannot leave without trying it. - Look how there is such a variety of fruits and vegetables. - Because the strongest part of the Guatemalan economy is agriculture. Smells good. - Ooh, that's good. So let's go find... - Lisanna, we returned to a market after so long. It's true. - What we like. - Oh... Chorizo, grilled chicken, fish. - Let's see, there are several. Look my love. - This one is quite full, huh. - Miss, do you have a spy? - Oh yeah. - Has? - We never tried it and we don't know what it is either. - Pepián? - It's with p. - Ah, it's with p, pepián? - Yes. - It's the typical dish here, isn't it? - Yes, the pepián. - And what is he wearing? - Take carrot, chili and potato. - All vegetable, and there is chicken and there is beef. - Two with chicken. - What is the Guatemalan beer? I would like to try. - Rooster. - Rooster? Let's try the Gallo. Rooster or Rooster - To snack. - To snack? - Because? It's spicy? - Because he's going to want more. - Aaah... - Okay... - Well, let's try the Gallo. - Let's see what's up. - Try it. - Do you know what I liked about this beer? - The malt feels very strong. - It's well malted. - "Famous since 1896." - It's good. - And it's cold. - I like beer when it is strong in malt flavor. The official currency of the country is the quetzal because, as we learned in Chichén-Itzá, they have the quetzal, which is a bird. Very beautiful from what we saw in the photo. It represents freedom and is the sacred bird of the Mayans. And that is also why, perhaps, the coin is called that way. That's how they look. It doesn't remind me of any other country, really. From 20 to 50. - I don't know why the Guarani from Paraguay comes to my mind. - Reminds me a little. - The chicken pepián arrived. - Wow. At first glance it looks like a stew. - Like a soup but... With rice, potato, carrot and chicken. - Chicken. The sauce has like a taste of... I feel like barbecue. - Oh, barbecue. - Wow. - The dish is well served. - And here they bring us corn tortillas. - I mean, it's not just in Mexico that they eat. - They are eaten in Guatemala too. - What did you think of the food, my love? - The pepián. - I loved the chicken. Very soft. - Well seasoned. - Yes. - I'm going to dip a little and try the sauce first. - It has a different taste that I don't know what it is. - What I can say is that it is very well seasoned. - It has cilantro, it has chicken broth, it tastes like carrots. - Vegetables, a little of everything. - What I can say is that it is very rich, I love this type of food. - Very nutritious too, and healthy. - Well, the pepián was very, very good. Two plates with Coca-Cola and beer, 100 quetzales. - And to eat healthy and abundant. - Wow. - They are all little things made of wood. - How nice. Hello. - Hello. - Good afternoon. - Good afternoon. - Look what a beautiful color. - Oooh, woow... First time I've seen a market with bright lights like that. - Yeah? I think it's decoration. - They would seem to be wedding flowers and things like that. Look, destiny wants to give us signs. - He gives us signs all the time, my love. Every day. - He shows up every day. - We're going to have to get married, Lisanna. - Hello hello hello. - Hi how are things? - Look, decorations for your wedding when you decide. - Look, do you know what we were talking about? - That we are going to have to get married because every day a sign appears - that we have to get married. - There is good? - I said "I can't escape anymore". - What's new. - It isn't true? - Very nice what they do. - All good? - Don't worry? - All good and you? - All good there, very nice. - We are documenting Guatemala. - Oh yeah? - We have a YouTube channel, yes. - Wow, how nice! - Yes. - Give me your channel name and I'll follow you. - Well. - Go ahead. - This is how we also put the friend on YouTube. - And that's it. - Come on, of course! - Do they also say 'come on' here? - In Guatemala? - I say 'come on', no. - Is it a Mexican word or is it also from Guatemala? - Because I heard it in Mexico. - No, she's Mexican. - Oh, okay. - It's Mexican, the word is Mexican. - The word is Mexican. - AHA. - But are you Guatemalan? - From Guatemala, yes. - Here we say "you". - You? - Aha, "you". - "You" is like a friend. - As I say in Argentina, you? - If you. - But "vos" is "you" for me. - Oh, is that you? - "How are you?" For example. - "You have something..." It's 'you'. - For you, what does it mean? Friend? - Friend. - And you, what do you sell here? - Wedding decorations. - Ah... - For a wedding, which is 15 years. - Have you already clicked on? - There, you have to subscribe, there. - Now yes. - Here it happened! - When the video comes out, you'll come out too. - Come on, I'm going to see him here. - What's it called? - My name is Cesar. - Cease. - AHA. - A pleasure what you do and a pleasure to meet you. - No, there we are. - Thanks for the sympathy. - No, there is no pity, there we are. - So come here at Cesar's stall and buy the one you want to get married. - Lisanna wants to get married. - So here we come to buy, Cesar. - The day of the wedding. - Yes of course? - But do you ship to Estonia? - For all. - Yeah? - For everything, yes. - Look, Estonia is far away. - Ah, but we sent it. - Do they send it the same? - We sent it by plane. - Well. - Thank you, Caesar! - No shame, welcome. - A hug, thank you. - Don't worry, have a good time. - Hello. - Hello! - How's it going? - Do you also sell wedding products? - Everything, everything. - Yeah? - And do you think we should get married now or not? - At the time. - Let it be the moment, right? - At the time. - The moment has passed. - You're already taking too long. - Thank you people, very kind! - Have a good day, see you later. - Bye bye! Bye! - See you later! - Cake. - Look, we have everything here. - Everything, everything. - Crowns. - Look, Lisanna, for Princess Lisanna. - Ahhh. - Doesn't she look like a princess? - Okay, a princess! - One princess. - What eyes. - Did you like the eyes? - You can tell him, no problem. - Aren't you jealous? - No, I'm not jealous. - Okay. - No problem. - Yes, because right now I don't have gloves. - Oh, sure... For what? - For the fight. Oh. - Look how cute. - 15 years old. - Very pretty. - Here we put it in the video, Jorge. - OK. - So that they come to buy. - There we are. Thank you! - Thanks, friend, God bless you. - Thank you. - Bye thanks. - Have a good day, good afternoon. - Thank you. I am very friendly. - Very. - Very very very. - And they have a humor... - Very good. - Yes. - Good morning. - Good morning. - Good day. - Look at the abundance of fruits and vegetables everywhere. - I had read a little about the economy of the place. - I had seen here that agriculture is very strong, right? - There are many peasants, people who live in the fields. - Inside the country. - And I was curious to know how much people earn here. - Because, with what we've seen so far with Lisanna, - the prices are good for tourists. - You can eat well - for 4-5 USD, even for less as we saw. - Today we have a soup for 2 USD. - So, for the tourist it is very good. - What we did see and I don't know for the local people here - because the average salary in Guatemala is 425 USD. - It would be 3700 GTQ Q, I think. But keep in mind that the average does not show the vast majority. - Exact. - And right there he said that the people who live in the fields, - people living in rural areas, - indigenous communities, sometimes earn less than that. - Less than minimum wage. - The minimum wage, from what I saw in Guatemala, - is 12 USD per working day. - You people, who know better than I, - correct me, if I'm wrong, but - we and Lisanna always read that a lot - to situate ourselves, more or less, how much it will cost us to visit the country. - Or how much money we need. - To make the trip. - And through the average salary, one, more or less, gets an idea. - There's the subway, Lisanna. - Today we tried to take the subway thinking it was a subway. - But, actually, the subway is a bus. - Except that we walked from the airport - to a subway station thinking we were going to take a subway. - From what the driver of the drive told us, - public transport is good. - And you can move around the country easily with public transport. There's the stop. - Ah, it is integrated then. Security here feels normal. Well, since it is a new country, I will never be 100%. Because I'm still getting to know him, right? - Yes. The second round may be better. I'm sorry normal, obviously, you have to be careful. But from what my eyes have already seen of the world, it's nothing serious. - Suddenly, out there, like they tell you about it, right? - They say "no, it's dangerous, be careful". - But, for now, it's calm. - This, my love, is the post office building. wow. - It is an emblematic building of Guatemala City. - First, because of its architecture. - With what it was built, which was in the 20th century, it has neoclassical architecture. - A simple architecture. - It was the post office, it was very important. - Because from here Guatemala began to open up, right? - Both to the country and to the world. - Because he began to communicate. - And currently it is the headquarters of the Secretariat of Executive Coordination of Guatemala. - There is. - "September 15, 1827". - Could it be that this is the correct date for the independence of Guatemala? - I think that's it. - Leave in the comments. - Leave in the comments. - The only pity I feel is that today is Saturday - and most of these places are open from Monday to Friday for visitors. - Like the government house too. - We can't go in to visit them. - Ehhh, look, a pilgrimage. What that? - Dude, excuse me. - What is this about? - We are tourists, we don't know. Sorry. - That is a celebration of the Blessed Sacrament. - That is to say that once the 40 days of Holy Week passed, - the Resurrection of Jesus. - Yes. - The Holy Eucharist is represented in the most holy. - So, we take a walk to celebrate the resurrection. - Of Jesus. - Of Jesus Christ. - Brilliant. - Very kind of explaining. - Thank you so much. - Thank you. - To the order. Look how curious, we did not expect that. - You, Lisanna, have never seen a pilgrimage. No. I have seen Holy Week in Madrid, but... - Ah. - This is a religious pilgrimage in Latin America. - Something we noticed with Lisanna is that all the addresses are - 'first avenue', 'second avenue', 'third avenue'. - 'Fifth Avenue', 'Seventh Avenue'. - "Zone 1", "zone 2", "zone 3", "zone 4", "zone 16". - The organization of the city is exactly like that. - It's striking, because I don't remember many cities that are organized in this way. - Most of them have the name of a street, right? Yes. - Here they put a number on it. It's easier for me to organize myself to find myself. - And I also read that it was the way they planned the city - so that public services work as efficiently as possible. - The mail, the garbage. - Not all? - A pair of jean pants, 100 GTQ Q. 10. - 10 USD. - Out there I feel that people stop, they stare at us, like that. Yes. - Did you see? There is something going on. - Eh... There's a... - Do you want to sit in that chair? I can't reach... - Look, Lisanna, a Drag Queen show. - Che, the pedestrian street is quite long, huh. Yes. - Let's walk a little more. - Look, dollar city. - That's in English. - Well, today we went to the supermarket and it was a Walmart. But it was called something else. - Sometimes I feel that in Central America - there is a fairly large influence from the United States. - That? Ceviche, mang... I thought it was fruit, but no. - What is it? - Made of mango... - Oh, I want to try it. - No, it's not mango. - It's mango, my love. - "Mangonada", don't you see that everything is mango? - "Mr. mango." - Ah... - Can we try a "mangonada"? - It looks like a michelada but made of mango. I know that's more Mateo style. - I love those weird things, weird tastes... - Like that, mixed, salty, sweet. And it's not so much for me. - It's age, my love. - When you get old, you put dulce de leche on a piece of cheese. - Sweet quince. - That means you're old. - With dulce de leche it is delicious. - When you, Lisanna, start to like beer, - it means you're getting old. But maybe I'll never like it... So, I'll be forever young... Aaa... - There it is, my love. - 20 GTQ Q, my love. - The bossy. - It's $2.50. - Thank you! - Thank you. - Uh... - Wow. - It is the mixture of the sweet with the clamato of the clamachela, Lisanna. - The same flavor. - Tomato juice, lemon, salt. - Mixed with how sweet mango is. - I loved. It's just... it tastes like a michelada... - Exactly. I like the pure mango. It's like mango on ice. - This is not for all kinds of palates. - That I assure you. Bon appetit... Thank you. Here it seems that trade trade trade begins. - Eh... look what it is. - You don't know when it's over, it's so big. - Here is the church. - Look, the subway. - Did you realize that we are in the middle of a huge market - and look how clean there is and there is a certain silence and tranquility? - Did you notice that difference, my love? Yeah, pretty quiet. - That's what I was going to tell you, that the people here are calmer. - There are enough policemen here in the place. Because I think it's going to happen on... - The pilgrimage. That. They like... - Tacos. Mexicans. - No, it says "taco shop"... Look, it has a Mexican flag. - Wow. - Mexican tortas and tacos. - You look. - "Taco al pastor". - Three for 15 GTQ Q. Look, the typical clothing. - But they explained to us that, depending on the indigenous civilization, - the type of clothing changes. And that, what clothing is it? - ... whose is this? Graduation dress here. - And wedding too. More or less, wedding is more like a gala. Look at this building. It is the Ministry of the Interior. But it's like castle style. - And we will be missing the Tower of the Reformer. - That we are not going to walk now because we are a little far away. - And it's already getting dark, and well... - We don't go out much at night, really. - But it's a tower that seems to be the Eiffel Tower. - It's like in the middle of the avenue. - It's giant. - And they did it in honor of a military reformer president - I don't remember the name. - But that he made a series of reforms in the country. - Like he was a revolutionary. - For the time, everything that changed and the rights that... - Ah! From there they are pulling, look. Oh, what a scare... - There you go. Oh... - My love, were you scared? Yes... what were you saying? - If not... - Aah... - Come, come and see. They shoot fireworks along with the church. - Lisanna is afraid... - Look. - Whoa. - Now do you understand, Lisanna, that fireworks are not shots? But it's so high... - Poor... my love... No, the only thing I don't understand. I'm going to explain something to you. - Lisanna is like the puppies, that when they shoot fireworks they get scared. The noise is very loud... "Volume", "Lower the volume". That in my country, where the majority of the population is not a believer, it is known that, for example, Christmas, as it is a Christian holiday, is a time of great peace, silence. Well, peace, right? - Yes.
You can't make noise, you can't do anything. Now, what I don't understand is that, for example, in Argentina, as you say, they are very Catholic, right? - Yes. They shoot fireworks, they make noise. I don't understand that... - Yes, we shoot fireworks at Christmas. And my country, which is not a believer, says that it is a time of peace. - Of silence. Yes. It's like I respect... - Jesus Christ. Clear. - Here, no, here is like a commemorative and fireworks are thrown. - Do you understand? - Well, my people, this is where the act of the Constitution was signed. - Where the Cathedral was already destroyed by an earthquake and they rebuilt it. - Look, my love, how they rebuilt it perfectly the same. Wow, beautiful. - Let's end the video where we started it - and say our first impressions we had of Guatemala. - The truth is that after having spent a nice day, - calm, where we tasted good food, good prices, - we could see a very clean city. - Very organized. - I, in particular, may be rushing a bit, - but I would dare to say that Guatemala is one of those countries - that do not have the fame they deserve touristically speaking. - But today, coming here and walking and seeing with my own eyes, - surprised me. - Exceeded the expectations I had about the country. - Mainly security. - That much is said about Central America. - That it really wasn't. - I felt very comfortable. - I loved it. - And I am very motivated to continue getting to know the country. And tomorrow, the plan is to go to Antigua. It is already a more touristy place where tourists really do go. And from there continue touring the most beautiful points of the country. So, if you liked the video, leave a big like. - Subscribe to the channel if you like the content. comment something And see you in the next video! - Bye! - Bye!
