I feel for those readers of this blog living in Canada and most parts of the us. Why? What is a News Years Eve Party without fireworks. In Canada well we are allowed to buy these kids type of Fireworks and in much of the US it is the same.

In Guatemala for New Years the tradition for locals to light off mass amounts of Fireworks. In fact a village San Juan del Obispo which is just outside of Antigua Guatemala is famous for the fireworks they build for special holidays like New Years.

In the main Park of Antigua at midnight everyone is treated to an enormous News Years Fireworks spectacle an even that can be seen from almost ever part of Antigua. The park is packed for hours in advance to get a ring side seat for the Fireworks display.

For us we like to watch the Fireworks from our home which is only a few block from the Park. We have a few quests and what we like it to watch the big show from our deck and then like all kids go to the streets like everyone else in Antigua and light Bomba's as they are called in Spanish.

Fireworks are readily available in Antigua, however we prefer to shop at the huge Bomba shop which is setup every years beside the main market in Antigua. This is a mans dream Fireworks Market.