Antigua, Guatemala, Street Food Vendors

In Antigua, Guatemalastreet food vendors persist despite strict regulations, operating in what the study terms 'gray space.' This concept, drawn from urban theory (Lefebvre, Harvey), highlights how vendors navigate ambiguous legal boundaries through everyday practices. The research reveals that spatial permissibility allows these vendors to thrive, challenging formal city governance while fulfilling livelihood needs. Long-term ethnographic observations captured interactions among vendors, handicraft sellers, tourists, and officials, demonstrating that rights to the city are exercised informally yet effectively in public spaces.

Little, W. E. (2020). Antigua, Guatemala, Street Food Vendors. Revista Del CESLA: International Latin American Studies Review, (25), 209–232. https://doi.org/10.36551/2081-1160.2020.25.209-232