In Antigua and the surrounded communities there are still exist public laundry washbasins. The one pictured here is in Ciudad Vieja (aerial shots), about 1 mile from Antigua. Ciudad Vieja (history+map) was the Capital of Guatemala and Central America before it moved to Antigua in the 16th century.
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May 13th, 2006
that’s very interesting, both the photo and the caption
May 13th, 2006
Wow, that’s really interesting!
May 14th, 2006
Very interesting and beautiful shot!
May 15th, 2006
This is really cool. But I don’t get how they wash their clothes?
-Heidi
April 25th, 2007
[...] was almost a year ago when I published a photo of the public laundry washbasins in Ciudad Vieja and Heidi asked how do they wash their clothes? As an answer I did a follow up [...]
April 25th, 2007
Public laundry washbasins at work…
On May 13th I posted a photo a public laundry washbasin in Ciudad Vieja and Heidi asked how do people wash their clothes in such facilities. Here I have a follow-up photo taken at the same time and day. People, usually from low income areas, take thei…