In December, Antigua’s main plaza or Parque Central puts on a ‘light dress’ over the tree branches. I wish I had the photographic skills to capture this beautiful show of lights, all over the trees around Parque Central. Tomorrow I will bring another shot of the illuminated trees. Tags: Antigua Daily Photo / Antigua / … Read more
On August 3rd, I have said that La Antigua Guatemala is a very small town (about 10×10 block grid), but there is nothing like a map to put it in perspective. You have to click on the image of the map to get a larger size, so you can see all the details. Many people … Read more
On August 12th, the entry about The Dance of the Giants, I mentioned that on the weekends Calle del Arco, Antigua’s most famous and photographed street, becomes a pedestrian strip. It is nice to see dogs and cyclists take advantage of the extra space. Tags: Antigua Daily Photo / Antigua / Guatemala / dogs / … Read more
On September 1st, I posted one of my best shots yet, which goes by the name of Framed Shadow. That photo was the first glance at Iglesia de La Merced, Antigua Guatemala’s most famous and photographed church. Then, I showed you the dome and the atrium and moved away onto other subjects. Looking at yesterday’s … Read more
The quality of the light has been fabulous. I feel the urge to re-shoot almost all the buildings, houses, churches and ruins all over again. It’s been only two weeks since our last look at the Antigua Guatemala’s Cathedral, but the colors are a-changing so I figure I shoot it again. Here are other photos … Read more
Here is a slice of a frozen moment and life on a Sunday morning right after mass. This image could illustrate a meeting at the atrium of a town’s church anywhere in America, the continent, but in this case the snapshot was taken in San Miguel Escobar, a village about 3 kilometers from La Antigua … Read more
For the celebrations of the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception on December 8th, many towns have float parades. In this photo, we have “McGyver” raising his hands with pride and his campesino (farm worker) effigy float getting ready for the Ciudad Vieja float parade that goes by the convite name. Tags: Antigua Daily Photo / … Read more
With the season’s celebrations comes the ever-present traditional fair food. Here we have a shot of Guatemalan mole and buñuelos in the foreground and Pirujos, the name for Guatemalan sandwiches, in the background. Guatemalan mole is very similar to mole poblano, which is a chocolate and chili based sauce (over simplification of the ingredients). One … Read more
The Burning of the Devil right before the celebration of the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception marks the beginning of the Christmas Season. In this photo you can see a small altar for the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception in the Barrio (neighborhood) de la Concepción in La Antigua Guatemala. Tags: Antigua Daily Photo / … Read more
All year long he hides under the bed or in the junk piled up in the corner, casting misfortune or worse on helpless mortals. But on Wednesday, December 7, at 6 p.m. sharp, the Devil gets his comeuppance, as he is tossed out of the house along with the trash and set ablaze in the … Read more
We continue the music journey at Jamtigua International Music Festival with Ranferí Aguilar and his Rain Maker show. Hacedor de Lluvia or Rain Maker could be classified as new age music created with pre-hispanic music instruments. I know this short explanation does not really explain Ranferí Aguilar’s music, so I decided to present two videos … Read more
The best time of the year to visit La Antigua Guatemala, or Central America for the matter, is now. The months of November through February are the coolest—in some places even as low as under 0º C/32º F (and even Canadians complain)—; there is no rain or very little downfall; there are all kinds cultural … Read more
El Parque Central (Central Park click the link to see all the previous photos related to the park) is one of the nicest places in town. You can do many fun things around the park, spending nothing or so little money. You can have a cup of the best coffee in the world; you can … Read more
You may remember this red wall from the Pick your color #1 entry. These are some of adjectives our visitors use for this wall: It’s warm and an old color, red is more passionate—alive, red is like blood, rojo sangre de toro, et-cetera (you can read all the comments by clicking the link Pick your … Read more
Jamtigua is a music festival, now in its second year. Jamtigua is the merging of the words Jam and Antigua and the creation of Javier Burga. This year the music festival included paintings, sculptures, belly dancing, tap dancing and salsa dancing among other activities. The show started at noon on November 18th, and lasted about … Read more