Don’t you ever say I don’t take you deep into the most obscure holes of La Antigua Guatemala in search of the unexpected, the ugly and the sublime. The above signs were captured into a single frame at La Casa de Las Mixtas, a diner serving the antigüeños and foreigners alike since 1901. Come back … Read more
I don’t know how Barak Obama does it, but he shows up everywhere! Obama showed up in La Antigua Guatemala for my birthday. More recently, Obama appeared in billboards inside a video game for the iPhone/iPod Touch (remember I received one as my birthday present from my sisters). Now Obama showed up again in La … Read more
Oh the economy is hitting hard. People are trying to make ends meet. Some throw themselves to the streets to sell whatever they can. A ceviche stand is great option for generating additional income on the weekends since all you need is car or bicycle, a vinyl sign and a few stools. Oh, how I … Read more
We, graphic designers, are a weird bunch. We like thinks like patterns, textures, colors, signs, letter shapes, shapes, you name it; if it is visual we’re hooked. Since I am, after all, a graphic designer, please forgive my indulgences every once in a while.
Okay, let’s meet for lunch today, the meals are on me. But, the menu options are limited: Guatemalan Revolcado, Pepian, Hilachas, Subanik and Longanizas. For some reason, Guatemalans enjoy going out on the weekend and dining on the streets. That’s right, many people set up tent and a few pots with traditional Guatemalan dishes. You … Read more
I caught this sampler of Guatemalan t-shirt motifs. I am glad to see new ideas being stamped onto t-shirts. By the way, which one would you buy from the selection above?
I am happy to report that slowly but surely Guatemalan women are moving into all the positions they deserve. Two good friends come to mind: First of all, we have to congratulate Stephanie Falla {ñ} for winning the Best Future Project with Journalism 24/7 at Exponet, Prensa Libre’s initiative to promote best web practices and … Read more
Wow, my kid does look with the sousaphone; I am glad he’s not a piano or guitar player like everyone else; he’s a real sousaphone player. 😉 I will give a penny for your thoughts! Honest. I want to know what are your thoughts now. How are you taken all the recent events and economic … Read more
Or why didn’t my parents had me take classes of piano, guitar or saxophone? Something more sexier and less heavy, come on who wants to date a sousaphone player?
The more I see things through the camera lens, the more I realize how little I know and how ignorant I am. For instance, I took the shot of this musical instrument and only until I have to name it, I was aware of my ignorance regarding musical instruments. By the way, the name of … Read more
Today’s front cover for the mayor Guatemalan newspapers (Prensa Libre, elPeriódico and Siglo XXI) will have the news about a man who walked into call center last night and held hostage 50 people for a little over 4 hours under the threat of C4 explosives and weapons. At 11:50 all hostages were released and the … Read more
If you only browse the Indigenous category you will find 58 photos and hundreds more if you browse all 901 consecutive days since May 1st, 2006, but I am almost sure this is the first photo I shown of an indigenous man wearing the traditional pants around Antigua Guatemala. I wonder why the Guatemalan indigenous … Read more
Here’s the scoop and the ice cream, vanilla flavored and once it gets put on the cone they top it with acid-sweet syrup that ice cream men called chirmol. Chirmol is the Guatemalan name for a tomato-based sauce with peppermint, onions and hot chiles; so this is not what they put on the ice cream. … Read more
Well, you know I have shown the traditional Guatemalan ice cream carts before, but this is a first look inside the cart. The Helados La Favorita cart is made from wood, with a few hands of oil-based paint, a drawing of the ever-present Disney characters. Inside there is a metal bucket which holds the ice … Read more
Whether the climate is cold, windy, rainy, or sunny, the ice cream carts go out to satisfy the needs of the ice cream lovers everywhere around Antigua Guatemala. In the picture above, you can see three Guatemalan traditional ice cream carts from La Favorita (the favorite) being prepared for sunny day. Come back tomorrow if … Read more