We continue our series Antigua Lent Processions thanks to the wonderful imagery of our friend and collaborator Leonel [Nelo] Mijangos who has taken to the task to document every Lent procession in La Antigua Guatemala in the last decade. Santa Ana is another village of La Antigua Guatemala that is so close that you can … Read more
Yes Eric, Palacio de los Capitanes will be the new building for Museo de Santiago, which is the city and departamento’s museum. Museo de Armas de Santiago was, and still is for now, located next to the Municipal government offices; perhaps on the same building and that’s where the original mermaids were on display. The … Read more
One of the benefits of having attended the Antigua Guatemala Brand launching event was to have unlimited access to the inside of the newly restored Palacio de los Capitanes building. Certainly you remember the recent pages which showed you the new look of the palace after the restoration works, right? If not check out New … Read more
The village of Santa Inés is located on the edge of La Antigua Guatemala, to the right of the road that takes you to Guatemala City. I shared with you a photograph of the road taken from Santa Inés on April 1, 2011. I would venture to say that because Santa Inés village is located … Read more
North by Northwest, that’s how you get to Jocotenango from Antigua Guatemala’s Plaza Mayor (main plaza). Jocotenango is not a village of La Antigua Guatemala. Jocotenango is a municipality with its own elected mayor and all. Jocotenango is so close to La Antigua Guatemala that when you take La Calle Ancha which becomes La Calle … Read more
First thing first, my dear friend Nelo informs me that on the first Wednesday of the Lent period, also known as Ash Wednesday, the first velación (wake ceremony I believe is the translation for it; correct me if I’m wrong) is organized for the following Saturday at Santa Catalina Bobadilla, which is ALWAYS the first … Read more
Every week, many more houses and buildings are putting up their Lent decorations. This house located on Calle de Los Pasos, which is basically the route for the Stations of the Cross, which goes from the San Francisco El Grande church to El Calvario church. We can take the Lent decorations as a sure sign … Read more
In my humble opinion, I believe that La Antigua Guatemala is among the best places in the world to live, don’t you agree? I mean you get some of the benefits of living in a big city while retaining the colorful and peaceful aspect of a little town embedded in the highland of Guatemala. The … Read more
This is not the first time I shared with you a photograph of fountain adorned with flowers. As a matter of fact, this is quite a regular vista around La Antigua Guatemala. Right now is especially necessary to be near a refreshing fountain since we’re experiencing unusually hot weather conditions. Yesterday, the thermometer reached the … Read more
You don’t have to give your soul to the Devil as as Robert Johnson did at the crossroads to enjoy the quotidian corner life in La Antigua Guatemala. Just take your guitar, your camera or your sketch pad to capture the lonely and bored municipal transit police selling parking permits, the old man on the … Read more
A few days ago several members of Club Fotográfico de Antigua (Antigua’s Photo Club) and I went to the Municipalidad (City Hall) to request support for our photo club. I was surprised that within 10 minutes from arriving at the Muni we were already talking to the Mayor himself. Furthermore, I was astonished that he … Read more
Can you picture yourself having a Sunday breakfast or brunch with a pot of hot coffee from La Antigua Guatemala and your favorite Sunday papers, magazines or books? Or perhaps you prefer to catch up with the latest news from GuatemalaDailyPhoto.com or XelaDailyPhoto.com on your laptop or iPad? Or maybe you just prefer having a … Read more
I was very impressed to find out many of you knew about the original street name signs and also knew where they were located, or rather which original street names correspond to present day nomenclature. Can you tell me what’s the present day street or avenue that before was called Calle del Obispo Marroquín? Here’s … Read more
This is the main entrance/exit for La Antigua Guatemala. A couple hundred meters ahead the road ends and the cobblestone streets begin. We can say this is the edge of La Antigua Guatemala. If you take this road in the opposite direction in about an hour you reach Guatemala City. Since I just mentioned Guatemala … Read more
