Every once in a while, the readers of AntiguaDailyPhoto participate in a creative exercise: to invent a plausible dialogue or conversation among the characters that appear in the pictures. That’s right, that means YOU reading this text right now. I will help you get started by sharing with you that the three men above are … Read more
Without realizing it I posted a mini series about vehicles. What do you know, my unconsciousness has been behind the wheel of AntiguaDailyPhoto in the last few days. C’est la vie! La Antigua Guatemala is a rough town with its cobblestone streets on pedestrians and vehicles. To be honest, I don’t think these colonial style … Read more
The chicken bus barely stopped while crossing over 4a calle oriente; the main artery that becomes the exit to Guatemala City. A traffic cop was there. Furthermore, the bus pilot blasted the horns. Lastly, the bus parked in front of the Cathedral, next to the Main Plaza. Three traffic violations in less than 20 seconds. … Read more
It is amazing how many classic cars one can find in La Antigua Guatemala. Just follow the white rabbit to see some of the classic cars that have be shown in AntiguaDailyPhoto. By the way, I grew up with the Holywood notion that Volvos are safe and ugly square boxes owned by mothers or teachers … Read more
These are my friends Nelo and Miguel. This candid portrait was taken with the iPhone and uploaded while we jested about who would play Poncherello and Jon Baker in CHiPs Antigua chapter? Who do think will make a very convincing Officer Francis (Frank) Llewelyn “Ponch” Poncherello?
RENAP stands for Registro Nacional de las Personas or National Registry of Persons. RENAP is the government institution in charge of replacing the old Guatemalan identification card known as Cédula for the new Guatemalan identification card goes by the name of Documento Personal de Identificación, DPI for short. The DPI is a plastic card, similar … Read more
Simple and elegant, that’s what I think is the essence of the colonial architecture of the Casa Antigüeña. How about you? What words would you use to describe it?
A huge part of the beauty of the Casa Antigüeña is found in its details. Simple details like a rustic round staircase with natural spot lights to illuminate during the day, the wonderful filtered sun light is more than enough. Interesting enough, for the most part the style of the architecture of the Casa Antigüeña … Read more
These colorful and strange-looking flowers are the gift of a climber plant known locally as Tumbergias (tunbergia misurense is the scientific name). Tumbergias are quite popular in the gardens of La Antigua Guatemala. Tumbergias are also very popular with bees and bumblebees and the why is very obvious once you seen the amount of nectar … Read more
Jardín Antigüeño is also another series that needs to be awaken. Jardín Antigüeño is a photographic tour through the most often found flowers in the gardens of La Antigua Guatemala. La Antigua Guatemala is known as the Ciudad de las perpetuas rosas, the city of the perpetual roses. Well, surely you can find roses everywhere … Read more
Okay, I believe it is time to awake the dormant Casa Antigüeña series with fresh and new material. We’ll start slow with just some details that were left out last time we covered the architectonic elements that make up the enchanting Spanish colonial architecture found in La Antigua Guatemala. Let’s begin with the bathroom sink … Read more
Since my handle in the English language is not so good, I would like to request for you guys to help me understand what’s the difference between a photograph and an image? I’ll welcome all the answers and suggestions. Thanks!
In La Antigua Guatemala we are so lucky to have fresh tropical fruits year round to prepare our licuados and smoothies. Since the low coastal lands are within one or two hours distance, we are guaranteed a fresh supply of tropical fruity goodness any day, any time. Sweet. Refreshing. Natural. Licuados are one of those … Read more
La Antigua Guatemala is one of the areas undergoing more development per square inch than any other city in the Guatemala according to Elizabeth Bell in the article What is the extent of urban planning in La Antigua? published in the June issue of Revue Magazine. So, it comes as no surprise that sites under … Read more
