Beyond the doorway of house in San Miguel Escobar
Here’s sneak peak at what’s inside a house in the village of San Pedro Escobar. As you can see, there’s a horse …
What a Mess We Make
I wish that all power lines would be buried underground, at least within the urban perimeters. The crisscross of cables really look …
The last days of the dry season
We’re living the last days of the dry season and judging by the amount of clouds around the volcanoes and some of …
Guatemalan Style School Bus
In Guatemala, nothing can be plain and simple, not the public transit system buses nor the school buses. Here’s a very good …
Contemplating the first rains of 2012
Well, it looks like the dry season it’s coming to an abrupt end. 🙁 Joaquin Sabina would ask in a song, ¿Quién …
The Woman Who Wasn’t There
When I took this photo I knew right there and then that it was going to be a black and white photograph. …
Library catalog still being used
It’s amazing the old or past things one finds still being used today in La Antigua Guatemala. I found this library catalog …
Freshly-picked avocados for sale
One of the benefits of living in the villages of La Antigua Guatemala is that many of the neighbors sell their excess …
Corre Carlos Corre
Here’s a follow up to Run Lolo Run published over five years ago. Once again, there’s kid running with both feet on …
Every day is laundry day at los lavaderos
It doesn’t matter what day of the week you stop by the public washbasins, lavaderos, you will always find the ladies doing …
Recycling the Maize Canes
It’s amazing how this farmworker can carry so many discarded maize canes on his back, just like an ant, carrying more weight …
Two-wheelers are the most popular vehicles in Guatemala
Bicycles, scooters, and motorcycles are the most popular vehicles in Guatemala since they are the most economical in terms of use and …
Working People
As I captured this picture I was immediately transported to the Brazilian film “Domésticas” (Maids) by Fernando Meirelles, one of my favorite …
Painting the San Miguel Escobar Church
About two weeks ago I shared with you a photograph of the façade of the church of San Miguel Escobar in which …
Air plants are known as Gallitos in Guatemala
Gallitos, air plants, are found everywhere in Guatemala, especially so around Antigua Guatemala because the large tree population surrounding our enchanting and …
Blue Wall
If walls could talk, what kind of stories do you think we would hear from this wall?
Edgar Dorantes Quartet at the 12 Festival Internacional de Jazz in Antigua Guatemala
As in previous years, once again I had the opportunity to attend one of the jazz recitals of the 12th International Jazz …
Typical Guatemalan Breakfast Booth
Everywhere in Guatemala you can find breakfast stalls similar to one shown above where the working class and anybody’s hungry can stop …
Tortillas or Bread
Tortillas or Bread, why choose, take both!
Fresh Bread Is Baked Twice Daily
Some of you might recall that fresh tortillas are available three times a day for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Well, fresh bread …
Processional Float Turn Markings
This markings on the streets and sidewalks signal the beginning or end of the different turns of processional floats (andas) which cucuruchos …
Catholic Churches
Catholic churches were usually built around the main plaza of each town, normally taken the east quadrant of the plazas. There are …
Evangelical Churches
While catholics take the spot lights during Lent and the Holy Week in Antigua Guatemala, evangelical churches (that’s what protestant churches are …
International Women’s Day in Guatemala
I share with you what my friend and colleague Willy expressed about the International Women’s Day: Willy: ¿Hoy es día de la …
Antigüeños contra la delincuencia
Los antigüeños ya estamos cansados de tantos hechos delictivos que están pasando en nuestra amada ciudad mientras tanto las autoridades no se …
The ecological way to dry clothes
Believe it or not, with the ecological clothesline is how most Guatemalans dry their clothes. At least in this particular case, Guatemala’s …
Coffee Plantation Are Becoming Private Gated Communities
This photograph was taken at one of the newest gated residential developments within the San Pedro Las Huertas, one of the villages …
Façade of Iglesia de San Miguel Escobar
Yellow and white have to be the most often used colors in churches in and around La Antigua Guatemala. Above we can …
Mango season has arrived to Antigua Guatemala
I am not sure if it was at the end of January or if it was in February, but mangoes began showing …
Antigua Florida: Bougainvillea Flowers Everywhere
The slogan of Antigua Guatemala is “La ciudad de las perpetual rosas” which translate as “the city of the perpetual roses” more …
Theme Day: Electricity
Benjamin Franklin may have discovered electricity, but it was the man who invented the meter who made the money. —Earl Wilson I …