January 2018

Antigua Photo Sessions: Quinceañera in pink dress

As I have mentioned before, all around La Antigua Guatemala’s Central Park are locations often used as stage or backdrop by many …

The Quinceañera, or Quince años (“fifteen years” in English), in Latin American culture, is a coming of age ceremony held on a …

As I have said many times before, La Antigua Guatemala is the most popular backdrop and destination for photo sessions. So, it’s …

Believe it or not, DVD movies are still a popular item on demand at the market days inside the Mercado Municipal of …

Where is Waldo? I mean where’s the tostada vendor? This is what a typical tostada shop looks like inside the Antigua Guatemala’s …

We continue our Market Day series with sampling of color and repetition found at junk food vendor inside the mercado of La …

The bus terminal behind the mercado of Antigua Guatemala is full of color and vibrancy. There’s such an effervesce there with buses …

In the Antigua Guatemala’s mercado many of the deliveries are still done by someone carrying on their back with one these hand-pulled …

We are adding another installment to our Antigua Sandwich Series with the Viva Italia bagel sandwich from Bagel Barn Antigua Guatemala. This …

Just as 4a calle poniente has turned into fast-food alley, Alameda Santa Lucía is becoming the coffee shop boulevard. Aria Coffee Shop …

Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day: Escudo for Coat or Arms. This is one of the oldest representations of the …

Antigua Photo Walks are a great way to introduce groups to La Antigua and the country of Guatemala as well. It’s also …

Here’s your Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: Mishito for kitty or mishito mishito for kitty kitty. Cats love high vantage points, …

As I was saying a couple of days ago, you could taking a walk by any given street of Antigua Guatemala when …

What do you think these two men are talking about?

Here’s an updated vista taken this morning from Ruinas de San José El Viejo in Antigua Guatemala. This is something that never …

For Día de Reyes or Epiphany we break a piece of bread known as Rosca de Día de Reyes. Whoever gets the …

Here’s your Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: Pascuas for poinsettias. Everywhere you walk in and around Antigua Guatemala you will find …

There are so many ways to frame the eruptions of the colossus Fuego volcano from Antigua Guatemala. Today’s is just one more …

Night photography is so refreshing when it comes to giving you new vistas from much-photographed places such as Iglesia de La Merced …

As I promised in December from last year, I was going to come back to take a better photograph of the Christmas …

A couple of delicious changes on the classic BLT sandwich. Use a French baguette instead of white sliced bread and romaine lettuces …

I believe that the slogan “The Land of the Eternal Spring” refers not to the actual Spring season but the act of …