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Name: Rudy Girón
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Front View of Iglesia de La Merced

February 7th, 2010 at 4:28 pm

@Braaad, if you want to see all the different photos, even the up-close detials, of Iglesia de la Merced, just follow the links provided as Tags: Iglesia de La Merced, La Merced Church at the end of the entry. You will find several close-up photos displaying the baroque details. Hint, hint… ;-)

Theme Day: Wood or Holly Wood

February 3rd, 2010 at 10:08 am

Thanks everyone for the amazing feedback. ;-)

Colonial Washbasins from Guatemala

February 3rd, 2010 at 9:42 am

@Manolo & @Erin, thanks for coming up with how many entries and how many photos of pilas have appeared in AntiguaDailyPhoto. Please, send me your mailing address so I can mail the post cards. ;-)

Colorful Guatemala Revisited

January 27th, 2010 at 9:44 am

@Stephanie, yes, she was talking on the phone.

Life Is Good!

January 24th, 2010 at 7:53 pm

Thank you all for your wonderful feedback. You guys and gals are awesome!

Guatemalan Cuisine: Carne Adobada, Longanizas, Viuda

January 19th, 2010 at 1:07 pm

@Erick, viuda is a type of cut. I don’t know from what part of the cow viuda comes from, but I can tell you that according to the prices, the scale goes from carne para asar, solomito, viuda, lomito and puyaso.

Okay, here goes something to really make you use of all your googling skills. What does it mean this saying: No es igual ser viuda de jamon que viuda de churrasco.

Guatemalan Cuisine: Tortillas con Carne

January 18th, 2010 at 9:19 pm

@Erin, that’s exactly the kind of reaction or memories I am trying to bring forth with these kind of images since that I what I felt while taking them. Thanks so much for sharing these wonderful cherished memories with us.

Making Pilas: Setting the Mold

January 18th, 2010 at 2:48 pm

@Stephanie, yes the molds are used and reused many times and that’s why they apply burnt oil to the molds so they separate easily. The first pila they make from the molds is kept as a mother pila so they can make new molds from it when eventually they need them.

Making Pilas: Putting the Dots

January 13th, 2010 at 8:41 am

@Sonia, it’s a two-inch brush which he wets and then removes all excess paint.

Visiting San Felipe de Jesús on the Weekends

December 19th, 2009 at 8:28 pm

@Arturo, see I told you the shadow of the arch is a winner! ;-)

How about being contagious?

December 19th, 2009 at 9:25 am

@Arturo, I really like the energy of the first photograph. :-)

Guatemalan Bread Sampler Revisited

December 13th, 2009 at 10:57 pm

@Erin, I think I may turn this comment into an entry with your permission, of course. I just have find the photos to go along with them. I believe I have them all. ;-)

Guatemalan Bread Sampler Revisited

December 12th, 2009 at 11:07 am

@Erin, your comments can be as long as you want and you don’t need my permission. This goes for everyone; the only moderation that I have in place is to filter out the SPAM, all other comments are welcome.

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

December 10th, 2009 at 6:54 am

@JerryBrown, I always think of privacy before credits… it happens naturally once you have lived in Guatemala for a while; but since you don’t mind, here we go: I want to thank @Mey, @JerryBrown and @cvander for the invite to the most amazing killer party of the summer. The last two shots were taking at the house they rented for the engagement party. ;-)

Slide Show of Burning of the Devil in Antigua Guatemala

December 8th, 2009 at 12:04 pm

@Manolo, I was almost tempted to use your “To hell with it” without permission. :-(

Slide Show of Burning of the Devil in Antigua Guatemala

December 8th, 2009 at 11:38 am

@Norman, how to make the time lapse from the images is not a problem for me. How to take the photos “correctly” so that the time lapse movie does not have flickering artifacts and the speed is correcrt… that’s where I need to experiment. :-)

Gardening At Night

December 8th, 2009 at 9:29 am

@JerryBronw, and you did a wonderful job. The entire evening was magical!

Gardening At Night

December 8th, 2009 at 9:28 am

@Mey, we had a blast that night. I was very happy to hear the good news as well.

iPhone 3G on Sale in La Antigua Guatemala

November 29th, 2009 at 6:23 pm

@Alex, I recommend that you read the step-by-step guide that Braad put together at their web site entitled How To Get An IPhone On Tigo Without A Plan.

One important fact that Braad forgot to include is that there are no 3G data plans without contracts with Tigo. Once your phone chip/sim card/telephone number is data-plan-enabled, you can use your phone and pay by the byte, megabyte really. That’s Q25/1MB of 3G data transfers (that’s about $3 per 1MB) with Tigo. The other Tigo option is WAP data transfer for a daily fee of Q5/50MB ($0.60 per 50MB of transfers). If you opt for the WAP data transfers, you must send the word WAP to the number 805 to subscribe and Tigo will deduct Q5 everyday from your saldo (airtime). You have to make sure you only use the WAP TIGO server and not other, unless you want to incur per megabyte charge. :-(

Antigua Tabaco Company Sign

November 29th, 2009 at 6:10 pm

@Jennifer, there are many reasons why La Antigua Guatemala is easier on the eyes and more appealing than La Nueva Guatemala, the signage is one of them. ;-)

Resistance is Futile

November 29th, 2009 at 6:09 pm

@Jerry, you guys are so committed and dedicated; your actions do not go unnoticed. That’s what I call sacrifice for the sake of field research. Thanks!

Guatemalan Fruit: Chico Zapote

November 29th, 2009 at 5:36 pm

@Elvisa, chicos are very inexpensive in LAG, you should come here for your chicos and zapotes. Heck, we even have beach called Hawaii ;-)