Dining at Doña Luisa Xicotencatl
Here’s another vista which conveys the mellow and relaxing atmosphere of La Antigua Guatemala. This image was taken at Doña Luisa Xicotencatl …
Breakfast at Doña Luisa
Oh how I wish I could be like Truman Capote and take this avalanche of twits, news, videos about a scandal developing …
Inside Doña Luisa Xicotencatl
The restaurant and bakery housed under the name of Doña Luisa Xicotencatl, on 4a calle oriente #12 in La Antigua Guatemala, has …
Public Enemy Number 1: The Plastic Bag
Dot 2: The very same day, after reading the article above in my lunch hour, I walked back to the office and sure enough a plastic bag came dancing towards me, just like in the American Beauty film. So what was I to do, but to pull my camera and to start shooting this new enemy. This incident happened right in front of Doña Luisa Xicotencatl restaurant; one of LAG’s landmarks.
Foodie Fridays — 12 Onzas Coffee House
12 Onzas is the newest specialty coffee shop in Antigua Guatemala. They only serve coffee from their family coffee plantation Concepción Buena …
Antigua Sandwich Week: Roast Beef Sandwich
Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day: Emparedado or sandwich. Believe it or not, roast beef sandwiches are not difficult to …
Bread delivery in Antigua Guatemala
What a wonderful decoration piece for a bakery, don’t you think? This vintage bicycle with its bread baskets hangs at the entrance …
Guatemalan Bread: Molletes, Obispos and Gusanitos
I don’t know who started the rumor that there’s a poor selection and quality of Guatemalan bread. I guess that if you …
Making Chocolates in Antigua Guatemala
If you want to learn how to make chocolates now you can in Antigua Guatemala if you stop by Chocomuseo, a chocolate …
Colorful Guatemalan Kite Decorations
Colorful Guatemala, I tell you! It is quite common for businesses to decorate with colorful Guatemalan kites during October and November. Above, …
Obama in Antigua Guatemala
Maybe we will get it right this election. —The Brunscheon, Oregon We hope so. —The rest of the world Well, as some …
Don’t Ask for Directions Here!
La Antigua Guatemala is based on the time-tested Spanish grid of Streets and Avenues (see this map to get an idea). Streets …
Guatemalan Textiles at La Fuente
On the weekends the center garden around the fountain in La Fuente strip mall and restaurant is carpeted by Guatemalan textiles on …
Angels are everywhere in the firmament
Back on February 8th, 2007 on the entry New Aesthetic Values for an Old Town, I mentioned how many things are still …
Guatemalan Cuisine: Pepian
Yesterday I talked about meeting people and having lunch at La Fuente Restaurant, which is a restaurant I visit often because of …
Antigua’s color palette: green
Antigua’s green corner, originally uploaded by rudygiron. This corner has appeared in two previous photos: the street lamp on Antigua’s rush hour …
Portraits of Guatemalan Filmmaker Luis Argueta
A while ago I had the great opportunity to make some portraits of Guatemalan filmmaker Luis Argueta. In case you don’t know …
Café Barista Panino and Freedom of Speech
For those who come to AntiguaDailyPhoto.Com for the photos, here’s today’s photo of paninos or paninis which I believe are Italian words …