Corner Yellow House from Antigua Guatemala
This yellow house is also one of my favorite corners in Antigua Guatemala. I often bring photography enthusiasts taking my photo walks …
Antigua Guatemala Colorful Corner
Can you believe that it was on May 4th, 2006 when I first shared with y’all a corner of Antigua Guatemala. Since …
Antigua Fragments: Corner Doorway
As you take strolls around Antigua Guatemala you may encounter corner doors and windows; have you seen them? If so, which is …
Street Dog and Bicycle Rider at a Corner of Antigua Guatemala
What do you think happened next? I want to hear your thoughts.
Yellow Corner Vista from Antigua Guatemala
Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day: Esquina for corner. This yellow corner is one of my favorite corners in Antigua …
Corner Vista from Antigua Guatemala
Okay, here’s a little challenge for you guys. Who can tell me which corner this is, I mean what street and avenue …
Convenience Corner Store in Antigua Guatemala
Here’s your illustrated Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: Tienda for convenience store. Tiendas are so common in Latin America and Antigua …
Colorful Bus at Corner Stop in Antigua Guatemala
Believe it or not, it’s been over a month since I last saw one of these colorful buses in the streets of …
Typical Vistas of Antigua Guatemala: Municipal Police Officer at a Corner
Antigua Guatemala is served by so many different police officers: Here are the one that come to mind right away: Policía de …
One of the most photographed corners of Antigua Guatemala
At the early stages of Antigua Daily Photo I used to share many photos from corners of Antigua Guatemala. I still do, …
Consecutive Day 3624 of 3654 — Typical Vista At A Corner of Antigua Guatemala
During the next 30 days I will try to show highlights of the themes and photographic subjects I have been sharing with …
Colorful Corners of Antigua Guatemala
If you want to blend in Guatemala, make sure you dress with lots of color. Neutral colours do not work in Guatemala. …
Green Corner from Antigua Guatemala
Honey, where are we? I don’t known let me check the map against the street signs. Oh shoot, sorry, mi amor, I …
The Time for Barriletes Is Around The Corner
At the end of the rainy season one begins to see this tissue paper kites being sold in tienditas, small town convenience …
Quotidian Corner Life
You don’t have to give your soul to the Devil as as Robert Johnson did at the crossroads to enjoy the quotidian …
Yellow Arch Corner
If I had a penny for each yellow arch in La Antigua Guatemala! Well, if Arturo can experiment with contrasts in black …
Corner Búcaro Fountain
According to Foursquare, I hold more mayorships than anyone in La Antigua Guatemala, including the current elected Mayor, Dr. Vivar. 😉 So, …
Squeezing A Corner
Today’s photo and Colonial Church Ruins Within My Fingers were the result of fortunate accident. Let me explain. I was playing around …
Photographing Antigua Corners
It looks like I am not the only one who enjoys photographing corners. Here I captured a fellow photographer who was photographing …
Corner at Calle del Arco
Oh how I wish I could capture in images the feelings, the energy and the tranquil atmosphere one gets while strolling around …
Corner Window in Antigua Guatemala
Detalles, details, detalles. Take a corner window, add a forged iron crate and a few plants and you have transformed a boring …
Internet Access in Every Corner of Guatemala
According to the statistics only 67% of the population has Internet access in Guatemala (source somewhere in elperiodico.com.gt or prensalibre.com.gt), but by …
Corner Doorway at La Casa Amarilla
If you can have a corner window, why not have a corner door, really why not? Can you tell me why doorways …
Corner Detail of Spanish-tile Roof and Street Lamp
I will let you in a little secret: I was caught taking the photo of the watchers (the guard and the photographer) so I pretended I was not taking their photo, but rather they were actual visual noise on my attempt to capture the street lamp, the stop sign and the roof detail. It worked, they continued their voyeuristic activities and so did I. Boy oh boy, the things I do for you guys!
Alto, watch this corner…
Anyhow, I really like the rhythm of the image above. I like all the different actions of the people, almost totally unaware of the camera. Honestly, I am very happy with this particular photograph. I feel it captures, very well, the essence of an usual street scene in La Antigua Guatemala. For those of you who visited this colonial town, what is your opinion?
Joyería del Ángel Corner in La Antigua Guatemala
Obviously what they sell there has not influenced my appreciation for this wonderful light-blue, celeste in Guatemalan Spanish, corner. I simply liked the light hitting the building and the tourist walking by that afternoon. Also, I like the geometry of the white stripes, the Joyería del Ángel sign and the lamp. You will have to excuse the white sky in many of the photos taken during the rainy season; not much I can do.
Every Corner is Different
If I walk around Antigua Guatemala and photograph all the street corners, I could do a series for a long while just …
Antigua window corner
La Antigua Guatemala has many window corners like this one, a window that opens to the view of both streets. Also, another …
Inside View of Ruinas de San Agustín
The ruins of San Agustín, located on the corner of 7a avenida norte and 5a calle poniente, are the most recent ruinas …
Antigua Street Colors: Red and Yellow
This picture was made during a photo walk where I was teaching how to compose a photograph using symmetry and color contrast. …
Colorful Public Transit Buses in Antigua Guatemala
The corner of 7a calle oriente and 3a avenida sur has to be one of my favorite corners to photograph the colorful …
Black and White Daily Life Vistas from Antigua Guatemala — Take 16
Ruinas de San Agustín are the most recent ruins open to the public. For now the entry is free to wander through …
Antigua Guatemala is one of the most instagrammable destinations in the Americas
The city of Antigua Guatemala has to be one of the most instagrammable destinations in the world if you consider that every …
Mayan Ceramic Pottery Vendor
During a recent street photography walk we came across Teresita, a lovely grandmother selling Mayan ceramic pottery at a corner. We asked …
Antigua Photo Shoot: Yellow on Yellow
One advantage I have for my Antigua Photo Sessions is that since I have photographed every corner of Antigua Guatemala for the …
Detail of the Façade of Ruinas de San Agustín in Antigua Guatemala
The most recent ruins to open up their doors to the public is Ruinas de San Agustín, located on the corner of …
Antigua Guatemala Colors of the Dry Season
One of the constant color of the dry season in Antigua Guatemala is the sky blue. If you pair the sky blue with the rich tones of the yellow and orange houses and buildings found everywhere in Antigua Guatemala you get a picture like the one shown above. Enjoy!
Antigua Guatemala Color Swatches for New Business
I came across this Antigua Guatemala color sampler at the corner of 1a avenida and 3a calle. The new renovated house will host a new hotel. What color would you pick if this was your new hotel?
Life Goes On in Antigua Guatemala
I have been contacted by quite a few people with interesting in traveling to Guatemala in the coming months and wanted to know how is life in Antigua Guatemala, how are we coping with the pandemic. This is what I told them… KEEP READING.
Pillars of the Lateral Aisle of Iglesia de San Francisco El Grande
The dome is gone, but the pillars adorned with giant mermaids remain of the lateral aisle of the San Francisco El Grande …
Close-up Detail of a Processional Carpet
Under normal circumstances, we would be experiencing one of the most photogenic cultural and religious events in the world: The Holy Week …
Door Christmas Decorations
Needless to say 2020 is an atypical year. But somethings we can still do, such as put Christmas decorations and lights everywhere …
Burning of the Devil in Antigua Guatemala Will Be an Ecological and Virtual Celebration for 2020
Needless to say 2020 is an atypical year, thus no burning of the devil celebration will be held in Antigua Guatemala as …
Crowded Flowers Stands the Day before All Saints Day
Every year October 31st is the best day for flowers vendors as the sales skyrocket for the entire week as everyone is …
Morning Vista of Antigua Guatemala During the Dry Season
Even though we still get some heavy rains during October and some light rain in November, we could say that dry season …
Maintaining Antigua Street Signs
Antigua Guatemala’s signage regulation dictates that all signs have to be hand made and only these materials can be used: wood, metal …
Rainy Season Vistas: Parroquia de San Gaspar Vivar, Antigua Guatemala
Overcast skies are the typical vistas during the rainy season. However, believe it or not, even during the rainy season, we get …
Colorful and Sunny Antigua Guatemala Awaits for You!
Antigua Guatemala is well-known for its beautiful light and vibrant colors. If you are missing the gorgeous warm light and colors that …
Sights of Our Times: Trucks Used As Public Transportation
As I have mention before, public transportation was forbidden at the start of the pandemic Covid-19 in March 16 throughout Guatemala. People …
Sights of Our Times: Purified Water Delivery
Here’s your illustrated Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: Garrafón for demijohn. Purified water was deemed to be an essential service and …
Sights of Our Times: Colossal Volcán de Agua Towering the Colorful City of Antigua Guatemala
Welcome to the New Normal! When you look at a vista like this one of Volcán de Agua towering at end south …
Sights of Our Times: Closed Churches and Temples
Guatemala began a gradual re-opening; reducing the curfew from 6pm-5am to 9pm-4am everyday; no more weekend total lockdowns. Public transportation will start …
Sights of Our Times — Exercising During the Pandemic
Exercising is definitely one of the activities that has suffered the most. Gyms are closed in Guatemala. Whenever in public spaces one …
Sights of Our Times — Walking the Dogs
Through the Pandemic Photo Project I have been sharing sights of how the new normality will look like for the short-term and …
Sights of Our Times — The Show Must Go On
A Mayan woman set up a pop-up pottery shop as life must go on under the conditions set by this new reality. …
Sights of Our Times — All Clerks Must Wear a Face Mask
Even though the government has been providing freely face coverings ever since it was instituted that face masks were mandatory and those …
Metal Window Grates from Antigua Guatemala
Even though the original widow grates were carved in wood, nowadays the majority of window grates are made with iron, forged iron …
Colonial Architectonic Details
Today I share with you an image with lots of symmetry. This is one of my favorite corners of Antigua Guatemala for …
Arched Double Arched Doors Entrance
Believe it or not, I began the Doors & Window of Antigua Guatemala on May 4th, 2006. There have been many memorable …
Walk This Way… Take 2!
Did you know that the sign regulation of Antigua Guatemala mandates that signs must me handmade and only metal, wood or ceramic …
Motorcycle Parking Zones in Antigua Guatemala
As I have shared before, there are three designated [painted] parking sections in the streets of Antigua Guatemala. White is for motorcycles …
Motorcycle parking areas in Antigua Guatemala
There are three designated [painted] parking areas on the streets of Antigua Guatemala. Blue is for handicap-marked vehicles. White is for motorcycles …
Before and After: Arches reflected on Pilas de Santa Clara at Night
It was on July 27, 2006 when I shared my version of the reflected arches on Tanque de la Unión, which you …
Moorish Architectonic Details from Antigua Guatemala
As I often preach: lest is best. This is only the corner of Museo de Arte Colonial, formerly the building of Universidad …
Foodie Alert: New Taco Shop in Antigua
It seems that every time I blink a new taco shop pops up in Antigua Guatemala. Mariachis Taco Shop is the latest …
Pilas de Santa Clara in Antigua Guatemala at the Blue Hour
Rain or shine, La Antigua Guatemala offers magnificent vistas to enchant you at every corner. Here’s, for instance, a post card view …
Flowers and antique stoves as decoration in Antigua Guatemala
Once again I am sharing exotic flowers and an antique stove as part of this week mini series of beautiful spots in …
Young Newspaper Vendor at Iglesia La Merced
If you ever need to get a Guatemalan newspaper to catch up with the latest news from Guatemala, head over the corner …
Ambulant vegetable vendor in Ciudad Vieja
One of the benefits of the Guatemalan informal economy is the ambulant vendors. You can get all kind of things from fresh …
No Sympathy for the Devil
All year long he hides under the bed or in the junk piled up in the corner, casting misfortune or worse on …
Lesser Known Antigua — Callejón La Quinta
Here’s another installment from the mini series Lesser Known Antigua. Once again, a vista from one of the least visited alleyways from …
Lesser Known Antigua — Favorite Spots
We continue our photographic tour through the lesser known parts of Antigua Guatemala. This is my favorite spot in the entire city …
The two most popular colors in Antigua Guatemala
Here I present you two of the most popular colors in Antigua Guatemala. I believe Amarillo La Merced is my favorite. By …
Indiscreet Window — The Reader’s Refuge
Cafes have always been a great location for reading, especially if you’re sitting a window with lots of natural light or in …
Indiscreet Window — Antigua Guatemala Daily Life Vistas
Nearly 4,000 days ago I set out to share with you daily life vistas from Antigua Guatemala and even though the website …
Chilling and Kicking in Antigua Guatemala
Honest, I wish you were here… the weather is incredible in this corner of the world and Guatemalans burn fireworks in every …
Getting Oriented in Antigua Guatemala
It blows my mind how easily people get disoriented in Antigua Guatemala and that’s when even using a map. La Antigua Guatemala …
New Look of Parque Central
The new garden areas, plants, flowers and fences of Parque Central, the main square, of Antigua Guatemala have given the central park …
Consecutive Day 3642 — Jaywalking in Antigua Guatemala
Jaywalking in Antigua Guatemala is quite common. So common that I think we probably jaywalk more often than crossing at the corners. …
New month, new street signs in Antigua Guatemala
To say that the street signage is deficient in Antigua Guatemala is an understatement. Often times I see tourists and visitors trying …
Sunglasses Vendors in Guatemala
You can find all kinds of merchandise for sale on the streets of Antigua Guatemala and the rest of the country for …
Lent and Holy Week Information Kiosks
Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day: Kiosko or Quiosco for kiosk. During Lent and Holy Week, you can find information …
Encounters of the third kind in Antigua Guatemala
Antigua makes me happy! La Antigua Guatemala is full of surprises. Whether you make a right or left turn, a procession, a …
Laundromats in Colonial Times
I pride myself of knowing every little corner of La Antigua Guatemala so whenever I discover a hidden aspect in this colonial …
Tres Leches Cake in a Jar from Los 7 Caldos
Just when you think you have covered every single corner of La Antigua Guatemala, you come across something that you should have …
Pad Thai From Café Flor, Antigua Guatemala
Foodies of the world, welcome to the most cosmopolitan epicurean town in Central America. In a grid a little less than a …
24 Frames of Film: Casa Gómez-Ovalle
If you are looking for a music store, Casa Gómez-Ovalle is the place to go in La Antigua Guatemala. This music store …
-9 Days to 9th Anniversary: The Hat Vendor
Here’s your Spanish word of the day: sombrero or hat. I’ve reflecting upon the most recent scandals in Guatemala [do a quick …
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of the Holy Week in Antigua Guatemala
The Holy Week Is Officially Over! Yes, it’s official, the Semana Santa is over. Now, it is time to ponder over the …
Lunch Time on the Streets of Antigua Guatemala
At lunch time one can find stands of food vendors pop up at street corners or around parks in Antigua Guatemala. These …
The Maya and Smartphones
Several times I have covered the usage of technology by the Maya of Guatemala, either here in the archives of AntiguaDailyPhoto or …
German Food Sampler FTW!
Of course, what better accompaniment for German beers than a sampling plater of German sausages, pretzels, sauerkraut and mustards. I know I …
Burning of the Devil in Antigua Guatemala
People gather around Barrio La Conception, Antigua Guatemala, on December 7 at 6pm for La Quema del Diablo, the burning the devil …
Giant NYC Style Pizza Slices Now Available in La Antigua Guatemala
We are very fortunate in La Antigua Guatemala because, besides the fast-food pizzas, we can also get true and authentic Italian and …
Immigration of Maya K’iche’ Children to Antigua Guatemala
Here’s the story of Adam and Domingo, which is the typical story of many of the kids and teenagers of the high …
Washbasins and Water tank at Casa Herrera
This is the top view as seen from the spiral staircase of the washbasins and water tank at Casa Herrera. Although, as …
Antigua Guatemala Rooftop Panoramic Vista
While I was taking new photographs of the harpy-siren at the washbasin water tank inside the renovated Casa Herrera, corner of 3rd …
New Mairmaids and Harpies Found in Antigua
Once again my photographic collection of mermaids and harpies from Antigua Guatemala was shown as part of the conference, “Las sirenas de …
Doorway for Casa de los Abuelitos
How many enchanting places can we find in Antigua Guatemala if we dare to explore every little corner and alley. Do you …