The height scale on Calle del Arco
Here is another humorous shot taken at Calle del Arco. I wish all of you an easy and slow start on this …
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 …
Wooden Pillars at Compañía de Jesús
Honestly, the architectonic details of the Antiguo Colegio de La Compañía de Jesús in Antigua Guatemala are really exquisite. I could spend …
Learn to photograph strangers in Guatemala
As I have said before, I really enjoy sharing my approach to photographing strangers and seeing how other apprehensive photographers dramatically transform …
Ruins of Antiguo Colegio de la Compañía de Jesús
Antigua Guatemala is world famous among other things because its many ruins; each at different point from total abandonment to restoration. The …
Antigua Sandwiches Week: Pastrami sandwiches in Antigua Guatemala
Just last week I was asking where I can get home-made pastrami or roast beef to prepare high quality sandwiches with artisan …
El Carmen Ruins
I believe this is only the second time in over decade that I have found Ruinas El Carmen totally clear from vendors …
All Saints Day Giant Kites Festival at Santiago Sacatepéquez
As some of you may already know, I lead photo walks at three distinct cemeteries on All Saints Day. After a photography …
Filming of a Music Video in Antigua Guatemala
This week I was hired to film raw footage for the music video “¿Cómo se dice love?” by Aussie-Greek author-singer Elias El …
How to capture better photographs of Antigua Guatemala
First of all, go out with your camera during the golden hours of the morning and afternoon. The quality light of the …
Porno For Pyromaniacs in Antigua Guatemala
Volcán de Fuego is quite active again. These images of Fuego’s latest eruptions were taken by Paul Berger Lou last night around …
Early Start of Lent 2016 at Santa Catalina Bobadilla, Antigua Guatemala
Well, what do you know, the village of Santa Catalina Bobadilla, Antigua Guatemala, decided to have an early start of Lent by …
How to Keep an Eye on Volcán Fuego Most Recent Activity
Volcán Fuego is quite active again with continuous eruptions and thunders and growls all night long. Here’s a picture of one the …
Meet La Bancada de la Plaza Mayor de La Antigua Guatemala
The Bancada, the bench people, of the main square is a group of men who get together everyday around a bench to …
Antique Coffee Pulper As Decoration
Often I have shared in the past how La Antigua Guatemala has its own aesthetic values. I really appreciate the old, worn, …
U.S. Chinook and Blackhawk Helicopters Over Antigua Guatemala
Today the peacefulness and quietude of the residential areas in and around La Antigua Guatemala was disrupted by noisy low flying U.S. …
Guatemalan Food: Iguana en Iguashte
Not too long ago I shared a picture of iguashte or iwaxte, a vegetable salad made with ground pumpkin or squash seeds. …
Arches R Us
Here’s a simple photograph of arches captured inside Ruinas de Santa Clara, Antigua Guatemala. Nearly 9 years ago I started sharing with …
Barista Coffee Culture in Antigua Guatemala
Okay, there are three different kinds of venues where to get coffee in Antigua Guatemala. The first coffee venue type, you order …
Peekaboo… or how to get more dramatic photographs on your trips
This picture was made during the most recent photo walk that I lead on Saturday. Some of the techniques of street photography …
A Hidden Gastronomic Jewel in Antigua Guatemala
I’ve discovered a hidden gastronomic jewel in La Antigua Guatemala. The Cocina del Obispo restaurant is not conveniently located but if you …
Los Patojos Need Your Help
Contact Juan Pablo Romero Fuentes or Gary Jepson to learn how you can help Los Patojos. In the meantime, read about what …
Coffee Props
I really like all the coffee props or decoration found in the many coffee houses in Antigua Guatemala. This antique weight scale …
Selling Fruits on the Streets of Antigua Guatemala
We have so many different measurements in use in Guatemala nowadays it is difficult to make sense of all. We use the …
Growing Roses Around Antigua Guatemala
Antigua Guatemala, la ciudad de las perpetuas rosas is the name and slogan of La Antigua Guatemala; that’s the city of the …
Holy Thursday Photos from Antigua Guatemala
These photographs belong to the procession of Santuario de San Francisco El Grande. Nelo explains that the two wood rods that stick …
Flat TVs Are The New Trend Inside Camionetas
The never mind the lack of seat belts, comfortable seats, handicap access ramps, clean fuel burning engines or thread-less tires so long …
Freshly-cooked tortillas for breakfast, lunch and dinner
There’s nothing like on-the-spot-freshly-cooked tortillas to accompany your Guatemalan meals. If you grew up eating freshly-made tortillas, the aroma near a tortilleria …
Façade of the Parroquia de San Pedro Las Huertas
Whenever possible is a good idea to include in the picture something of known size like a person, animal or vehicle to …
Green Should Be the Official Color of Guatemala
Green is the most often found color in Guatemala. Green is our Quetzal. Green is also our quetzal bill. Green our Ceibas, …
Helicopter Crashes in Antigua Guatemala
I just received these photos from my dear friend and AntiguaDailyPhoto consultant and eye witness Christian Van Der Henst who happened to …
Catholic Churches
Catholic churches were usually built around the main plaza of each town, normally taken the east quadrant of the plazas. There are …
Panoramic Vista of Antigua’s Central Park
Not even a week had elapsed since I shared with you the incredible vistas from La Casaca as shown on the post …
Think Different
The photo above was taken with an iPhone. The Mac belongs to Maf, a musician who was doing the sound for Ishto …
Pantempters Steel Orchestra in Antigua Guatemala
Pantempters Steel Orchestra is Belize’s most dynamic and entertaining steel band and they played this past weekend at the stage next to …
Fire Department Equipment Demo
Los Bomberos Voluntarios (Voluntary Fire Deparment) were giving demonstration of equipment outside of the Capuchinas Ruins this weekend. It looks like the …
Mailbox: Letters Wanted
Today AntiguaDailyPhoto.com is celebrating its fifth anniversary. Also, the CityDailyPhoto community around the world is having the monthly theme day which is …
XI Festival Internacional De Cultura Paiz Begins
XI Festival Internacional De Cultura Paiz opened with a energy-charged reunion concert by the two most representative bands from Central America: the …
Finca Washbasins and Water Tanks
Don’t ask me, but how did the venerable utilitarian pila (water tank) and lavadero (washbasin) became decorations elements or design accents? In …
Thought Provoking Art at Casa Santo Domingo
As you walk around Casa Santo Domingo, you find antique and contemporary artworks one after the other without disrupting harmony and a …
4th Year Anniversary of AntiguaDailyPhoto.Com
Cutting a cake for an anniversary is quite commom through out the world, including Guatemala, however, here we also have an alternative: …
The Morning the Romans Arrived in La Antigua
At 3:30 in the morning and by the light of the full moon as the rooster crowed a couple times, my husband …
The Procession Season Is Officially Open
This entry should be called “ephemerides updates” because there several events that happened this week. On Tuesday, kids everywhere celebrated carnaval, carnival, …
Noche Buena in La Antigua Guatemala
Christmas Eve or Noche Buena in La Antigua Guatemala is celebrated by staying up all night burning firecrackers and fireworks, eating tamales, …
We’re Men of Maize
It is impossible to think of the Guatemalan, Mexican and Mesoamerican diet without maize. From the Popul Vuh (Popol Wuj in modern …
The UNIMOG Hog
What a beast. The journey of “flying through the forest” with Antigua Canopy Tours begins with a ride in the unique UNIMOG, …
The Venerable Colonial Pila is Now Used as Decoration
The venerable colonial pila from La Antigua Guatemala finds a new use as decoration in a fast food restaurant. What’s a pila …
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 …
New McCafé in Antigua
Nowadays, even fast-food restaurants are creating up-scale spaces within their premises. That’s the case of McDonald’s in La Antigua Guatemala that turned …
3rd Year Anniversary of AntiguaDailyPhoto.Com
Day one of year four. On the first anniversary of La Antigua Guatemala I shared my goal with you: My idea was …
Guatemalan Fruit: Mamey
Okay everyone, I solemnly declare this week as the Zapotes (sapotes) and other such exotic tropical fruits week. Sapote or tzapotl is …
Niños de Guatemala Sign
If I started a series about the NGOs (Non Governmental Organizations) headquartered in La Antigua Guatemala, one per day, I could probably …
Dream of a Sunday Afternoon in Central Park
As much as I like to photograph arches, signs, churches, food, et-cetera; honest, my favorite subject is people. That’s it folks, I’ve …
2nd Year Anniversary of La Antigua Guatemala Daily Photo
Day one of year three. Are you ready for the new tour of 365 days around La Antigua Guatemala? If you do …
Guatemalan Cuisine: Mixtas
Guatemalan mixtas (mixed) are basically hot dogs which come with tortillas instead of a bun. Simple and great tasting. There are other …
Guatemalan Cuisine: La Enchilada
If tostadas had a kingdom, La Enchilada would be the queen of the tostadas. Good, you say, I’m glad to know, but …
Christmas’ Eve or Noche Buena in La Antigua Guatemala
Christmas’ Eve or Noche Buena in La Antigua Guatemala is celebrated by staying up all night burning firecracker, eating tamales or turkey and drinking real fruit punch or hot real chocolate, visiting family, friend and neighbors for the respective abrazo de Noche Buena and buenos deseos (Christmas hug and wishes); many even go to midnight mass. At midnight the presents under the Christmas tree, around the nacimiento (nativity scene), are opened and everyone laughs and hugs indiscriminately everyone around. These celebrations rate the highest on nostalgic memory scale; everyone living abroad wishes to be in Guatemala for this season and for this night in particular.
Buñuelos Are Another Traditional Guatemalan Christmas Food
By the way, although I have not mentioned it yet, every night as I write the daily entry I can hear the bombas (bombs) firecracker, the cohetes (firecrackers) being burnt, the church bells tolling, the canchinflines (whistle) firecracker and all kinds of unknown (to me) firecracker being burnt and creating a loud bang which I can hear as echoes through the far away streets. In additions to the smells and scents, the Christmas season in Guatemala has a soundtrack of its own.
Bistrot Cinq is the New Kid on the Block
Bistrot Cinq is the newest kid on the block of La Antigua Guatemala restaurants. It is an upscale bistro with exquisite decoration. I know restaurant decoration should be different than home decoration, but honest I want to move here. 😉 I guess for now at least I should go try the food. I will post my report later on. Stay tune!
Façade of the Ciudad Vieja Cathedral
Okay, I am overwhelmed by such positive feedback regarding the one-year anniversary and the work done thus far. I don’t have the …
Guatemalan Cuisine: Pirujos antigüeños
This sandwich is called Pirujo and it takes its name from the bread’s name. Pirujos and shucos are the two native sandwiches …