Inside Patio of San Francisco El Grande Church
This vista of San Francisco El Grande church was made from inside the museum and ruins adjacent to the south of the …
Enjoy the lush gardens and patios of Antigua Guatemala
Evergreen gardens and vegetation in and around La Antigua Guatemala is, of course, one of the benefits of the 6-month long rainy …
Consecutive Day 3639 — Antigua Guatemala Patios
Often during the photo walks I lead around Antigua Guatemala, I encourage people to enter every hotel, restaurant, shop and building to …
Main Patio of Convento de Capuchinas
The huge convent complex of Las Capuchinas, founded as Convento e Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Zaragoza. This building is …
Roofed Patio Dining Area
Who says you can not enjoy the patio dining areas during the rainy season? It is a good thing that most restaurants …
Charbroiled Hamburger and Patio Dining at La Esquina
Arturo and I found a great place to have some of the best hamburgers in La Antigua Guatemala at La Esquina (The …
Antigua Style Patio Dining Area
Can you picture yourself having a Sunday breakfast or brunch with a pot of hot coffee from La Antigua Guatemala and your …
Inside Patio and Fountain
Here’s an interesting idea, cover the patio with transparent laminas plus a pergola framework where one can hang the Colas de Quetzal …
Antigua Colonial Patio
What better way to enjoy a Sunday morning than to bring a freshly brewed cup of the best coffee in the world …
Typical Patio from Antigua Guatemala
These are the very last days of the dry season. Soon, in May, the rainy season will begin and the sompopo flying …
McDonald’s Patio and Garden in La Antigua Guatemala
Believe it or not, the McDonald’s restaurant in La Antigua Guatemala is very nice place to meet for coffee with friends and …
Black and White Daily Life Vistas from Antigua Guatemala — Take 12
Today I shared with you a black and white vista of the circular patio of the Convento de Las Capuchinas. Enjoy!
Antigua Guatemala is the city of the búcaro fountains
A búcaro fountain is half fountain normally embedded in a wall, usually near an inside patio, but it can be anywhere. Since …
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 …
Photographic Explorations Through The Hidden Gems of Antigua Guatemala
With over 12 years of photographing Antigua Guatemala and publishing daily photo posts on www.AntiguaDailyPhoto.com of every aspect of life here, I …
Exotic Flowers at a Niche in Antigua Guatemala
We continue this week mini series of beautiful spots in Antigua Guatemala with niche which always has exotic flowers on display. Interesting …
Explore The Hidden Gems of Antigua Guatemala
After nearly twelve years of photographing Antigua Guatemala I have amassed a list of lesser known and sometimes hidden gems which oddly …
Arches, Rectangles and Triangles in Antigua Guaemala
When I started Antigua Daily Photo over 11 years ago, I used to highlight the amazing architecture of Antigua Guatemala and its …
Mayan family in a hurry
Oh what a wonderful combination of just the right ingredients is this charming and photogenic city we call now La Antigua Guatemala. …
Black Mirror: Live Mannequins Displaying Mayan Textiles
Real Mayan textiles on display on live mannequins inside a boutique hotel in Antigua Guatemala. Across the patio seats a real Maya …
Airing the laundry at Casa Presidencial in Antigua Guatemala
Here’s an everyday vista at Casa Presidencial in Antigua Guatemala; airing the laundry out in public view. As you can see, we …
Slices of Daily Life — Photographic Duel
Inside one of the less known patios of the building of the former Colegio de la Compañía de Jesús I captured a …
Eggs Are Us
How much for a 30-egg carton of eggs in the mercado of Antigua Guatemala? Well, it depends on the size, the price …
Things To Do in Antigua Guatemala — Learning to Cook Guatemalan Food
We jump-start the week after Easter with mini-series in some of the best activities to do in Antigua Guatemala. We start with …
Jocón, The Green Mayan Curry
Jocón is Guatemala’s most famous green stew. We could also call it green mole if we use the wide definition of the …
Antigua Guatemala’s Passionate Baristas
We are so fortunate in Antigua Guatemala to have so many dedicated and passionate baristas who are committed to serve the best …
Did you know that Guatemala is the cradle of chocolate?
The birthplace for chocolate is Guatemala, which is the heartland of the Mayan world. Chocolate means bitter drink in Nahualt, that’s the …
Pork Ribs Japanese Style from Origami
Today I had the great pleasure to meet a food photographer and blogger from Chowzter.com who lives in Mexico. Since she is …
Devilish woman from Ciudad Vieja
This devilish woman from Ciudad Vieja had just finish her participation in the dance-drama called “Danza de la legión de los 24 …
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 …
Good News from Guatemala: Working for the Welfare of Equines
Fundación Equinos Sanos para el Pueblo, ESAP, is another non-governmental organisation I have worked with in the past. So, when Foundry Photojournalism …
Guatemalan Cooking School Frijol Feliz
Last week I had the opportunity to take some photos of the cooking classes at El Frijo Feliz Cooking School Antigua Guatemala …
Antigua Guatemala is the Perfect Backdrop
There is no doubt that Antigua Guatemala is the most popular venue and backdrop for photography sessions in Guatemala. In other places, …
Guatemalan Ceramic Garden Heaters
This type ceramic heaters are used often in garden and patios to warm up the get togethers during chilly nights. It’s sort …
El Cartero: The Postman of Antigua Guatemala (2012)
Finally Guatemala’s postal service is moving forward into to recent past, yes, believe it or not only four months ago a bar …
Welfare of working equines in Guatemala
Wondering who’s looking up for the welfare of working equines in Guatemala? I know of at least one organization, ESAP, or Equinos …
Theme Day: Tranquility
It is neither wealth nor splendor; but tranquility and occupation which give you happiness. —Thomas Jefferson As most firsts of the month …
Theme Day: Electricity
Benjamin Franklin may have discovered electricity, but it was the man who invented the meter who made the money. —Earl Wilson I …
Guatemala Breaks Guinness World Record
How many people can you fit inside a bus? The chicken bus Guinness World Record of how many people you can fit …
Theme Day: Animals
Of all God’s creatures, there is only one that cannot be made slave of the lash. That one is the cat. If …
Relaxing Area Inside Compañía de Jesús Building
This is just one of the many relaxing areas found inside the Antiguo Colegio de la Compañía de Jesús, now headquarters of …
Caldo de Gallina Criolla Vegetables
Back on August I shared with you the presentation of Caldo de Gallina Criolla from Sabe Rico Restaurant in Antigua Guatemala. Criollo …
Architectonic Details: Búcaro Fountains
A búcaro fountain is half fountain normally embedded in a wall, normally near an inside patio, but it can be anywhere. I’ve …
The Complex Guatemala’s Presidential Election Scenario
Guatemalans are complex people. We don’t like simple things; thus whenever we can make the simplest things complex, we do. I am …
Guatemalan Cuisine: Caldo de Gallina Criolla
Criollo or Criolla is the Guatemalan Spanish word often meaning native or garden grown. Although criollo in colonial times was the word …
Theme Day: Color Green
As every fist of the month, the Daily Photo community has a theme day and the color green is what was chosen …
Skyping from the Garden
Since there are so many wireless Internet access points (Wi-Fi) available in La Antigua Guatemala, it’s not unusual to see people calling …
Healthy Horses for the People
Equinos Sanos para el Pueblo (ESAP) is a Guatemalan foundation that promotes the welfare of working equines, recognizing their importance in the …
Guatemalan Cuisine: Tres Carnes Subanik Bowl
Guatemalan gastronomy is so rich with stews. If the stews are watery we call them caldos and if the stews are thick …
Dios te ama
Oficina de atención al ciudadano P.N.C. or Citizen desk of Civil National Police (P.N.C. in Spanish acronym) was written in the back …
Diablo Piñatas for Burning of the Devil
La quema del diablo (Burning of the Devil) used to be this tradition, little known outside of Guatemala. I say “used to …
Wedding Catchers
I know, I know, it’s easy to think of photographers as the wedding crushers, but no, these ARE the wedding catchers since …
Playing With Running Water
Three simple shots of fountains found inside the patios of Casa Santo Domingo. In the picture above I decided to freeze 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 …
Guacamaya’s Bright Colours
Tomorrow, August 1, the theme day for the City Daily Photo community will be Bright colours. I figured I get a head …
Colonial Búcaro Fountain
One or more búcaro fountains are found along a patio or corridor away from the main fountain normally found in the center …
Colonial Corridor
Historically, colonial corridors have always been long and wide, and have always faced out onto a central patio, garden or fountain. Often …
Earth Day Wallpaper From Antigua Guatemala
Today is Earth Day so I am sharing with you a wallpaper for your computer from a typical green vista of Colas …
Vegetarian Pizza from Quesos y Vino
Here’s another cosmopolitan vegetarian menu option from Quesos y Vinos, one of the oldest Italian restaurants in La Antigua Guatemala. They serve …
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 mime just wants to get married
Often it’s a bit complicated to go out on Sundays because La Antigua Guatemala gets crowded. Two dear friends from El Petén …
Coffee Tables, literally!
Here is one more entry for the Only in LAG. Leave it to the creative people of La Antigua Guatemala to produce …
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
The Maya is a civilization really preoccupied with the unbearable lightness of being and masochistic on top of it all by keeping a long count which shows how insignificant we really are. We humans, however, we really muddle ourselves with all kinds of fixations, preoccupations and obsessions like dates.
Casa Antigüeña: The Búcaro
Several times people have asked to show the inside of a house from La Antigua Guatemala and I had said that I …
What in the World is a Búcaro?
Many times, when foreigners are looking at listings for houses or apartments for rent or sale in La Antigua Guatemala, they come …
Dining Area at Quesos y Vinos Restaurant
It is good to know you can move inside the dining area in case you can not stay in the patio due …
All Kinds of Textures at Quesos y Vinos
All kinds of textures are available at the tables in the patio of Quesos y Vinos Restaurant; from the ceramic table tops …
Let’s Meet for Lunch at Quesos y Vinos Restaurant
If I was meeting for lunch with you today, I would suggest we do it at Quesos y Vinos Restaurant, just half …
Cafe Micho’s at El Jaulón Building
From the tables of Cafe Micho’s, right across yesterday’s fountain, in the corridor facing south of the Jaulón Building, you can meet with friends and family for coffee or beers, or simply enjoy a sandwich from one the best bistros in town. The tables all face to the central patio, with the fountain slightly off-center. You can enter this beautifully restored building from the east and south entrances; from the south entrance you enter the Jaulón building through and arched d
La Antigua Guatemala is Full of Contrasts
Actually, it is not only La Antigua Guatemala that is a town full of contrasts, but rather the whole country. Guatemala has …
Guatemala Will Now Be a Social Democrat Country
As of 22 hours local time of Sunday 4th of November, Guatemala’s Electoral Supreme Tribunal or Tribunal Supremo Electoral (TSE) in Spanish has declared the Socal-Democrat Alvaro Colom as the new elected president of Guatemala.
Coffee Table in La Antigua Guatemala
We are back to coffee beans, again, in the form of table available in the patio area of Fernando’s Kaffee. I believe La Antigua Guatemala is blessed because most days you can have your breakfast in the patio and most patios are so full of gorgeous and exotic (for the rest of the world) plants and flowers. I recommend that you have breakfast and a good cup of coffee at Fernando’s Kaffee if you come to La Antigua Guatemala. For those who only want to have access to this fabulous coffee, Fernando confided in me that very soon, in the next couple of weeks, he will begin exporting his in situs roasted selection of Guatemalan coffee beans. You will be able to order any amount of coffee (starting at 3 pounds, I believe); so keep an eye at coming-soon Fernando’s Kaffee web site.
Palacio de Doña Leonor Sign
In La Antigua Guatemala even transnational companies have to bend their rules of signage and corporate identity to blend and be in harmony with the architecture and colonial style of the town. Check out the Transnational series signs I did back in October 2006.
Inside a House from Antigua Guatemala
Normally I have only shown the façade of many houses and building in La Antigua Guatemala for an obvious reason: I do …
McDonald’s Fountain in La Antigua Guatemala
Last month I showed you the Burger King’s Fountain in Antigua Guatemala and I said that even fast-food restaurants have nice atmospheres …
Fountain of Palacio de Doña Leonor
Spanish colonial architecture was based on a central patio with fountain (most of the time) surrounded by rooms. This rebuilt building is a good example of this type of layout.
Colibri Sign
There are several architectonic elements that make Antigua such a photographic place. These are windows, doors, walls, signs, churches, arches, patios, fountains, …
Compañía de Jesús Fountain
Compañía de Jesus Fountain, originally uploaded by rudygiron. Here is another example of a fountain and a patio. This is the inside …