New Textiles Stand Stand Near La Escalonia
Since the Municipal government has forbidden the ambulant vendors in all the parks of Antigua Guatemala, including the world-famous Parque Central, vendors …
Protecting Mayan Textiles with Copyrights
Last week, Guatemala’s Constitutional Court sided with the Guatemalan weavers and their copyrights to intellectual property of their weavings. Now congress will …
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 …
Mayan Textiles and Smartphones
The sight of smartphones next the Mayan textiles is quite common now in Antigua Guatemala. For better or worse, Mayas taking selfies …
Mayan Boy Guarding The Colorful Textiles
This street portrait of a Maya boy guarding a truck-load of Mayan textiles was captured during a recent Antigua Photo Walk where …
The Handmade Economy — Textiles
In a world where automation and factory automated assembly lines are the goals, Guatemala still prides and encourages the handmade economy. Even …
Guatemalan Wealth of Colors and Textiles
I don’t know in what position is located Guatemala in terms of wealth resources as measured by the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) …
Guatemalan Culture and History Through Textiles
The Maya were among the most prominent story tellers. The Maya ‘wrote’ just about everything. I am sure that if the ancient Maya scribblers had access to Twitter and Facebook, they would have had busy timelimes; heck they would have used aggregators to fill their lifestream with every imaginable media.
Colorful Guatemalan Textiles
Ah, look at all the lovely colors Ah, look at all the lovely colors Where do they all come from? Where do …
Guatemalan Textiles Market at La Fuente
Here is a better shot showing how the Guatemalan textiles literally carpet the garden around the fountain (fuente in Spanish) at La …
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 …
Close-up View of Guatemalan Textiles
This is a close-up view of a Huipil, sort of a blouse worn by the indigenous Maya women and sometimes even the …
Selling Guatemalan textiles
Guatemalan textiles, originally uploaded by rudygiron. If you come to Antigua and decide to take a stroll you will be approached by …
Street Portrait of World-famous Ruth
My good friend Ruth needs no introduction; she’s probably the most famous Maya woman in Antigua Guatemala. Ruth is a polyglot. Ruth …
Columbus Day or Día de la Raza?
In Guatemala as in many Latin American countries October 12 is a national holiday known as Día de la Raza or Native …
Sights of Our Times — Mayan Fabric Masks
Guatemala is world-famous for their colorful and intricate, hand-woven textiles, so it comes as no surprise that masks were with these Mayan …
Ambulant Vendor Waiting for Tourists
Ambulant vendors are one segment of the tourism industry who is really hurting this pandemic where tourists pretty much vanished from the …
Colors and Smiles from Guatemala
Here are some smiles and colors from Antigua Guatemala to brighten your day where you are in the world during these trying …
The Mayan Colors of Antigua Guatemala
Today I share with you the beautiful and colorful smile of world-famous and friend of mine, Ruth and her family. Also, what …
Explore the architectonic elements of Antigua Guatemala and take amazing pictures in the process
Not only we visit interesting spots in Antigua Guatemala, at every spot we learn different photography skills. ⠀⠀If you like taking pictures, …
Antigua Photo Walks for are the perfect short and fun activity for Cruise ship passengers
For cruise ship passengers who enjoy taking pictures, Antigua Guatemala is paradise with so many photographic opportunities no matter in which direction …
Photo Tip for Better Images of Antigua Guatemala
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Enjoy the most fun and #1 rated activity in Antigua Guatemala
“Great photowalk in Antigua! Our group had the perfect size and Rudy told us about the most important rules about photography. I …
Street Photography Walks in Antigua Guatemala: Architectonic Details
If you like taking pictures, Antigua Guatemala will be paradise for you, with so many photographic opportunities no matter in which direction …
Unconventional and Interesting Group Portraits in Antigua Guatemala
If you like taking pictures, Antigua Guatemala will be paradise for you, with so many photographic opportunities no matter in which direction …
Two Mother’s Days in One Week in Antigua Guatemala
Have a happy Mother’s Day, again! As I mentioned earlier this week, Guatemalans always celebrate Mother’s Day on May 10, regardless of …
Indiscreet Window — Guatemalan boots for a chic street style!
How about some Guatemalan boots, hand-crafted with genuine leather and Mayan hand-woven textiles to stand out with style on the streets, don’t …
Slices of Daily Life — Cat Walks Everywhere
Honest. Believe me. Every block of Antigua Guatemala offers cat walk possibilities. Here, for instance, we are at the entrance of shop …
Guatemalan Colors and Smiles
Today I share with you a candid portrait of Ruth, one of the vendors that offers colourful hand-woven Mayan textiles from the …
Guatemalan Santa Helper Colorful Costume
Guatemalans love color, the more the merrier, right? See even in this Santa Clause helper’s costume, the usual red and white, is …
Maya Weavers at Work, Antigua Guatemala
Here’s your Spanish word of the day: Tejedora or weaver It is easy to be enchanted by the rhythm of the weaving …
Mayan Foot Loom
The Casa Museo del Tejido Antiguo also has on display several antique and manual looms, such as the hand loom, the back …
Ixchel Goddess of the Moon and Weaving
Here we have a tocoyales exhibit at Museo del Tejido Antiguo. I know, you are wondering what in the world is a …
Museo Casa del Tejido Antiguo
If you would like to learn more about the Mayan weaving of Guatemala, make sure you visit Museo Casa del Tejido Antiguo …
Antigua Artisan Triptych: The Mayan Weaver
Once again we are visiting the Triptychs of artisans from around Antigua Guatemala series. This time the triptych is made up from …
Weekend Handicrafts Market at Ruinas del Carmen, Antigua Guatemala
As I have mentioned before, a handicraft market mushrooms on the outside of Ruinas Del Carmen on the weekends and holidays. The …
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 …
Corpus Christi and Confirmations in Maya Kaqchikel Town
This past Sunday it seemed as every village and town around Antigua Guatemala was celebrating its patron saint day. Well San Juan …
McCafé Decorations
I don’t know if McCafés exist in other parts of the world or if they are a Guatemalan invention. Please, illuminate me. …
Antigua Guatemala is the photographers paradise
If you like taking pictures, Antigua Guatemala will be paradise for you with so many photographic opportunities no matter where you point …
Guatemalan Chicken Bus Kitsch
I am truly convinced that Guatemalans can not do anything in a mild, neutral, gray manner. Guatemala is a country of extremes …
New Style Guatemalan Purses and Backpacks
Here’s one of the new directions that Guatemalan textiles are taking. You can still identify the pieces as made with Mayan textiles …
Colorful Guatemalan Purse
Rich colors, patterns and textures are what one gets when buying a piece of Guatemalan textiles. A good example of this statement …
Fair Trade Fair in Antigua Guatemala
On November 11, 2011 (11.11.11 for short) the Feria Nacional de Comercio Justo y Solidario Guatemala 2011 opened its kiosk on the …
Independence Day?
Guatemala has many traditions that have remained until now and will hopefully remain for centuries to come. One, as you already know …
Aide-de-camp Models Dressed As Indigenous Women
Can anybody help me understand why a country with a +55% population of indigenous Maya hires European-looking models to dress as Maya …
The Redefinition of The Pan-Maya Identity
In the previous century it was common knowledge that one could identify the provenance of the Maya people in Guatemala, especially women, …
Vibrant Guatemalan Women
As a graphic designer I can never ceased to be amazed by the intricate brightly colored textiles worn by the Maya people …
Acting Against Femicide in Guatemala
Women. They are the subject of these pictures. Why? The gruesome brutality hasn’t stopped. In fact, it has barely dipped. The Latin …
Colorful Fiambre Chapín
Guatemala is such a colorful country; everything from flora to textiles, from architecture to food is saturated with the richest rainbow. If …
Theme Day: Contrast
As every first of the month, AntiguaDailyPhoto is joining City Daily Photo community in the orchestrated global effort to show you “contrast” …
Three Generations
Resistance through culture; culture through textiles; textiles as heritage; heritage as identity; identity as resistance. What do you think?
Guatemalan Style Backpack
Guatemala has some of the best textiles you can find in the world. If you come to La Antigua Guatemala, you can …
Guatemalan Chinchines or Sonajas
The sonajas or maracas take on a different name in Guatemala, they are called chinchines; an onomatopoeia (onomatopeya in Spanish). Generally, Guatemalan …
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 …
Harmony in Chaos
Guatemalan textiles is all the proof that you need that there’s harmony in chaos; don’t you think?
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.
We Move Books!
The back of the mobile library chicken bus has even the same typography and three-step color gradient as the public transportation buses. …
Saints for Sale – Countdown to One Year Anniversary
Many artisans come to La Antigua Guatemala to sell their crafts. The streets are for anyone who wants to sell, just watch …
Violet or Purple bands mark the Lent Season
During the Lent period (Cuaresma in Spanish) many houses and businesses are decorated with purple or violet strips of textiles and bands …
Rusted Owl
The Artisans Fair was the showcase for the handicrafts made in all the villages around Antigua Guatemala. So far we have seen …
The Crosses are Everywhere
The crosses are everywhere around Antigua Guatemala even though one may become blind to them after a while. This black cross was …
Don’t get burn!
We continue the color tour around Antigua with something simple and utilitarian like kitchen gloves. I am sure Meg would love a …
Selling Tortillas on the Streets
The informal economy is the basis for making a living for most Guatemalans. That is why you have shoe-shining boys, orchids sellers, …
Baroque Columns at El Carmen Ruins
The El Carmen Ruins show cases some of the most baroque-style architecture. Here you can see the details of the columns. Outside …
Strolls in Parque Central
El Parque Central (Central Park click the link to see all the previous photos related to the park) is one of the …
Buying Folk-art on the Streets
Guatemalan textiles are among the most look-after items in the folk-art markets. You have to be careful though, they come in two …
One way or another…
Guatemalan textiles are world-famous. As a graphic designer, I have been intrigued for a long while now about the fact that the …
Waiting for customers
Waiting for customers can be boring. The waiting can take your mind to far away cities… with daily photos. I wonder too! …
Selling orchids on the street
If you thought I was kidding when I said that if you take a stroll in Antigua you will be approached by …
Colibri Sign
There are several architectonic elements that make Antigua such a photographic place. These are windows, doors, walls, signs, churches, arches, patios, fountains, …