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San Pedro Las Huertas

PHOTO STOCK: Panoramic Vista of Volcán de Agua with Lenticular Clouds

Welcoming to Cold and Windy Days of the Dry Season

Finally the cold and windy days of the dry season have arrived. Now we can see more clearly the constant eruptions of Volcán de Fuego and the skyline with the volcanoes towering over the towns of Antigua Guatemala and Ciudad Vieja is more… TAP to see the full size photo.

Collecting Renewable Wood Fuel

As requested by many of you here and on Facebook’s AntiguaDailyPhoto fan page, here’s a vista of the real life in the …

Guatemalan syncretism knows no limits!

When it comes to popular religious celebrations Guatemalan syncretism knows no limits. Watch these short video clips that include diablos, devils, moros …

San Pedro Las Huertas Town Fair

The Antigua Guatemala villages of San Pedro Las Huertas, San Juan del Obispo and San Pedro El Panorama are having the patron-saint …

Cemetery Cleaning Crew

For the past month the Antigua Municipality has had cemetery cleaning crews going around the graveyards of the villages of Antigua. Here …

The Tienda Transaction

I invite you to caption this photograph of an abuelita buying some soda bottles. The winner selected next Wednesday, will get photo …

Run Lola Run

This picture was captured during one of my recent private photo walks. I like the texture of the portón [doorway], wall and …

The Old Man and The Saint

I was able to capture a portrait of this old man taking the sun next to the San Pedro monument in San …

One horse of power

I really like to see well taken care of horse riding through the streets of Antigua Guatemala and surrounding villages. That’s why …

Working People

As I captured this picture I was immediately transported to the Brazilian film “Domésticas” (Maids) by Fernando Meirelles, one of my favorite …

Catholic Churches

Catholic churches were usually built around the main plaza of each town, normally taken the east quadrant of the plazas. There are …

Every day we die a little

I never realized how much people die every day until I lived in a town where almost each death is announced by …

We’re Women of Maize

As I said before, it is impossible to think of the Guatemalan, Mexican and Mesoamerican diet without maize. From the Popul Vuh …

Callejón Los Garcías

The callejones (alleys) found in many of the villages of La Antigua Guatemala are really narrow, passageways really created, I imagine, as …