One important aspect of the Guatemalan Portrait series is to show the rainbow of people that Guatemalans can be, although many only think of them as Maya or Mestizos. This is something I have been doing for a while, as in the Guatemalan couple for Valentine’s Day, you remember them, right? Every time I see … Read more
Just as her brother José and her 11-month old sister [follow the white rabbit], Stephanie is a true Panza Verde, green belly, as we call antigüeños since she was also born in Antigua Guatemala from Garifuna parents as far as I could tell. I met Stephanie during one of my morning walks and we chit-chatted … Read more
These are the species of macadamia nuts that are grown at the Valhalla farm. I know wrote the names, but I can’t seem to find my notes. Can anybody help with the names of these macadamia nuts?
Alright, we will finish the first part of the Real Guatemala series with portrait of two police officers who were deployed during Semana Santa, Holy Week, to keep everyone “safe.” Only a few times during the year we get the opportunity of seeing so much policías on the streets of Antigua Guatemala, but never as … Read more
The land belongs to those that work it with their own hands. —Emiliano Zapata La tierra es de quien la trabaja con sus manos. —Emiliano Zapata One more addition to the Real Guatemala series. The campesino, the fieldworker, is an ever-stamp in the daily life of Guatemala we see then going to work the fields … Read more
Of course, we can not leave out the albañiles, construction workers, from a series about the Real Guatemala. I don’t know if everyone is building or rebuilding their houses because it seems there are albañiles everywhere you look. Here for instance, we’re looking at the almost finished salón municipal, municipal ballroom, in Ciudad Vieja. Watch … Read more
With this gallery of Semana Santa photos from Antigua Guatemala, Nelo Mijangos shares with us an overview of the many vistas one can expect while following a procession in Antigua Guatemala. For instance, the picture above gives us an idea of the length of the float and how many cucuruchos carry it. Below, we can … Read more
By the end of the 4th Sunday procession which comes out of the village of Santa Ana, Nelo Mijangos had already walked 93,2 kms or 57.91 miles on four consecutive Sundays of Lent. For this procession, Nelo decided to show us a detail of the lit float taken at night. Yes, in case you didn’t … Read more
The second Sunday of Lent is the turn for the village of Santa Inés del Monte Pulciano. It is at this processional float when many cucuruchos from Guatemala City make their first appearance. For this procession, Nelo Mijangos took 752 photos and “only” walked 19.4 kilometers or 12 miles. You can see his route on … Read more
One more entry on our black and white series of the churches in and around Antigua Guatemala at night. This is the façade of Parroquia Nuestra Señora de los Remedios better known as Escuela de Cristo. Yesterday we saw an inside view of la Escuela de Cristo. This parroquia, parish, is located on the southeast … Read more
Here’s one more doses of the black and white series of the churches in and around Antigua Guatemala. Today’s turn is for Iglesia de San Francisco El Grande one of the most popular destinations in Antigua Guatemala. The Iglesia de San Francisco El Grande is one of the favorite churches for photographers to photograph. There’s … Read more
The traditions of Guatemala are kept alive by the faith and fervor of the people and that’s exactly what Nelo wanted to show with this slide show. People fully committed to their passion, believes and faith. People participating in all aspects of the Holy Week in Antigua Guatemala, the largest manifestation of its kind in … Read more
As Nelo have shown to us this week, many photographers are looking for their unique angle on the Holy Week in Antigua Guatemala. However, I believe and I am 100% certain that only through Nelo’s lens we get to see Semana Santa in Antigua Guatemala from unique and original vantage points. If you want to … Read more
As shown at the beginning of the series Holy Week Photographers in Antigua Guatemala, being a cucurucho (carrier) and taking photos of the most important event in Guatemala is combining the two passions many us share in Antigua Guatemala. If you want to see hundreds of Holy Week photos and read about all the aspects … Read more
