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PHOTO STOCK: Repainting The Speed Bumps

Repainting The Speed Bumps

Over the weekend these newly installed speed bumps were painted with bright yellow and black paint; as it is the usual the …

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Street Light of Antigua Guatemala

Here’s your illustrated Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: Luminarias for street lights. Do you notice some odd along all the street …

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Winter is coming!

You better make your way to Antigua Guatemala to enjoy the Fall and Winter light and colors and our temperate weather. Today …

Pandemic Sights: Empty Streets

Pandemic Sights: Empty Streets

Another common sight of this pandemic is empty streets; especially with the reduced mobility regulations we are experiencing in Guatemala. Depending on …

Stray dog crossing a cobblestone street in Colonial Town BY RUDY GIRON

Almost a Ghost Town

I could have never imagined desolate streets during the most important week of the year: the Holy Week of Antigua Guatemala, how …

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Cul-de-Sacs in Antigua Guatemala

Believe it or not, cul-de-sac streets are not common in Antigua Guatemala. I believed you could only find them in gated neighborhoods, …

Unos van, otros vienen

The Alameda El Calvario is one of the few places in Antigua Guatemala where there is a designated pedestrian walkway and so …

Antigua Guatemala Back Roads by Rudy Giron

Antigua Guatemala Back Roads

Antigua Guatemala is full of back roads and shortcuts that can take you to new scenery such as a bougainvillea-lined roadway, paths …

Easy Rider, Guatemalan Style by Rudy Giron

Guatemalan Easy Rider

Bicicles has to be the most popular means of transportation of people in and around Antigua Guatemala. People use bicycles to go …

Temporary Parking Lots

Of course the parking problems get aggravated when there are events in Antigua Guatemala and thousands of people are expected to arrive. …

Parking Space Reservation Object

Parking spaces or rather the lack of parking spaces is among the most challenging problems that Antigua Guatemala is facing right now. …

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 …

Handicrafts Market El Carmen

Here’s another panoramic vista taken from Cerro de la Cruz, which shows 3a avenida norte and the handicrafts market of El Carmen …

Beat of the Street

As I was walking I could hear the sounds of a drum line. To my surprise it was an all girl school …

Alameda El Calvario

There only three alamedas (tree-lined streets) in La Antigua Guatemala. Alamedas are public walkway or promenade shaded with trees; from álamo ‘cottonwood’ …

Quotidian Corner Life

You don’t have to give your soul to the Devil as as Robert Johnson did at the crossroads to enjoy the quotidian …

Theme day: Edges

This is the main entrance/exit for La Antigua Guatemala. A couple hundred meters ahead the road ends and the cobblestone streets begin. …

Street Repairs Before Lent

Another typical vista from February are the streets repairs done before or during Cuaresma, Lent, to have all the streets in their …

First Rains 2011

In Guatemala we have the following sayings: Enero loco y febrero otro poco, Crazy January and February a bit as well, or …

Ugly Wires on Calle del Arco

I am with MO with regards to how electric wires become visual pollution, especially in colonial Antigua Guatemala. However, I have tried …

Antigua’s Tuk Tuk Taxis Revolt

Today I was driving around Antigua Guatemala’s Central Park and I was not allowed to continue towards the Palacio del Ayuntamiento (Municipal …

Street Photography Is Like Hunting

We street photographers are like hunters; often we roam the streets, stalking the city for candid, naturally looking, images. Other times, we …

Squeezing A Corner

Today’s photo and Colonial Church Ruins Within My Fingers were the result of fortunate accident. Let me explain. I was playing around …

Motorcycles Are Us

This is how street corners look like now that the strips near the corners have been marked as motorcycle parking only areas. …

Prensa Libre Sponsors Semana Santa

I noticed that Prensa Libre, one of Guatemala’s largest and oldest newspapers, was also sponsoring a processional band this past weekend. I …

Sponsoring The Holy Week

I don’t know if sponsoring the processions for Cuaresma and Semana Santa (Lent and Holy Week respectively) was already common practice in …

What are they guarding?

Let’s know your guesses in the comments or stay tune for an upcoming entry with the answer. 😉

Sidewalk Recovery Plan

If you have been following the AntiguaDailyPhoto for a while, you might remember the La Antigua Guatemala Without Barriers project, or La …

New Street Sweepers in Antigua

The classic image of the old man with his “chiribisco” broom sweeping parks and streets of La Antigua Guatemala is vanishing. The …

Men at Work

The vista cotidiana (quotidian vista) of men working throughout La Antigua Guatemala is more and more refreshing and assuring each day. We …

Chanin Chanin Mija

Chanin chanin mija, we don’t want to become victims of the Guatemalan Diaspora!

Theme Day: Big

127 cities around the world orchestrated a global effort to show the different manifestations of the concept of BIG. I could have …

The Nun and The Limousine

It is quite common to see nuns and priests walking around La Antigua Guatemala since this town is basically almost 100% Catholic. …

Mother and Son Bonding

Today it is your turn to do the caption for this street photo of a mother and son bonding in La Antigua …

Horseback Riding in Antigua Guatemala

It is not unusual to see people riding horses within the streets of La Antigua Guatemala. Some of the horses have been trained to do so gracefully that is a pleasure to watch them go by. Such is the case of this white horse and the jockey that ride as one with refinement and suave stride.

Antigua Tours

If you walk around La Antigua Guatemala, quite regularly, you come across groups of tourists taking tours of the city to learn …

Costumbrism Photographs From Antigua

Okay, here is my contribution to the Costumbrism Photographs From La Antigua Guatemala. What better specimen for the costumbrism photography of Antigua …

Guatemalan Indigenous Women

Here’s the follow-up photo to yesterday’s rear view mirror vista. In this picture, you can appreciate the different cortes worn by the …

Rear View Mirror Vistas

Some people like photos without people; aseptic and sterile images pues. I am the opposite. To me what makes the image interesting …

#1,111: Alameda Santa Rosa

According to my dashboard, today’s entry is number 1111. Go figure! Alameda is the Spanish word for tree-line road or pathway. La …

Another Shuco Hot Dog Por Favor

Next time you are strolling around Antigua Guatemala and you come across street vending carts, like the ones you see above, you’ll …