Cathedral

Setting up the Corpus Christi Decorations at the Former Catedral de Santiago in Antigua Guatemala

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The Feast of Corpus Christi marks the beginning of the town fairs season in Antigua Guatemala and surrounding villages. Today I share with you a image of a crew setting up the Corpus Christi decorations adorning the façade of the former Catedral de Santiago, Saint James Cathedral, a day prior to Corpus Christi Day. This … Read more

Night Vista of Antigua Guatemala with a Full Moon

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Night Vista of Antigua Guatemala with a Full Moon

Once again I was finishing a photo walk with a group of photography enthusiasts when we decided to try to capture some pictures of the full moon rising over the former cathedral. Of course, as it often happens during a full moon, the sky was completely covered with clouds, so we had to wait for … Read more

Side Door of the former Cathedral Building

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Side Door of the former Cathedral Building

Here’s your illustrated Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: Portón for large doorway. Just when I think I have shared with you every nook and cranny of Antigua Guatemala I realize that I am so far from that statement. I mean, look at this huge doorway and baroque architectonic details, how is it possible I have not … Read more

Full Moon over Parroquía de San José Catedral

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PHOTO STOCK: Full Moon over Parroquía de San José Catedral

I was fortunate to captured the first Full Moon of 2020 as I was finishing a large group photo walk. I just wished I had a tripod with me so I can do another photograph of my series Full Moon over Ruins so I could show the beauty of a Full Moon. Make sure take … Read more

Architecture of Antigua Guatemala — The Cathedral

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Oh the cathedral building and its ruin complex is such delight for those who love architecture. However, let’s get one thing clear, this is no longer a cathedral as we don’t have a bishop and the entire departamento de Sacatepéquez belongs to the archdiocese of the Catedral de Santiago de Guatemala, located in Guatemala City. … Read more

The Architectonic Beauty of the Ruins of the Cathedral Complex

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The ruins of the former cathedral complex are so awe inspiring and beautiful. These ruins have a lot to offer to anyone, but especially so to photographers during the early morning hours and late afternoon. Also, out all the ruins in Antigua Guatemala, the former cathedral ruins have the lowest entry fee, a mere Q5 … Read more

New Look of Parque Central

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The new garden areas, plants, flowers and fences of Parque Central, the main square, of Antigua Guatemala have given the central park a new look, with more clean vista in and out of the plaza mayor. I guess, we all can go back to photograph the parque central again; strive to find its new angles … Read more

Antigua Guatemala’s typical “I wish you were here” picture

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This picture was captured during a street photography walk around Antigua Guatemala. The approach here is how to photograph from behind people’s heads. My approach is to get really close, with a wide angle, take two frames, one with the focus on the subject the other with the focus on the camera or smartphone camera. … Read more

Holy Week Vistas: Processions

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It is such impressive vista these massive floats, andas in Spanish, being carried by 80 to 100 cucuruchos through the different streets of Antigua Guatemala. At least once in your lifetime you must come to Antigua Guatemala to see the massive and numerous processions during the Holy Week or Semana Santa as it’s known in … Read more

New Look of the Façade of the Cathedral of Antigua Guatemala

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As promised earlier this week, here’s the new look of the façade of the Saint Joseph parish in Antigua Guatemala [Parroquía de San José], commonly and erroneously known as Catedral de Antigua Guatemala. By the way, in case you don’t know it, in the Roman Catholic religion, a cathedral is the seat of a bishop, … Read more