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The Handmade Economy — Textiles

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In a world where automation and factory automated assembly lines are the goals, Guatemala still prides and encourages the handmade economy. Even though I have shared some handmade handicraft makers in the past, from this point forward I will make sure I set my camera focus on the handmade economy and what better way to … Read more

Guatemalan Fortune Owls

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Did you know that the number 13 is sacred and a good luck number for the Maya? The same principal applies to owls and that’s why they manifest constantly in the handicrafts and arts of Guatemala. Follow the rabbit to the archives for Tecolote and you will see the many different versions found just around … Read more

Please, take our photo instead!

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Please, take our photo instead! by Rudy Girón

I just love it when photographs walk or ride into my viewfinder. Better yet, when they even call on me to take their photograph. This was the case for the picture above as I was composing the shot to include the fountain to one side, the Agua volcano between the trees, enough red floor tiles … Read more

Brilliant and Colorful Guatemala

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    Here’a another entry for the Color Palette category. Make sure you wear sunglasses if you decide to follow the white rabbit. By the way, I created the Color Palette category nearly 100 days after the initial posts as a way to capture photographs that were a very good samples of the colors found … Read more

Eternal Spring Guatemalan Colors

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As we have mentioned before, if you’re planning a visit to Guatemala, make sure you pack your sunglasses if you don’t want to be blinded by the rich saturated colors found everywhere in the land of the Eternal Spring. Especially so, if you plan to spend time in La Antigua Guatemala’s Central Park which is … Read more

Cascarones de Carnaval

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These colorful Guatemalan cascarones [eggshells] filled with confetti are known as cascarones de carnaval [carnival] and they mark the arrival of carnaval and then Ash Wednesday (Miércoles de ceniza), which is the first day of Lent (Cuaresma). That’s right folks, on Wednesday we will begin the count down to The World Famous Holy Week in … Read more