Antigua Guatemala’s Flower-decorated Windows
Today, I share with you a window dressed up with flowers for Antigua’s Flower Festival. Enjoy!
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The Remains of the Flower Festival
Today I share with you the latest portrait I got a chance to make of Erica’s family with the remains of the Flower Festival adorning the Fuente de las Sirenas at Parque Central. Enjoy!
Antigua Guatemala Has Sunshine and Vibrant Flowers All Year Long
No wonder people from really cold latitudes love to hibernate in Antigua Guatemala during the harsh winter months. Imagine having gorgeous warm sunshine everyday and everywhere you look there are flowers in bloom. Nowadays, we are also welcoming Covid hibernators; those lucky people who can work remotely and it doesn’t matter where they clock-in from. … Read more
The Architectonic Aesthetics of Antigua Guatemala
One of the most sought after aesthetics of Antigua Guatemala is bare walls of ruins with rustic textures. Pair this aesthetic with color and vibrant exotic flowers and your have a winning combination. The white flowers shown in the picture go by the name of banderas, or flags (spathiphylium). The other exotic and expensive plant … Read more
Crowded Flowers Stands the Day before All Saints Day
Every year October 31st is the best day for flowers vendors as the sales skyrocket for the entire week as everyone is buying flowers to take to cemeteries and for the Day of the Dead shrines. This year, sales even began a few days before October 31st as the national government order all cemeteries and … Read more
Antigua Autumn Colors Are Coming to Antigua
Take a photographic tour to see some plants blooming now: Dry Season Blossoms in Antigua Guatemala Blossoms From The Land of the Eternal Spring Poinsettias Everywhere Participate in the raffle for a chance to win a dramatic 11″x14″ metallic print of this photo of the The Real Palacio de La Cultura, valued at $60, by … Read more
Flower Decorations at Parque Central
With each new edition of the Flower Festival of Antigua Guatemala, the flower arrangements and decorations become more complex and elaborate; the creativity of the Panzas Verdes is certainly always blooming.
Fountains Decorated with Flowers in Antigua Guatemala
It is common practice in and around La Antigua Guatemala to decorate fountains with flowers, especially during the Flower Festival of Antigua Guatemala. Would you like to know where you can find this fountain or do you know where it is located?
Exotic Flowers Are Us
We are so fortunate in Antigua Guatemala to have affordable exotic flowers all year long; so we often encounter decorative striking flower arrangement as we go about our day to day activities. By the way, did you know that now we have a Flower Festival held every year in November. This year El Festival de … Read more
The Dry Season Is Coming To Guatemala
Welcome to the land of the eternal Spring where flowers are always in bloom even during the dry season that spans from November through April. So, what are you waiting for, pack your bags and head down south where we have the gorgeous flowers, beautiful light and temperate weather to hibernate during the harsh Winter … Read more
Ambulant Flower Vendors in Antigua Guatemala
The early morning photo walks are the best because the quality of the light and the quality of the vistas one finds on the streets. First of all, since most workers have not come into town yet, most streets are clear of vehicles. Early in the morning you find the ambulant vendors that hit the … Read more
A New Year is Blooming
I believe that the slogan “The Land of the Eternal Spring” refers not to the actual Spring season but the act of blooming since flowers blossoms are found all year long. What do you think? By the way, the fields around Antigua Guatemala are blooming with flowers right now… and always.
Eternal Spring Colors in Fall Season
Here I share with you the colours the Spring season during Fall in Antigua Guatemala. As I have mentioned many times in the past, in Guatemala we don’t really have a Spring season per se, or any other season for the matter. In fact, the changes between seasons are so gradual that we don’t really … Read more
Fresh flowers home delivery in Antigua Guatemala
Fresh flowers home delivery is not a new concept in Guatemala, I believe it has existed since colonial times. Here we can appreciate the sale of a dozen roses for Q10 or about $1.25. How much is a dozen roses where you live? Follow the white rabbit to » to check out all the different … Read more
Tulip Season Is Almost Over in Antigua Guatemala
Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day: Tulipanes for tulips. That’s right, we can also grow tulips in Antigua Guatemala, a very short season though. Tulipanes are only available during January and part of February. Ten tulips sell for Q75/$10, is that expensive or affordable where you live?