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Theme Day: Tranquility

Friday, June 1st, 2012

Tranquility at Parque Central of Antigua Guatemala by Rudy Girón

It is neither wealth nor splendor; but tranquility and occupation which give you happiness. —Thomas Jefferson

As most firsts of the month AntiguaDailyPhoto is participating on the theme day organized by the DailyPhoto community on the first of june. Tranquility is the theme selected for June 2012. Take a quick and quiet tour around the world to look at the tranquil scenes being shared by other DailyPhoto cities.

As opposed to other large metropolitan cities like London, Paris or Sydney, Antigua Guatemala could be considered an enchanting and tranquil little town with its hundreds of fountains everywhere, it only takes a few steps to find a quiet and secluded spot to listen to the relaxing murmurs of a fountain, fuente as we say in Spanish. Even at the main fountain, Fuente de las Sirenas, at the main square, Plaza Mayor, one can find tranquility through the day.

What’s your favorite relaxing spot in Antigua Guatemala?

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Mermaids Fountain with Flowers

Friday, March 11th, 2011

Mermaids Fountain with Flowers by Rudy Girón

Cool and peaceful are the afternoons in Central Park nowadays, except for the murmurs of the mermaids and the people enjoying the contact with friends, family and visitors from abroad.

Elsewhere, in the other side of the world, a ferocious tsunami spawned by one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded slammed Japan’s eastern coast Friday. Our best wishes for a prompt recovery.

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Twilight Zone at Antigua’s Central Park

Thursday, March 5th, 2009

Twilight Zone at Antigua's Central Park

What an interesting combination of colors and light temperatures can be achieved during the twilight zone in La Antigua Guatemala’s Central Park. Oh I can hear the intro and fade music of the twilight zone but it’s being played with a marimba and decorated with chirimilla accents and pre-Columbian drum beats; now this music really ads a mysterious mysticism to the twilight zone. Don’t you think so?

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Capturing Sunshine at the Mermaids Fountain

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008

Capturing Sunshine at the Mermaids Fountain

September has been one of the rainiest month thus far, but you would not know it by looking at the recent daily photos, right? Well, around Guatemala’s Independence Day on September 15th, we were lucky to have a few dry days or with very little rain. Today’s capture was taken at the heart of La Antigua Guatemala’s Central Park: The Mermaids Fountain (La fuente de las sirenas). I was lucky to see that I could catch the weather conditions through the sunshine reflected on the running water of the fountain; don’t you think?

If you’re missing a little sunshine in your life, like we are know, you can always download the image above and use it as desktop wallpaper (available up to 1200×900).

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Mermaids Fountain at Central Park

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008

Mermaids Fountain at Central Park

By this coming weekend, the area around this fountain will be so crowded that you won’t be able to see the fountain. You can browse the archives for 2006 and 2007 to find out why there will be so many people around La Antigua Guatemala’s Central Park.

I hope you enjoy the trip back to the past!

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