Today I share with you a panoramic vista of the Parque Central of Antigua Guatemala taken from the rooftop of the Palacio del Ayuntamiento, the City Hall Palace. In the foreground you can see the purple flowers of the jacaranda trees found at Parque Central. By the way, in Guatemala jacaranda trees bloom around Cuaresma, … Read more
Jacaranda trees bloom during Cuaresma [Lent] and Semana Santa [Holy Week] and this year is no exception. All activities for Lent and Holy Week were canceled in Guatemala to reduce the spread of the Coronavirus, yet you can see the purple banners, flower decorations above doors and windows and, of course, the jacaranda blooms. Show … Read more
It’s been a while since AntiguaDailyPhoto participates in the Theme day of the City Daily Photo community; since the theme bright colors on August 1, 2010 to be exact. I could not pass up on this month theme though since they have orchestrated to show the favorite part of town from 123 cities around the … Read more
There are several jacaranda trees in Parque Central which make a gorgeous display of purple or violet during February and March when they are in bloom. I will try to get a panoramic shot so you can see the jacaranda trees in bloon at Central Park. Well, perhaps it is the fact that gorgeous pale … Read more
I don’t know how it happened, but I had lost this vista of the Jacaranda trees in bloom at La Antigua Guatemala’s Central Park among the other 15,000 photos of my fototeca (photo library). Shame on me! 🙁 With this image of the jacaranda trees adding the subtle violet color to Antigua Guatemala main plaza … Read more
It seems like even Jacaranda trees want to be seen wearing the ever-present violet and purple color found over doorways, windows and cucuruchos during Lent. Do you know why purple or violet is worn during Lent? The answer can be found in the AntiguaDailyPhoto.Com archives. Go happy hunting!