This week I plan to share with you some of my black and white street photography slices of daily life from Antigua Guatemala. We start the series on this fabulous Monday with a group of street musicians taking a break between performances. I hope you enjoy it!
Most weekends in Antigua Guatemala are marimba days. There are quite a few places, private and public, where one can listen to live marimba music. In this particular case, the marimba players were providing the soundtrack for the weekend temporary handicraft market that set up over the weekend on the atrium of the former Compañía … Read more
This past weekend the municipal government promoted the work of the artisans from the villages around Antigua Guatemala through handicraft fair at the Plaza Mayor and what better sound track than to have live marimba music. That’s why the Kaqchikel Marimba played at the Main Plaza; normally they are found at Calle del Arco on … Read more
How do you get people infected with good stuff? I mean, it is difficult for foreigners to visit Guatemala, and, sometimes, that’s even true for Guatemalans living overseas. Taking on a lesson from our friend Iván Castro, we can only do it by getting everyone infected with good stuff. So, here is one of my … Read more
Play it and wear it with pride, I am sure, is the advice this father tells his sons. Did I mention resilience as one of the qualities of the indigenous people of Guatemala? What do you think, am I wrong? These indigenous musicians appeared before in LAGDP, can you tell me when? VIDEO UPDATE: Thanks … Read more
Regardless of how I may feel about the marimba, this instrument and its waling sound are very important to Guatemalans all over. For instance, this school band parade did not begin marching until the marimba arrived. What are your feelings about marimba music? Video coming soon… [bliptv]1180827[/bliptv]
Day one of year three. Are you ready for the new tour of 365 days around La Antigua Guatemala? If you do please, bring your pasaje en mano, dónde caben tres caben más. Every time humans arrive at a milestone, we tend to review what we have traveled thus far. Two years of consecutive blogging … Read more