It was on May Day 2006 that I began sharing daily life vistas from Antigua Guatemala at my blog for the colonial city: AntiguaDailyPhoto.com with all of you and the rest of the world. The goal was to show how is daily life in the most emblematic colonial town located in the highlands of northern … Read more
Today I share with you an unusual vista of Iglesia La Merced and the Arch taken from the rooftop of the City Hall palace. Not often one can get access to such a fantastic vantage point. Enjoy! In three more days we will be celebrating the 15th anniversary of AntiguaDailyPhoto.com. As I have mentioned a few … Read more
I don’t want to brag or anything, but this how the volcanoes skyline looked right before sunset today. No storms or snow in sight and the temperature was 22C / 72F. Don’t you wish you were in Antigua Guatemala right now?
Today’s panoramic picture was taken from the second floor of Palacio del Ayuntamiento, better known now as la Muni; short for Municipalidad. In Guatemala the rainy season spans from May to October. Even though we got a few rains in April and sometimes a few more rains in October, in general we can be certain … Read more
There you have it, that’s all there is of Antigua Guatemala, a small town with lots of charm and one of the best lifestyles in the world. How can a tiny town, 8×8 block grid, be so cosmopolitan, can you give us your best answer?
Good afternoon from the lovely and peaceful Antigua Guatemala. How are things where you live? Follow the white rabbit to » to a few dozen panoramic vistas in and around Antigua Guatemala.
Adjust your focus, always. This was my directional command from the very beginning. Post stuff no one else is covering; focus on the daily life. Focus on the people. Focus on the culture and traditions. Focus on the language and the food as manifestation of the identity. Focus on the awesome alternatives. Stay away from … Read more
The camera is a master key! Below I will explain this statement… read on. Sunday night Fuego volcano offered an uninterrupted show of eruptions, pyroclastic flows, and lava rivers as well as constant vibrations and roaring. By Monday morning the booms and vibrations have almost disappeared, but we still witnessed many eruptions and pyroclastic flows. … Read more
Panoramic vistas and tiny worlds of all the main plazas of the villages of Antigua Guatemala are also among my goals for 2015. The Municipality of Antigua Guatemala is divided into various categories of smaller urban areas: aldeas [villages], caserios [hamlets], barrios [neighborhoods], colonias and lotificaciones [residential communities]. In total, there are now 23 aldeas, … Read more
What’s the weather like around Antigua Guatemala during Christmas? That’s a typical email I get this season. Well, here’s a typical panoramic vista around Antigua Guatemala during the dry season. At sunrise the thermometer read 8C/46F with a humidity of 74% with dark deep blue sky almost no clouds. In the following days the thermometer … Read more
For the past month the Antigua Municipality has had cemetery cleaning crews going around the graveyards of the villages of Antigua. Here we see part of cleaning crew of 15 workers at the cemetery of San Pedro Las Huertas when they were almost finished. Next, they were heading to San Cristóbal El Bajo. Slowly but … Read more
The views from the new restaurant Cerro San Cristóbal located at the entrance of the village of San Cristóbal El Alto are simply marvellous. I promise I will come back to do more sunset pictures from this location soon. In the mean time, enjoy this panoramic vista captured with the iPhone.
Here’s a panoramic vista of the three volcanoes Agua, Fuego and Acatenango captured this morning. This is a panoramic vista taken during the rainy season, So far, it’s been two days of cloud-free sky and beautiful mornings. It has felt like summer around noon though, but a little heat during Fall is not that bad.
To capture the amazing sky on the first sunrise of Summer in Antigua Guatemala, a super wide-angle lens, 10-22mm, was employed and set it at f3.5 for 1/100 of a second with an ISO of 100 and the help of a polarizing filter. This picture was taken before 6am, literally at sunrise and within an … Read more
Here’s what the main square of Antigua Guatemala looks like on a typical day of the rainy season. Even though is an overcast day, you can still get some sunshine during the day, most days. By the way, this is what a day in our horrible weather looks like. I have made some plans to … Read more