Panza Verde Portraits — Doña Gavi

Street Portrait of Doña Gavi BY RUDY GIRON

Today I will begin a new series and category: Panza Verde Portraits. As many of you know, Panza Verde, green belly is the nick name by which people of Antigua Guatemala are known. So, the Panza Verde Portraits will be series to highlight some of the Antigüeños I encounter on my comings and goings. We … Read more

Wandering around Mesón Panza Verde

I spent four months in La Antigua before I finally ventured to Mesón Panza Verde, one of the most renowned restaurants in La Antigua Guatemala. Yoga classes are what drew me… and I finally learned what the hype is all about. The restaurant/hotel is a stunning old house of brick, stone and fine wood. Plants … Read more

Green Gleen at Panza Verde

Photographing green is an obsession for me. There is something about the way green looks when it’s captured by camera. I will always invariably shoot all things green. I captured this “palm umbrella” while I was at Panza Verde for Yoga class early Monday morning. I think the blurred white cupola and the rich, blue … Read more