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To get us into the mood of the Christmas season that can be felt everywhere in Guatemala now, here’s the first free poinsettia wallpaper of the season. You can browse the wallpaper category to get the other 45 Guatemalan wallpapers for your computer available from AntiguaDailyPhoto for free.

Did you know that poinsettias were native to Guatemala and Mesoamerica? We call them pascuas in Guatemala and I believe they are called noche buenas in Mexico.

There’s an interesting article in Prensa Libre entitled: Pascuas que cambian de colores (Poinsettias of different colors) in which I learned that, according to industry statistics, Guatemala is the top grower of poinsettias in the world. Guatemala produces 60 million poinsettias which represents 80% of the production in the world. How about that?

Other interesting readings about Poinsettias in Spanish/Google-translated.

• Pascuas y pinabetes, negocios de fin de año / Poinsettias and Pine trees, an end-of-the-year business
• Estrella de Nochebuena; pascua florece con la Navidad / Star of Christmas Eve, Poinsettias blossom with Christmas
• Pascuas que cambian de colores / Poinsettias of different colors

This is what it looks like as you walk inside a coffee plantation from Antigua Guatemala. I thought some of you might enjoy having it as wall paper for your iPad or computer for a day or two, so here’s the link to download the free coffee plantation wallpaper. Enjoy!

Okay, enough I say; it’s been way too long since I gave away free wallpapers; since December 23, 2010 to be exact, it was the Christmas present from AntiguaDailyPhoto. Honest, I should give away free desktop/laptop wallpapers at least once a month, don’t you agree?

Download the three free wallpapers from Antigua Guatemala from here:

1. Yellow wall
2. Chipped wall
3. Zapote wall

Enjoy and share them with your family and friends. Moreover, if you want to download all the free wallpapers I have shared with you previously, feel free to browse the Wallpapers category and if you like what you see, share this link with your family and friends as well.

Also, it is time to feed the Only in LAG category and what better way to do it than with a Cucuruch’ants procession video produced by Guy Howard and his wife, which they entitled “Cucuruch’ants.” Enjoy!

It’s been a while since I shared a wallpaper with you, so I thought why not make one of Antigua’s handmade stone walls into a wallpaper for you computer. So, if you want to give this wallpaper a chance on your computer, download it from here (1280 x 960). If you would like to see what other Antigua Guatemala wallpapers are available (35 thus far), follow the white rabbit to the Wallpapers category. Enjoy!

Aquí me quedo film aside: Once again, I am happy to report that another Guatemalan film, which was in production in August 2009 when I shared with you a teaser trailer, is now showing in the Guatemala movie theaters. Below are the original teaser trailer and film preview trailer for Aquí me quedo, a new film by Mellega Films, written and directed by Rodolfo “Chofo” Espinosa and produced by Andrés Rodríguez of Cinespacio and filmed in the sister Republic of Quetzaltenango, also known as Xela.

Wow, time flies by; I just realized I have not shared a wallpaper with you since the Earth Day Wallpaper From Antigua Guatemala on April 22.

Let’s fix that right away. I took this photo earlier this morning driven by the Stephanie’s comment on Blink And The World Will Change:

Thanks for using the maximum zoom on this photo! This is the most detailed photo I’ve ever seen of Volcan de Fuego. Usually the photos are more distant so you appreciate the form (and the sky) but don’t get a rich sense of the color and textures. I think this is my favorite of the volcano pictures.

So, today’s photo serves two purposes, I show you a extreme close-up Volcán de Agua’s crater and share with you another wallpaper for your computer. Download the 1280×960 Crater of Volcán de Agua wallpaper here.

Of course you can download other wallpapers by browsing the Wallpaper category. Let me know which ones you’ve downloaded.

Volcán de Agua Teleférico aside: Not too long ago I read in the newspapers that there’s a definite plan to built a Teleférico (tramway) from Santa María de Jesús to the crater of Volcán de Agua. If I remember correctly, the funds for such a tourist project will come from Taiwan.

As mentioned before the Gravilea trees are planted next to coffee bushes to provide the necessary shade for the coffee plants. Once every two years normally, the coffee plantation workers trim the gravilea trees to keep the proper balance between sun and shade.

I hope you enjoy this muted wallpaper of the gravilea trees against a starry night. Let me know what you think of it. As always, you can download the gravilea trees wallpaper by clicking the link.

New Contributors for AntiguaDailyPhoto.Com Wanted: Starting in July, AntiguaDailyPhoto will open its doors to guest contributors to expand the rainbow of points of view and perspectives about La Antigua Guatemala. If you are interested in becoming a guest contributor, please get in touch with me through the contact form or through a direct message in Twitter to get the details.

I could spend a good hour photographing all aspects of La Tienda de Doña Gavi and perhaps bring you a series… but I won’t; I promise I will only post two more wallpapers. Today’s wallpaper, like yesterday’s, is take from the broken up wall at Doña Gavi Store. You can download the 1200×900 wallpaper from here.

If you read the entry Natural Paint Texture, you can find out the reasons for the textured-walls you see often around Antigua.

What’s up Rudy, what’s with all the yellows and reds in your photos lately?

At the closing of the inauguration parade for the Beijing 2008 Olympics, the behemoth Chinese delegation wore a yellow-and-red uniform and by the time all of them entered the stadium, they had encircled all other delegations with the colors of passion and fortune. So there, have a little passion and fortune in your life (or in your computer, at least)!

THANKS FOR YOUR DONATIONS: I want to thank publicly Alan and MO for donating towards the hosting bills of LAGDP. Also, I want to thank MO, Salvador and Susan for having purchased prints as their way of supporting my efforts to maintain this web site. Furthermore, I would like to thank John and Catherine for their continued support through the Amazon Wish List. My gratitude to all of you who have donated books and such.

If you would like to help me and contribute towards all the work that goes behind keeping up this web site alive, please, purchase prints or you can opt for another way through the menu Support My Efforts below the search form on the sidebar.

Also, don’t forget that your comments and feedback are the main encouragement to continue with the daily photo of La Antigua Guatemala.

I will be posting a very special series this coming week as my way of showing my gratitude for all your support.

THANKS!