Evergreen gardens and vegetation in and around La Antigua Guatemala is, of course, one of the benefits of the 6-month long rainy season. I never get tired of recommending people to get into every house, building, shop, restaurant, hotel, et cetera, to appreciate the hidden beauty found beyond the outside façade walls. As long as … Read more
Often during the photo walks I lead around Antigua Guatemala, I encourage people to enter every hotel, restaurant, shop and building to truly appreciate the beauty of this charming colonial town, without par in Latin America. There’s plenty to see inside the buildings from archways, to the patios, gardens, terraces, dining area, corridors, art and … Read more
The huge convent complex of Las Capuchinas, founded as Convento e Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Zaragoza. This building is now a museum. Also, this is another architectural master piece by colonial architect Diego de Porres. Escuela de Cristo and Las Capuchinas are the masterpieces of colonial architect Diego de Porres, mulato libre … Read more
I feel like doing a series on just courtyards. Imagine, having ten or twelve photos of the most popular courtyards in Antigua Guatemala. Which would you include?
Who says you can not enjoy the patio dining areas during the rainy season? It is a good thing that most restaurants are covering their patios with transparent lamina roofs so we can enjoy the sunlight and the patio dining areas with rain or without. ¿Quién ha dicho que no podemos disfrutar de los comedores … Read more
As every fist of the month, the Daily Photo community has a theme day and the color green is what was chosen for July 1, 2011. I have to admit that green is the easiest color to photograph in La Antigua Guatemala since green is the color of the official flag; green bellies (panzas verdes) … Read more
Since there are so many wireless Internet access points (Wi-Fi) available in La Antigua Guatemala, it’s not unusual to see people calling back home via Skype from gardens and patios. Of course, a headset is still needed if you want to keep your Skype-conversations semi-private. Have you used Skype while in Guatemala to call back … Read more
Arturo and I found a great place to have some of the best hamburgers in La Antigua Guatemala at La Esquina (The Corner). La Esquina is located on the corner, one block south from Parque Central. The hamburgers are huge and the meat is charbroiled. Furthermore, they have a large patio and awesome music playing … Read more
Can you picture yourself having a Sunday breakfast or brunch with a pot of hot coffee from La Antigua Guatemala and your favorite Sunday papers, magazines or books? Or perhaps you prefer to catch up with the latest news from GuatemalaDailyPhoto.com or XelaDailyPhoto.com on your laptop or iPad? Or maybe you just prefer having a … Read more
Here’s an interesting idea, cover the patio with transparent laminas plus a pergola framework where one can hang the Colas de Quetzal (nephorlepsis spp.), helechos (ferns) and put other plants in pots around the fountain and one can enjoy of the patio year round, including during the rainy season. 🙂 How you like that?
What better way to enjoy a Sunday morning than to bring a freshly brewed cup of the best coffee in the world from Antigua Guatemala and a couple of newspapers to seat and read by the fountain in the patio. Beautiful weather, peaceful ambience, great coffee, what else can you ask for a Sunday newspaper … Read more
These are the very last days of the dry season. Soon, in May, the rainy season will begin and the sompopo flying ants will come again, in lesser numbers than before. We should enjoy the typical dried patios while we can! Will you join me for lunch or a cup of coffee?
If I was meeting for lunch with you today, I would suggest we do it at Quesos y Vinos Restaurant, just half block away from La Merced Church. See, Quesos y Vinos is a real italian restaurant with some of the best italian food in Guatemala. To top it all, ever since they moved to … Read more
Actually, it is not only La Antigua Guatemala that is a town full of contrasts, but rather the whole country. Guatemala has a rainbow of contrasts between the wealthy and the poor, the indigenous and the mestizo population, between the mountain high lands and the tropical coastal low lands, between the urban and the rural … Read more
