Well, this afternoon the rains finally arrived and put an end to the heatwave we had been experiencing for the last two weeks. Today I share with you a candid shot a dog and his human friend waiting for the storm to pass.
Luckly there are three large corridors, portales we call them here, around the Plaza Mayor to take shelter while it rains. This is what the portal del ayuntamiento looks like when the heavy rains fall on the main square. Some folks take advantage of these rain breaks to chat with other people or to have … Read more
Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day: Paraguas for umbrella. By the way, we also use the word sombrilla [shade maker] interchangeably for paraguas in most cases and I am sure in some Spanish specking countries one is used more often than the other. Take a photographic tour through the over 50 rainy season … Read more
Oh rainy season in Guatemala, six long months of rain is what’s necessary to keep everything green. We have heavy rains and light rains. Heavy downpours are better because they discharge a lot of water, but they don’t last very long. Chipi chipi light rains, on the other hand, can last for many days.
During the Secrets of Antigua Guatemala photo walk I often encourage people to go inside every restaurant, hotel, shop, cultural center, et cetera, to get an idea of what the former houses and homes looked like inside not long ago. If you fail to this, you leave Antigua Guatemala with only 20% of the beauty … Read more
Who can come up with a creative caption for this picture? Or what kind of story does this image tells you? Also, who can answer what is the purpose of the boxes with keys inside bank?
A much needed light right arrived on the afternoon of Thursday in and around Antigua Guatemala. Hopefully, enough to wash away all the ash we have been getting from volcano Fuego. Now, we know Calle del Arco, actually 5a avenida norte, is a pedestrian street on the weekends, right? So, how come the street was … Read more
Even though we have experienced a drought in Guatemala since the canícula, heat wave, on early July, that has brought terrible consequences for many crops, September is just as usual with lots of downpour provided as result of the hurricanes on either Atlantic or Pacific Ocean. Here’s what a typical raining morning looks like; sometimes … Read more
What to do while it rains? Here are some of the suggestions by our loyal readers. NYChapin: I don’t do much when it rains, but I am often overwhelmed by a sensation that all things dear to my heart, from which I have been separated either by time or distance, are as close to me … Read more
Here’s another take on the cathedral taken from the municipal building. If you recall, I am taking a certificate course on the history of La Antigua Guatemala and there are many things I have learned so far. For instance, this church which I have always called Catedral is not a cathedral anymore. Once the capital … Read more
Wishful thinking, yeah, I know. Anyhow, let us hope these are the last days of the rainy season 2013 which has been extremely copious since the beginning of September. As I promised once, I will complain less about the rain and try to find the beauty of it. I hope you like it.
Here’s what I see with these group of Maya women: Have lunch Continue weaving Gossip a little Tell jokes Make some calls What about you, what do you do while it rains?
This vista is not a scene from the latest zombie movie of which there’s new one every week, from World War Z to Stake Land. I wonder why? Anyway, this sad picture of the empty streets with the ice cream carts just laying around unattended is what happens when the rains comes down so fast … Read more
The portales, the long corridors, on each side of Parque Central get really crowded when the rain begins falling. People get together and talk about hard hard is raining or whatever. Some take some pictures. Unless there is tropical storm or hurricane that causes the chipi-chipi rain, that’s the light drizzle for you unaware of … Read more
I am not too sure this Guatemalan woman will be singing this popular song to bring on the rain, don’t you agree? Que llueva, que llueva Canción infantil Que llueva, que llueva La Virgen de la Cueva Los pajaritos cantan, Las nubes se levantan. ¡Que sí, que no, que caiga un chaparrón! Que siga lloviendo, … Read more