Even though I have shared with you before a fisheye vista of The Circular Ruins of Las Capuchinas, I thought you may also enjoy this fisheye view of the central nave of the ruins of this parish when it was used for events. Of course this was before the pandemic. It’s funny how many things we miss from before the pandemic, how about you, what do you miss?
Nothing brings you closer to time traveling than a visit to the many convent and monastery ruins of peppered all over Antigua Guatemala. Of course, one of the most popular ruins are Las Capuchinas in the northeast quadrant with magnificent oratorio or its haunting circular ruins or its massive pillars; or all of the above. … Read more
“I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me. Like the bodiless heads you see sometimes in circus sideshows, it is as though I have been surrounded by mirrors of hard, distorting glass. When they approach me they see only my surroundings, themselves or figments of their imagination, indeed, everything and anything except … Read more
“He wanted to dream a man; he wanted to dream him with minute integrity and insert him into reality.” ― Jorge Luis Borges, The Circular Ruins
My advice is to always carry a camera with you and I mean ALWAYS. You don’t know when you will get a photo opportunity like this one I had while going to a meeting in ruins of Las Capuchinas. In nearly seven years of documenting the life and architecture of Antigua Guatemala every day, I … Read more