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Se vende chompipes

Here’s your illustrated Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: Chompipe for Turkey If you think the Spanish spoken in Mexico has too …

Angel’s Café Sign

It’s been a while since I shared a hand-made sign with you guys. As many of you know, I enjoy collecting pictures …

Villas De León

Houses with names and figures, that’s so common around Antigua Guatemala, how about where you live, do the houses in your neighborhood …

Super Chapincito

I never get tired of telling you how much Guatemalans love fried chicken. We have so many fried chicken restaurants from the …

Hand-made Signs

I have a soft spot for the business hand-made signs found in Antigua Guatemala. Some of my favorites are the Liquor and …

Best business sign I have ever seen by Rudy Giron

Best business sign ever

This has to be the most creative business sign I have ever seen. I found this sign in San Juan del Obispo …

This is a place for prayer by Rudy Giron

This is a place for prayer

I guess too much tourism can be invasive or at least that’s the message I inferred from reading the sign, “Este es …

La Casa de los Gigantes sign by Rudy Giron

Casa de los Gigantes sign

It’s been a while since I posted something to the sign category, today, I break from the hiatus with a very fine …

Se venden jocotes con pepita sign

Se venden jocotes con pepita sign

This signs reads, For Sale: Mangoes with ground roasted pumpkin seeds (pepita o pepitoria), Tangerines (mandarinas) with ground roasted pumpkin seeds (pepita), …

Buying chiles rellenos by Rudy Girón

Buying chiles rellenos

Sometimes it pays to be present at the right moment with the camera ready to capture a fleeting instance. Such was the …

Mi tiendecita sign

Tiendecitas or tienditas, little convenience stores, have to be the most popular business enterprise in Guatemala. I can not imagine living without …

Almost Ready for 2012

It looks like the Muni is almost ready to wave goodbye to 2011. The sign for 2012 is already in place and …

Place Du Pastis

Pastis (pronounced in UK: /ˈpæstɪs/, US: /pæˈstiːs/) is an anise-flavored liqueur and apéritif from France, typically containing 40–45% alcohol by volume, although …

Some days the dragon wins…

… as seen at Héctor’s restaurant, which by the way turned 4 years old this week. Congratulations Héctor for this extraordinary achievement …

Flying over Antigua Guatemala

Flying through the air you can see all through the valley at Antigua Canopy Tours which is located at Finca Filadelfia. Seven …

Las Conchas Sign

This is a follow up to the Pearls and Pans and Don’t Put All Your Eggs In One Basket posts where I …

Colorful Circus Bar Sign

I found this colorful sign at the entrance of El Jaulón building, just one block east of Parque Central. I am sure …

Fotoimagen

Since my handle in the English language is not so good, I would like to request for you guys to help me …

Alto: Viraje Obligado

Stop, left turn only. I believe this is a sign that tells me I must take a new direction. I will. What …

La casa de Mónica sign

This is one more sign style found in La Antigua Guatemala. There are 133 pages in the Signs category, which I believe …

Salida de Emergencia Sign

Like the Sanitarios sign, you should also make sure you know how to read this sign. Salida de Emergencia means Emergency Exit. …

Dios te ama

Oficina de atención al ciudadano P.N.C. or Citizen desk of Civil National Police (P.N.C. in Spanish acronym) was written in the back …

Doble Vía Sign

I like the ceramic “doble vía” signs and metal frames in La Antigua Guatemala. To be honest, I like all the ceramic …

Don Quijote Cruisers Sign

It’s incredible how easily I fall for hand-made rustic signs in La Antigua Guatemala. A tour through the Sign category with over …

Calle de la Tostaduria

I want to live on Calle de la Tostaduría. Do you know why? Club Fotográfico de Antigua Photo Exhibition: Once again I …

Vive tu vida y deja vivir

Vive tu vida y deja vivir translate more or less to Live and let live. Well, I can believe I am letting …

Chunches y Chunchitos Sign

“Chunches y Chunchitos” is what a call a creative Guatemalan name for a business. What do you think they sell inside and …

Theme day: Funny sign

What kind of business do you think corresponds to El Cofre sign? Like every first of the month, today is theme day …

Studio C Sign

Stucio C took part in the realization of visual effects for more than 350 shots for the movie “The Chronicles of Narnia: …

La Esquina Sign

La esquina means the corner so what a fitting name for this restaurant and shop located on a corner house one block …

Sign Crazy

Last month I shared with you La Antigua Guatemala Sign Ordinances. I will again post the information below to keep fresh. One …

Alforja Sign

Beautiful, simple and elegant sign made with six ceramic tiles. Now, I wish I knew what they do or sell at Alforja. …

Resistance is Futile

Pollo Campero is Guatemala’s most successful transnational company. With its tender, juicy and crunchy fried chicken, Campero has done what other Central …

Posada El Antaño Sign

We continue feeding the sign category with a sign made from ceramic tiles. There are over 106 sign entries thus far. You …

Let The Signs Speak No. 1

When he had fished the last fish, poison the last river, and cut down the last tree, man will realize that he …

Tartines Sign

Just by walking around the streets of La Antigua Guatemala you can learn a whole new vocabulary by reading sings. If you …

Antigua’s Pietra Sign

Oh I really like the texture and shape of this sign. Do you know what pietra is? It’s not a Spanish word.

New CitiBank Sign In Antigua

Okay, if you have followed the daily dispatches from La Antigua Guatemala Daily Photo for a while, you would remember that back …

Hotel Posada San Vicente Sign

It’s amazing how creative are the sign makers around La Antigua Guatemala. A quick glance at the Signs category can show the …

La Casa de las Mixtas Sign

I really like the naí¯f aspects of this sign. I like how the composition is trying very hard to include all the …

Alameda Santa Lucí­a Sign

Believe it or not what you call the Santa Lucí­a Street is the biggest controversy on this 6-block-long avenue. See, most people …

Santo Restaurante Lounge Sign

I said it before, but I repeat it now: I could go on forever photographing the never-ending supply of signs around Antigua. …

What Was the Old Man Thinking?

I wonder what was going through the old man’s mind while watching the young tourist with flip flops (thongs) and short shorts. …

Familia Gaytán Durán Sign

This is another tradition which is disappearing from the façades of La Antigua Guatemala. Having a tiled-sign with the family names on …

Marimba Orquesta AVE LIRA Sign

The Marimba Orquesta Ave Lira Sign is so small that you may have trouble finding their home-base. I have published a photo …

Niños de Guatemala Sign

If I started a series about the NGOs (Non Governmental Organizations) headquartered in La Antigua Guatemala, one per day, I could probably …

Pues sí­ tú, Manolo!

Pues, what better way to explain one of the most confusing word-expressions in the Spanish language than to tell you about Manolo, …

Private Property Not For Sale

As the U.S. real estate market plummets, especially the sub-prime real estate, the Guatemalan real estate market grows even healthier, especially in …

José Marí­a Magaña Juárez Sign

Sometimes just showing a sign can be considered a political act. Today’s photo about one particular architect’s sign falls under the political …

Hooyab Fine Jewelry Sign

Today we resume the sign fetish series. How do you get this vigorous red color? First you find red wall looking west …

Which Way to Turn?

Here’s a hypothetical question for you. In Guatemala, who has the right of way among these options: pedestrian, bicycle, motorcycle, car, bus, truck, eighteen-wheeler truck? If you plan to visit Guatemala, you must know the answer before you arrive.

Signs: Only in Guatemala

No Food, No Cameras, No Guns, No Backpackers and No Private Guards inside, the sign reads. Only in Guatemala you can find this kind of signs (I think). Guns are a big trouble, you know; people do crazy things with them and not only in Guatemala; naked guns are worn in the belts like cellphones or keychains; even banks and offices have an unusual piece of furniture to deposit customers’ guns at the entrance. Certainly Guatemala is not the only gun-crazy country in the world, nevertheless, it sad to see signs like the one above, captured at Angelina’s Doorway.

My condolences to the families and friends of the students who lost their lives yesterday in Illinois. 🙁

Valentine’s Day in La Antigua Guatemala

Valentine’s Day in Guatemala is known as El Dí­a del Cariño. Cariño and caress share the same etymology and it means affection. The Day of Affection would be a close translation for El Dí­a del Cariño, thus it is much more than Valentine’s Day because it is the day to show your affection, love and appreciation to your co-workers, neighbors, friends, family, and of course, your girlfriend or girlfriend; whatever the case may be.

Copyright Infringement Sign

Signs: They come with all kinds messages; some with weird information too.

If you’ve been visiting La Antigua Guatemala Daily Photo for a month or longer, you will know that the sign category gets a lot of attention from my viewfinder. You can browse the sign category to see 48 samples of the different signs capture thus far.

Hippies Use Backdoor, No Exceptions

I found out about the sign above via Buried Mirror and I knew a mini series was long over due about this hippie joint in La Antigua Guatemala.

Do you know what place am I talking about?

Who ever came out with this great idea for a sign, for sure, was a hippie who now is very wealthy. Check out this amazing slide show that reveals all the different places where the sign has been posted.

YO-YO: The Sign

This is the welcoming display sign that you can find in the hallway that connects the underground parking lot and the Hotel-Museo Casa Santo Domingo in La Antigua Guatemala. Although, there is no reference element in the picture to give you an idea of the size of the sign, I can tell you is very big; the red background of the display must be about 3 meters by 2 meters (9 feet by 6 feet).

Make Sure You Know How to Read this Sign

If you have lived for a while in the ‘first world’, make sure you know how to read this sign. Sanitarios is the Spanish word used in Guatemala for bathrooms. Make sure to memorize it, otherwise you will be running like this little girl. 😉

Don’t you just love this Sanitarios sign… see how can I not suffer a fetish for signs in La Antigua Guatemala when even the most mundane sign is made to look aesthetically pleasing.

Alto, Watch Me

Have I told you about my sign fetish… I don’t know if a cure exist for this sing disorder, but for sure La Antigua Guatemala signs do not help; there are SO MANY of them.

Do you know the etymology of fetish? If not you can find in this site… go happy h

Smoking is Cause of Cancer

Fumar es causa de cancer (smoking is cause of cancer)

The warning above is not used in Guatemala. I have only seen it used in Mexico. In Guatemala, the warning on the cigarette boxes is pretty explicit Smoking will kill you, period.