AntiguaDailyPhoto.com began on May Day 2006 with the goal of sharing daily life imagery from the little town of Antigua Guatemala, embedded among towering colossal volcanoes in the Mayan highlands of Guatemala, located in northern Central America. With a tiny footprint of about one squared kilometer [0.6 of a mile] I figure I would ran … Read more
Honest, I never thought I was going to share a picture of the reflection of Arco de Santa Catalina because this is one of the most often photographed pictures. Well, it turns out that the City Daily Community is having a theme day as every first of the month and for July 1 they decided … Read more
As every first of the month, the City Daily Photo community has a theme day. For February 1, 2015 theme challenge is to answer the question “If you had to leave forever the city from which you usually post, what would you miss most?” Well, there are a lot of things I would miss from … Read more
We continue our focusing on rustic door knobs and knockers with this new version of the typical, simple and functional colonial style exterior door knob. This kind of door knob can be found almost everywhere in La Antigua Guatemala. The elements: metal, wood, rust, peeling paint, can be found in windows, furniture, and doorways around … Read more
It is neither wealth nor splendor; but tranquility and occupation which give you happiness. —Thomas Jefferson As most firsts of the month AntiguaDailyPhoto is participating on the theme day organized by the DailyPhoto community on the first of june. Tranquility is the theme selected for June 2012. Take a quick and quiet tour around the … Read more
Of all God’s creatures, there is only one that cannot be made slave of the lash. That one is the cat. If man could be crossed with the cat it would improve the man, but it would deteriorate the cat. —Mark Twain Once again Antigua Daily Photo is participating on the theme day organized by … Read more
As every first of the month, AntiguaDailyPhoto is participating on the DailyPhoto community theme day. Perspective was voted as the theme for September 2011. I had a couple of perspective options, but, on the last minute I decided for this panoramic over view of 3a avenida taken from Cerro de la Cruz (Cross Hill). I … 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
La Antigua Guatemala is one of the areas undergoing more development per square inch than any other city in the Guatemala according to Elizabeth Bell in the article What is the extent of urban planning in La Antigua? published in the June issue of Revue Magazine. So, it comes as no surprise that sites under … Read more
Like every first of the month, today is theme day for City Daily Photo community around the world and this month’s theme is Reflections. I decided that instead of participating with an image similar to my classic Upside Down Arches reflection or Arches Reflected on Tanque de la Unión [my photo with most copyright violations … Read more
What kind of business do you think corresponds to El Cofre sign? Like every first of the month, today is theme day for City Daily Photo community around the world and this month’s theme is Funny signs. El Cofre sign is not necessarily funny, let’s just call it not a serious sign. 😉 To see … Read more
Since La Antigua is the wedding capital of Guatemala and very often used as wedding destination for couples the world over, it comes as no surprise that often there is plenty of waiting going around. Waiting for the bride, waiting for bridegroom, waiting for the photographer, waiting the parents, waiting for… you name it. Such … Read more
Night is the subject for the Theme Day of the City Daily Photo community, which every first of the month synchronizes over a hundred cities around the world over a single theme. An enchanting night photo of La Antigua Guatemala must have a number of required or desirable elements, qualities, or characteristics; which, in my … Read more
Today is theme day for the City Daily Photo community around the world. You may not know it, but La Antigua Guatemala Daily Photo is part of a huge family of web sites that publish a daily photo from hundreds of cities around the globe. The theme for July 1st is empty. Very recently our … Read more
Once again AntiguaDailyPhoto.Com will be participating in the Theme Day of the City Daily Photo community, over 500 cities around the globe. I am not sure how many cities will be participating this month, but I decided to be part of the theme, which is feet for June 2009. If you would like to see … Read more