Antigua Guatemala has four entrances to the city. If we think of them as doors, this would be the main door: the road that comes from Guatemala City. La Antigua Guatemala is located at only 45 kilometres from Guatemala City; you can travel it in about an hour driving safely. If you consider that, in … Read more
lock and stock, originally uploaded by rudygiron. The side entrance to the garden of Hotel Porta Antigua is guarded by this very old lock. I was shown the key to the lock once and as I remember it was huge compare to our modern standards. I like the look and feel of the whole gate. … Read more
Old tree from the Popenoe House garden, originally uploaded by rudygiron. As your enter the Popenoe House, the main feature of the garden is this old tree. The house is only open for two hours (14.00 – 16.00 hrs.) every day except Sunday. Entrance fee US1.25. I am planing to do a photo tour of … Read more
Entrance to the Popenoe House, originally uploaded by rudygiron. This is the entrance to the Popenoe House, a colonial mansion restored by Wilson Popenoe from the United Fruit Company. An intimate glimpse into the house and its rich history and rebirth was done on the May issue Revue Magazine(page 10) as PDF download. The house … Read more
Look, I am watching you, originally uploaded by rudygiron. A young Antiguan lady was watching me as I took the photo that will be published tomorrow. As I turned around, I saw her peeking through the window, and I was quick on the shutter button. I guess I was lucky that the camera responded as … Read more
There are many ruins in Antigua, most of them, are churches, convents and monasteries. San José el Viejo ruins is pictured here. This photo was taken half a block from the previous entry and about two minutes later.
Selling furniture on Antigua’s streets, originally uploaded by rudygiron. The other day, on my way to work, I saw this wood-carver selling his furniture on the street. I parked and took a snapshot for this blog. Later that day, on my way home for lunch, I saw a car parked next to wood-carver; he was … Read more
Best coffee in the world, originally uploaded by rudygiron. We produce the best coffee in the world: coffee from Antigua. I said it on my May 1st post and again on May 26th, but I am not the only one saying it. Here you see a sign at the entrance of a Cafe near my … Read more
Chiltepe is the name given to Guatemala’s most widely-used hot pepper. I posted a photo of shrimp ceviche, a shrimp coctail, on May 14th that had chiltepe in it. In the picture above, you can see chiltepes as they are sold in the mercado of La Antigua Guatemala.
Here is another fruit stand in Antigua’s market. Most vegetable and fruits stands are owned by Guatemala’s indigenous people. The mayority of Guatemalan markets do not pay taxes to government and they do not extend sales receipts. Vendors do, however, pay for the right to sell in the market. Tags: Antigua Daily Photo / Antigua … Read more
Veggies and Lucky, originally uploaded by rudygiron. Antigua’s market days are Monday, Thursday and Saturday. Although, you can go to the market everyday, vegetables and fruits are fresher on those days. In market days the supply of goods cuadruples. I posted another shot of the market on May 12th; here you can see Lucky our … Read more
Arch and fountain of Jaulón, originally uploaded by rudygiron. Okay, here is another fine example of a building restoration. Most buildings in Antigua are one-story, but you can still find two-story buildings, usually used as shopping centers. The Jaulón building houses a bank, a cafe, a bar, a jewelry store, among other business. P.S. El … Read more
If you thought I was kidding when I said that if you take a stroll in Antigua you will be approached by people trying to sell you orchids. Well, here you have the sellers, some of them at least. Come on down to Antigua, they are waiting for you. Tags: Antigua Daily Photo / Antigua … Read more
Antigüeños demand safety, originally uploaded by rudygiron. Many businesses and Antigüeños demanded safety from the city and province government today. There has been a lot of crime for a while now and the Antigüeños said today: enough is enough. The whole story can be read in Spanish here. Technorati tags: AntiguaDailyPhoto / Antigua / Guatemala … Read more
Veggie Oil Bus, originally uploaded by rudygiron. For being such a small city, Antigua has more non-governmental organizations (NGOs, thanks anonymous) based here than maybe any city in Central America. NGOs or private voluntary organization (PVO) are tough cookie to swallow and there seems to be two camps on the subject: the ones that say … Read more