Guatemalan dolls
Color is everywhere in La Antigua Guatemala. Color is on the walls, on the flora and the fauna, on the sky, on …
Selling folk-art on the park
Many indigenous women earn their living by selling folk-art on the parks. This photo was taken at Iglesia de la Merced in …
Where are the Maya women going to?
To be what I am is not a something to be proud of; it is a shame. I do not represent the …
Parque de la Unión
Many of you seemed to like Arches reflected on Tanque de la Unión. So today I bring to you a photo of …
Triangles
It is Sunday and I figure, a nice mellow and tranquil image might be the recipe for a slow day. I want …
Exotic flowers and plants for you!
I posted a photo on June 6th with some of these exotic flowers in a truck. Now, I get the chance to …
Detail of a Stairway
One thing is very obvious in the photos of Guatemala: Green is everywhere (Lisi would be happy here since she loves green). …
Stairway to heaven
As soon as you enter the doorway to Hotel Centro Colonial Antigua you are presented with this winding stairway that takes you …
Light is a good reason to visit Antigua
Back on July 9th I told you that Guatemala sells light and color when I showed you an open door that leads …
Backpacking in Antigua
Antigua is the tourism capital of Guatemala. Almost all the tourists flee away from Guatemala City as soon as their airplane lands …
Let’s go mija, we’re are going to be late…
According to the entry on Guatemala on Wikipedia, 40% of the population of Guatemala is Amerindian. I believe the figure to be …
Shadow casting lamp
Normally a lamp is design to cast light, but I found a lamp that casts shadows. I know, it is lame excuse …
Impossible not to admire
It is impossible not to stop and admire these motorcycles. Besides, when the motorbikes arrive with their loud roaring and begin to …
Come and see the show
It is quite a show to look at the motorcycle clubs arrive in Antigua. Many people gather around them to see their …
Guatemalan choppers in Antigua
So, the answer for yesterday’s photo is: the arrival of the motorcycles. I told you before that Antigua is only 45 kilometers …
What are they looking at?
Guatemalan author Miguel Ángel Asturias, Nobel Prize in literature, wrote a book called Week-end en Guatemala (that is the title in Spanish). …
Watching the pedestrians on Calle del Arco
Balconies are not very common in Antigua, yet there are some like this one on Calle del Arco. I think it is …
The height scale on Calle del Arco
Here is another humorous shot taken at Calle del Arco. I wish all of you an easy and slow start on this …
Live Marimba music at Calle del Arco
Live marimba music at Calle del Arco in La Antigua Guatemala is one those things you can enjoy on the weekends. Besides, …
The Dance of the Giants
On the weekends, Calle del Arco, Antigua’s most famous street, becomes a pedestrian strip. There is live music, tourists and locals walk …
Antigua’s doorways: Typical arched door
Here is a typical arched doorway. You can all see the plants are growing wild. Often you see as you walk around …
Who waters all those plants?
It is very common to see plants above the walls and doors in Antigua. The Land of the Eternal Spring is Guatemala’s …
The Arab vein runs deep
You may ask yourself, what are those Arab style doors doing in a Spanish colonial town in Central America? Well, if you blow the dust away from History 101 books or read the Wikipedia entry on Spain, you may recall that all the Iberian peninsula, was under Muslin (Moors) control since 718 CE.
Maid and door in Antigua
We can derive three facts about Antigua from this photo. 1: Maids wear an apron all day long. 2: Many doorways in …
Antigua’s doorways: why are the doors so big
If you have paid any attention to doors that have appeared on this site, you might have asked yourself, are Guatemalans giants? …
Contemplating the heavy rain
On July 2nd, I told you that because all the positive feedback and comments I had received so far, I had decided …
Izote tree with branches
Izote tree with branches, originally uploaded by rudygiron. Patsy found this tree very interesting. It is called Palo de Izote and it …
Knocking on heaven’s door
Door knocker, originally uploaded by rudygiron. I am prettry sure this is not what Bob Dylan had in mind when he wrote …
How much would you pay for this old house?
Buying a house in Antigua is a proposition beyond the economic means of most Guatemalans, sometimes, even so for foreigners. On June …
Belated self-portrait
Yesterday 28 people from sister cities around the world posted self-portraits at their favorite places. I did not participated because I try …
Antigua’s Public Transportation
These buses are known are chicken buses on most travel guides. They make a great postcard and if you ride them, they …