Antigua’s Owl Banks
If you keep your savings in one this owl banks, you will not have to make the long lines at the modern …
Trimming the trees
The problem with old trees is that they are too tall; trimming the old branches becomes an ordeal. Here two employees of …
X-ray of a Guatemalan House
This is the shot of a Guatemalan house at the very early stages of construction. I know this is not what you …
New houses that look old, what gives?
Under normal circumstances you build a new house and you expect it to look new. Here in Antigua the opposite is true. …
Agua Pura Salvavidas
Agua Pura Salvavidas is Guatemala’s first and largest bottled water company (Purified water Lifesaver in English). Matt Bokor describes it like this: …
An old bike for an old town
Bicycles are among the most-widely used vehicles in Antigua. One the reason is that you can move faster with a bike than …
Transnational: Send Money Worldwide
The money movers of the world are everywhere and yet they are invisible, very much like the undocumented worker who feeds it. …
Transnational: Accepting Impossible Missions Daily
One of out of three. DHL is the only private courier with an office in Antigua Guatemala. There are not UPS or …
Transnational: Oil for the People
PDV stands for Petroleos de Venezuela (Venezuelan Oil). To put the oil resources to the service and well-being of the country; to …
Transnational: Put a tiger in your tank… which tank?
The slogan for Esso is Put a tiger in your tank; here with a twist. Esso is one of the brands of …
Transnational: Health for all
Dr. Simi is Mexico’s transnational Farmacias Similares (Similar Pharmacies) mascot. Farmacias Similares has made their business to take generic medicine to the …
Transnational: Tender, Juicy & Crunchy
That is right, the three-word slogan belongs to Guatemala’s transnational company Pollo Campero (Country Chicken) which is now in the United States, …
Transnational: I’m loving it
The clown moves according to Antigüeño’s urban legend. Actually, there had been “sightings” of the McDonald’s clown moving through Latin America. I …
Transnational: Have it Your Way or not…
The laws regarding business signs in Antigua are very strict. I believe this is especially true for transnational companies which they have …
Transnational: 30 minutes or less
With this photo I will begin a series on transnational companies in La Antigua Guatemala. Domino’s Pizza is very popular here, as …
