Certainly there are other kind of buses in Guatemala, so, please can someone explain it to me, what is the fascination that Guatemalan feel for the old-looking chicken bus? By the way, did I mention that you can now buy prints from any photo available at La Antigua Guatemala Daily Photo and in the process … Read more
I know I have a problem… what can I say, I like to photograph shadows. Shadow Casting Lamp and Before Sunset in La Antigua Guatemala are just two more samples of my addiction. Should I look for help? By the way, from this point forward, you can buy prints from any photo available at La … Read more
Very little remains from the Hospital Real de Santiago, also known as Hospital San Juan de Dios because it was under the administration of the San Juan de Dios brotherhood. This hospital was the sixth house built in Santiago de Guatemala, now La Antigua Guatemala. The Hospital Real de Santiago was built by Bishop Francisco … Read more
Cellular telephones are so inexpensive in Guatemala that I used to joke with a friend who did have a mobile phone that was such a shame since even shoe-shinning boys had cell phone nowadays. If you are planning a trip to Guatemala and you need to stay in touch, these are your options: Buy the … Read more
It is not unusual to find people selling handicrafts, furniture, orchids, telephones, pens and pencils and anything really; so it comes as no surprise to see an indigenous woman selling paintings with La Antigua Guatemala motifs. These costumbrismo paintings are done by local painters sitting on small stool right on the streets. I am sure … Read more
It is good to know you can move inside the dining area in case you can not stay in the patio due to rain or if it’s too cold outside. I have only have a couple of items from the Quesos y Vinos Restaurant menu: Paninos and Pizza and I was delighted with both options. … Read more
All kinds of textures are available at the tables in the patio of Quesos y Vinos Restaurant; from the ceramic table tops to the chairs cushions wrapped around Guatemalan textiles. Texture is everywhere you look. As you can see, just because you are having a meal in an Italian restaurant in a nearly 500-year old … Read more
If I was meeting for lunch with you today, I would suggest we do it at Quesos y Vinos Restaurant, just half block away from La Merced Church. See, Quesos y Vinos is a real italian restaurant with some of the best italian food in Guatemala. To top it all, ever since they moved to … Read more
This is how the inside of the San Pedro Apostol Church looked like last night as the last repairs were being done. As you can see, the whole church received a paint job, including the terra cotta floor tiles. Today, the whole town of San Pedro Las Huertas is having a party… as a matter … Read more
Do you really want a long name, here’s one: “Parroquia San Pedro Apostol, San Juan Bautista of San Pedro Las Huertas, La Antigua Guatemala” If you remember at least one of the photos of the former San Pedro Apostol Church, you may say, “wait it a minute, this is not the same church, is it?” … Read more
Photography 101: capture contrast. Well, that’s another easy task around La Antigua Guatemala. Here you can find contrast in color, between the old and new, between hi-tech and lo-tech, between local and foreign, between being safe and unsafe, between the wealthy and the rest of us, and between the betweens. Contrast is one of the … Read more
Photography 101: capture repetition. Well, photographing repetition is not difficult in La Antigua Guatemala; quite the opposite. This is a simple image of repeated arches and beam horizontal lines, I know, but thought you might enjoy it. To me, the misaligned chair in front of the lonely desk provokes the feeling of person who just … Read more
The indigenous people of Guatemala rarely show their love in public; affection yes, but kissing kind of love, very seldom. Perhaps, this reservation is another aspect of the Guatemalan identity. What do you guys think?
Before what we know today as Guatemala vanishes into the fragile realm of memory, I am glad I can take some mementos to help me remember once I become yet another winter sleeper. I know it is very difficult to love or even understand this tiny banana republic, full of contrasts and contradictions. I know, … Read more
