January 2009

Casa Antigüeña: The Stairway Details

In this photo you can see how some simple details and their repetition turn a utilitarian architectonic device like the stairway into …

In the Casa Antigüeña you often find stairways or staircases. Quite often you find forged metal handrails beautifully worked by the antigüeño …

Now, I don’t know if the fireplace was an element of the original house from La Antigua Guatemala, but in recent years …

The area for el comedor (dining room) in the casa antigüeña has always flowers nearby, light, lots of it and usually at …

The kitchen area in the casa antigüeña usually has a high ceiling provided by cupola which in most cases served as chimney, …

Casas antigüeñas normally have at least one corridor or hallway, usually next to the garden and fountain. Omnipresent are the terra cotta …

Several times people have asked to show the inside of a house from La Antigua Guatemala and I had said that I …

One of favorite sections of the Los Angeles Times used to be Only in LA and I believe that when I started …

With new Municipal government in 2008 came some rather obvious nice things that were missing from the main entrance to La Antigua …

Many times, when foreigners are looking at listings for houses or apartments for rent or sale in La Antigua Guatemala, they come …

Boy oh boy, the things I do to bring you first-hand, eye-witness coverage daily from La Antigua Guatemala. I’ve done the unthinkable, …

… But, full of hope! What better way to start our new journey than with a party. If you are in La …

I have shown quite of few pictures of the park in San Pedro Las Huertas , a village within the La Antigua …

I present to you the first güisquil, also known as chayote or perulero, from our back yard orchard. Güisquiles are such an …

Oh February, what a magnificent month to visit La Antigua Guatemala. First, you get to enjoy the Día del Cariño y Amistad …