February 2009 – Page 2 – AntiguaDailyPhoto.Com

The Guatemalan Shuco Hot Dog

The Guatemalan shuco hot dog comes with guacamol (avocado sauce), boiled cabbage, mayonnaise, tomato sauce, mustard, hot sauce, and one or more …

These colorful Guatemalan eggshells filled with confetti are known as cascarones and are the sure sign that marks the arrival of carvinal …

What better photo to wave goodbye to the Casa Antigüeña series than an image of the balconies against cloud-free deep blue sky, …

We are just about done with the Casa Antigüeña series. Here you can see the master bedroom which basically has two large …

The tragaluces (sky lights) are those crystal blocks you see at the far end. Craig was asking if the the light washing …

The pila is basically a Guatemalan home staple. Normally the pila design has a water tank in the center and two sinks, …

Of course, big part of the beauty of the Casa Antigüeña is found in its details, like the niches that can host …

Well if the panoramic view of one volcano is astonishing, the view of two volcanoes, Fuego and Acatenango, is breath-taking, especially at …

It is quite obvious that when one lives in the land of the eternal spring, one would like to have a nice …

The cúpulas (cupolas) has to be among the most distinctive architectonic elements of the Casa Antigüeña. Originally design as chimney for the …

From the attic, it is only a matter of a few steps to reach the terrace or perhaps veranda would be more …

Finally, we reached the loft in the second floor… oops, I meant the attic. Remember the building codes in La Antigua Guatemala …

In this escalara de caracol (winding staircase) you find the same repetitive azulejos (ceramic tiles) found in the stairway details photo from …