New Paint Job for Episcopal Palace
The adjacent building to the right of Cathedral of La Antigua Guatemala goes by the name of Palacio Episcopal (Episcopal Palace). This …
Cathedral’s New Look
Well, it looks like 2009 will be the year of the new paint jobs on all the major churches around Antigua Guatemala …
Holy Week Preparations: Façade Facelift
One of the benefits of having a Holy Week every year is the fact that La Antigua Guatemala gets a new facelift …
Guatemalan Fruit: Chico Zapote
Okay, we will finish the Zapote and other exotic tropical fruits from Guatemala week with the Chico Zapote or simply chico which …
Guatemalan Fruit: Mango de pashte
Guatemalan produces several kinds of mangoes (dozens really), but by far mango de pashte (loofah mango) or mango de leche (milk mango) …
Guatemalan Fruit: Jocote de marañon
Even though most people are familiar with cashew nuts (I think), I am almost sure many people do not have the slightest …
Guatemalan Fruit: Caimito
I tell you, those Costa Ricans have no shame. First they made the entire world believe that Central America was them. Then, …
Guatemalan Fruit: Zapote
Many were the contributions of Meso-America to the world in terms of brand-new dietary crops; so long is the list that one …
Guatemalan Fruit: Mamey
Okay everyone, I solemnly declare this week as the Zapotes (sapotes) and other such exotic tropical fruits week. Sapote or tzapotl is …
Sun-drying Coffee at Finca Filadelfia
Yesterday I showed you a close-up of the coffee fruit being dry by the warm rays of the sun in the eternal …
Sun-drying Coffee Fruits in Finca Filadelfia
These delightful fruit you see above are coffee fruits being dry after they have been hand picked from the coffee bushes. You …
Jacarandas at Central Park
I don’t know how it happened, but I had lost this vista of the Jacaranda trees in bloom at La Antigua Guatemala’s …
House Inside Coffee Plantation
Besides the Canopy Zip Lines tours you can find at Finca Filadelfia, in Antigua Guatemala, there are all kinds of activities to …
Jacarandas Trees Wear Violet for Lent
It seems like even Jacaranda trees want to be seen wearing the ever-present violet and purple color found over doorways, windows and …
Another Shuco Hot Dog Por Favor
Next time you are strolling around Antigua Guatemala and you come across street vending carts, like the ones you see above, you’ll …
Lent Decorations over Doorways
I really like the Lent decorations you find over doorways and windows in La Antigua Guatemala. Lent or Cuaresma in Spanish is …
Antigua’s Style Lamp Silhouette
I just love the dry season that goes from late October to late April in Guatemala, also known in Guatemala as Summer …
Framed Moon in Antigua Guatemala
Greed and ambition do not know of any limits. That’s how we got ourselves into the present economic crisis… sure the free …
Antigua’s Jazz Festival: Quinteto de Jazzuv
Boy, didn’t I tell you that the best time of the year to visit Antigua Guatemala, top city travel destination, is during …
Guatemalan Cuisine: Jocón
A while back I tease those crazy Guatemalan who have decided to live abroad (you know who you are) with a photo …
Guatemalan Flavors in a Jar: Jocón
The problem with many authentic Guatemalan dishes is that they are not very portable or sometimes the recipes are so complex and …
Framed Street from Antigua Guatemala
It is difficult to frame a shadow, especially if it’s moving, but it can be done. Now, if you had asked me …
Panoramic View from Antigua Guatemala
There is really not much to say about the panoramic view of La Antigua Guatemala you see above. Except, perhaps, I can …
I wish you were sitting here
For a long time I did not want to take the same shots from Antigua Guatemala that everybody else does. Also, I …
I wish you were here too, honest!
Elizabeth, I am telling you, he’s going to be regretting it when he also receives this photo with the line: I wish …
Show Me The Moon from Antigua Guatemala
Detalles, detalles, detalles. What better way to show you the brand new paint job at the Iglesia de La Merced than to …
Twilight Zone at Antigua’s Central Park
What an interesting combination of colors and light temperatures can be achieved during the twilight zone in La Antigua Guatemala’s Central Park. …
I wish you were here, honest!
Elizabeth, watch I am going to take this photo and send it to him with only one line: I wish you were …
Antigua’s Biodiesel Project
Antigua Guatemala is full of Quixotes who do not know about impossibles. Alejandro del Valle is such a Quixote who after careful …
Antigua’s Pietra Sign
Oh I really like the texture and shape of this sign. Do you know what pietra is? It’s not a Spanish word.
Guatemalan Bread Sampler: Name the Bread
Details, details, details. To celebrate the first anniversary of AntiguaDailyPhoto on May 1st, 2007, I published a sampler photo of sweet bread …