April 2009

UNESCO Declaration of Patrimony of Humanity

This is the actual plaque, in which, chiseled over a piece of stone you can read the UNESCO’s declaration of Patrimony of …

Hilachas (shredded beef) is yet another staple of the Guatemalan Cuisine. Hilachas is basically a red curry with shredded beef and potatoes. …

It’s so easy to take interesting photographs around La Antigua Guatemala; you just have to walk with your eyes wide open. For …

This warm light was the dry season. Although, I am sure we can get similar sunsets during the rainy season, I don’t …

Yesterday, I mentioned that La Antigua Guatemala’s Central Park is often used as stage for many free cultural and artistic events. Well, …

La Antigua Guatemala’s Central Park is the most often used stage around town for free culture events. In this particular case, the …

Today we had the first official rainfall of the rainy season 2009 in La Antigua Guatemala. Even though, yesterday and a few …

I am worry that with technology we are turning a personal history into ephemeral instants. See the early Maya wrote their history, …

See everything is a matter of perspectives and that’s the whole truthiness and nothing but the truthiness (thanks Manolo for the new …

Almost one year ago, I found a quiet and tranquil place to ponder the tough questions: What is art and what is …

Too bad MO does not come by here anymore. He would definitely appreciate a photo like today’s; full of power lines. If …

Shoe-shinning is quite inexpensive in La Antigua Guatemala, about Q2/US$0.25 so there is no reason not to have one’s shoes shinning and …

To finish the miniseries on The Arch of Santa Catalina, here it is the actual arch with white stucco and classic Antigüeño …

Oh how I wish I could capture in images the feelings, the energy and the tranquil atmosphere one gets while strolling around …

Yesterday’s shot of the Arch of Santa Catalina was taken from the South looking towards the North, with the main dome of …