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 …
Guatemalan Cuisine: Hilachas
Hilachas (shredded beef) is yet another staple of the Guatemalan Cuisine. Hilachas is basically a red curry with shredded beef and potatoes. …
Lines
It’s so easy to take interesting photographs around La Antigua Guatemala; you just have to walk with your eyes wide open. For …
Lines and Shadows
This warm light was the dry season. Although, I am sure we can get similar sunsets during the rainy season, I don’t …
Photographing the Quinceañera
Yesterday, I mentioned that La Antigua Guatemala’s Central Park is often used as stage for many free cultural and artistic events. Well, …
FICCUA VI: Music from Panama
La Antigua Guatemala’s Central Park is the most often used stage around town for free culture events. In this particular case, the …
Rainy Season Vista: Green Umbrella
Today we had the first official rainfall of the rainy season 2009 in La Antigua Guatemala. Even though, yesterday and a few …
Mayan Ceramic Pot
I am worry that with technology we are turning a personal history into ephemeral instants. See the early Maya wrote their history, …
Guatemalan Jade in Mayan Art
See everything is a matter of perspectives and that’s the whole truthiness and nothing but the truthiness (thanks Manolo for the new …
The Aesthetics of Mayan Beauty
Almost one year ago, I found a quiet and tranquil place to ponder the tough questions: What is art and what is …
The Webs We Weave
Too bad MO does not come by here anymore. He would definitely appreciate a photo like today’s; full of power lines. If …
Shoe-shining at Calle del Arco
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 …
El Arco de Santa Catalina
To finish the miniseries on The Arch of Santa Catalina, here it is the actual arch with white stucco and classic Antigüeño …
Corner at Calle del Arco
Oh how I wish I could capture in images the feelings, the energy and the tranquil atmosphere one gets while strolling around …
Arch-framed Volcán de Agua
Yesterday’s shot of the Arch of Santa Catalina was taken from the South looking towards the North, with the main dome of …
The Arch of Santa Catalina
Somehow, I manage to do everything backwards, on purpose, or not. See El Arco de Santa Catalina is the most famous landmark …
Guatemalan Cuisine: Revolcado
Thanks to Michele and Eddie, two loyal readers of AntiguaDailyPhoto.Com, I actually came to La Antigua Guatemala during the Holy Week. We …
Visit The Time Tunnel
In my quest to bring to you ‘new’ vistas of the same ‘old’ places around La Antigua Guatemala, I present to you …
Holy Week: The Crowds
Oh yes, I had also forgotten to mention the superabundant crowds that you will find in La Antigua Guatemala during the Holy …
Holy Week: Processions
It doesn’t matter if the processions in the villages and communities around La Antigua Guatemala are more authentic, more kitsch and with …
Holy Week: The Photographers
click, click, click, click click click, clicks, click. See, if it does NOT matter how much effort I put into documenting the …
Holy Week: The Float’s Pilot
Interestingly enough, Erick was commenting yesterday how impressive was to see the massive float make a U-turn as he was watching the …
Holy Week Precessional Music
The Holy Week in Guatemala is a full five senses overwhelming experience. As you follow the processions all five senses are bombarded …
The Return of Kitschy Broom-head Romans
Last year, on March 15th, I first introduced you the Broom-head Romans soldiers; I believe it was Domingo de Ramos or Palm …
Holy Week: Women’s Float
You normally see men carrying the big heavy processional floats or andas as they are known in Guatemalan Spanish. You can browse …
Holy Week Processional Carpets
Some people have traveled the world over just to be present for the world-famous Holy Week in La Antigua Guatemala. Some people …
Peak-a-boo!
Peak-a-boo! Boy, today was for sure a good day to be on a tree since the land kept on shaking all day …
Converting a House from Yellow to White
Okay, this is the last photo of the Holy Week preparations series. This emblematic yellow house known as Hotel Aurora has now …
Antigua’s New Parking Fees Explained
As requested by many readers of La Antigua Guatemala Daily Photo, here are the new parking/entrance fee regulations of La Antigua Guatemala. …
Follow Up to Façade Facelift
Since I showed you, just the other day, how the façade of house from La Antigua Guatemala was being repaired and painted …