Día del Ejército Holiday
Mañana martes es día del ejército. No sé que nuevo nombre tiene ahora esta “celebración” luego de los acuerdos de Paz. Como …
Three Generations
Resistance through culture; culture through textiles; textiles as heritage; heritage as identity; identity as resistance. What do you think?
Antigua Characters: Mago Dory
Me gano la vida de lo que la gente me regala. —Mago Dory I earn my living from what people give me …
Gravilea Trees Wallpaper
As mentioned before the Gravilea trees are planted next to coffee bushes to provide the necessary shade for the coffee plants. Once …
A Room with a View
The view above of Volcán de Agua is from our studio’s window and balcony. I said before, in many listings for rent …
La Antigua Guatemala’s Overview
Here’s the follow-up photo to yesterday’s Antigua Guatemala’s Grid from Above. If I had taken one more shot to the right of …
Antigua Guatemala’s Grid from Above
La Antigua Guatemala is quite small city, or town rather. It is about 10×10 block grid. Could you believe that with three …
Old Lock Revisited
If you want to win this photo as a post card and receive it via regular Guatemalan postal mail system at your …
Wooden Angels, Archangels and Saints
We continue with the repetition theme. The Guatemalan Catholic iconography is rich in colors and shapes, like everything else in Guatemala. In …
Architectonic Details: Arches
Same as yesterday’s photo, we repeat the repetition theme, but even more so today. Can you tell me what elements repeat in …
Architectonic Details: Beams
Last time I talked about repetition, repetition, repetition, I mentioned that capturing repetition was very desirable in photography. Well, photographing repetition is …
Guatemalan Musical Instruments
To play this game you simply try to name as many musical instruments as you can from the musical stand above (you …
Portrait of a Painter at Work
Last Saturday, while having lunch with Eric, one of the loyal readers of AntiguaDailyPhoto.Com, at the restaurant without a name where you …
Father’s Day at the Park
On June 17th is celebrated Father’s Day in Guatemala. On my lunch break I headed for La Antigua Guatemala’s Parque Central to …
Colorful Guatemala
Colorful Guatemala, I tell you, colorful Guatemala! Si ni los mismos guatemaltecos logramos entender la complejidad cultural en la que vivimos… —Ale …
Color Palette: Yellow and Blue
Here’s another addition to the color palette category. Also, this is second version of the Show Me The Moon from Antigua Guatemala. …
Enjoying the Dry Sunsets
Even during the rainy season quite often you can enjoy a dry sunset in the company of your loved one. I wonder …
Jardín Antigüeño: Bugambileas
La Antigua Guatemala is known as the Ciudad de las perpetuas rosas, the city of the perpetual roses. Well, surely you can …
Jardín Antigüeño: Geranios
Geranio is the Guatemalan name for Geranium, which is also known in Spanish as Pelargonio. Geranios or Pelargonios can be found with …
Jardín Antigüeño: Camarón Amarillo
Oh life, you blink and it’s gone. A while back I read in the New York Times Sunday edition of the Prensa …
Jardín Antigüeño: Pentas Rosadas
Pentas are among the most beautiful and prolific flowers in jardín antigüeño. In the gardens of La Antigua Guatemala you can be …
Jardín Antigüeño: Julias
Julias are flowers that blossom all year long. Julias scientific name is Salvias spendens and normally can be found dress in salmon, …
Jardín Antigüeño: Nazareno
Throughout the archives of AntiguaDailyPhoto.com you can find many of the plants and flowers available in and around the Antigua Guatemala gardens. …
Tomatoes, Basil and Cheese
Costa, entregado al placer de comer, filosofaba acerca de Dios. Decía que su existencia quedaba comprobada en el sublime sabor del ajo, …
Romantic Dinners in Antigua Guatemala
Finding romantic spots in La Antigua Guatemala is not difficult at all, but if you want to really impress your loved one, …
Having Lunch by The Garden
As more houses of La Antigua Guatemala are turned into business, the old architectonic spaces are converted for new uses. Here for …
Dining Out in La Antigua Guatemala
One of the best things about living in La Antigua Guatemala is dining out. Almost everywhere you go you will find elegant, …
Chirimilla Flute and Drums from Guatemala
How can simple instruments and uncomplicated and repetitive sounds create a profound, hauntingly, bewitching and fascinating musical experience? How can Guatemalans explain …
Guateflora: Orejas de Elefante
These mammoth green leaves are known as Quequeshque or Orejas de Elefante, Elephant Ears, in Guatemala because of its gigantic size. The …
Theme Day: Feet
Once again AntiguaDailyPhoto.Com will be participating in the Theme Day of the City Daily Photo community, over 500 cities around the globe. …