Here’s another addition to the color palette category. Also, this is second version of the Show Me The Moon from Antigua Guatemala. Photo Tip: One of the tips that I received from Ricardo Mata, Guatemalan photographer with over 50 years of experience and assistant to Ansel Adams at one point in his life, was always … Read more
Even during the rainy season quite often you can enjoy a dry sunset in the company of your loved one. I wonder what the conversation was about? Can you guess?
La Antigua Guatemala is known as the Ciudad de las perpetuas rosas, the city of the perpetual roses. Well, surely you can find roses everywhere in and around Antigua Guatemala; there are even rose farms near La Antigua that grow roses for exportation to the U.S. and Canada. However, I believe the name should actually … Read more
Geranio is the Guatemalan name for Geranium, which is also known in Spanish as Pelargonio. Geranios or Pelargonios can be found with flowers in red, pink, purple, white and orange. Geraniums need a lot of water and in Guatemala they blossom year round. Pelargonios also need a lot of sun. You can download the Guatemalan … Read more
Oh life, you blink and it’s gone. A while back I read in the New York Times Sunday edition of the Prensa Libre about the passing away of a man 87 years old that for 55 years had no short-term memory. It turns out that he underwent brain surgery when he was 27 and even … Read more
Pentas are among the most beautiful and prolific flowers in jardín antigüeño. In the gardens of La Antigua Guatemala you can be sure to find flowers year round, but not all the flowers blossom all year or at the same time. Pentas are a delightful execption since they have many live bouquets all year round … Read more
Julias are flowers that blossom all year long. Julias scientific name is Salvias spendens and normally can be found dress in salmon, red, purple, white and red & white. Once again you can download the Guatemalan flowers wallpaper from here: Julias Salmon and Julias Purple wallpapers. Source: Guate Flora: Plantas ornamentales más utilizadas en jardínes … Read more
Throughout the archives of AntiguaDailyPhoto.com you can find many of the plants and flowers available in and around the Antigua Guatemala gardens. In fact, I even created the Guateflora category to host some of the findings. This week we will feed the Guateflora and Wallpaper categories with flowers commonly found in the jardín antigüeño, the … Read more
Costa, entregado al placer de comer, filosofaba acerca de Dios. Decía que su existencia quedaba comprobada en el sublime sabor del ajo, o en la combinación sagrada del tomate con la albahaca. —Carol Zardetto, en Con Pasión Absoluta, pág 89 Costa, given to the pleasure of eating, philosophized about God. He said that his existence … Read more
Finding romantic spots in La Antigua Guatemala is not difficult at all, but if you want to really impress your loved one, in other words your better half, head straight for the Welten Restaurant where they have a pool partially covered with rose petals, baroque and classical music in the background, candles and flowers in … Read more
As more houses of La Antigua Guatemala are turned into business, the old architectonic spaces are converted for new uses. Here for instance, we can appreciate how the classic corridor of the Guatemalan house is turned into a dining area. The corridor, corredor in Spanish, was an essential element of many Guatemalan houses which served … Read more
One of the best things about living in La Antigua Guatemala is dining out. Almost everywhere you go you will find elegant, delightful and lovely dining areas, regardless of the quality of the food, which is also an enjoyable challenge in itself. For instance, who’s got the best tomatoes, basil and cheese in town? Where … Read more
How can simple instruments and uncomplicated and repetitive sounds create a profound, hauntingly, bewitching and fascinating musical experience? How can Guatemalans explain to other people the spiritual fibers that are touched by the fragile and high-pitched notes of the chirimilla flute and the heartbeat thumps emanating from the drums? How can two unpretentious and complementing … Read more
These mammoth green leaves are known as Quequeshque or Orejas de Elefante, Elephant Ears, in Guatemala because of its gigantic size. The quequeshque leaves size, of course, is not apparently obvious if they are presented like in the image above, without a point of reference. So, if you want to have an idea of the … Read more
Once again AntiguaDailyPhoto.Com will be participating in the Theme Day of the City Daily Photo community, over 500 cities around the globe. I am not sure how many cities will be participating this month, but I decided to be part of the theme, which is feet for June 2009. If you would like to see … Read more