A flood of tears over the colonial town
Llanto sobre la ciudad colonial. About four weeks ago I declared that this is The Rainiest Year Ever out of frustration with …
Anti-Rabies Vaccination Campaign
There’s a free anti-rabies vaccination campaign every year during September around La Antigua Guatemala. Cats and dogs are vaccinated for rabies and …
Remittances from Los Angeles
“Walijoq caewaj!” she yelled over and over in Quiche. Wake up, my love. Wake up, my love. This is the story of …
Stairway to Coffee Heaven
This staircase leads to coffee heaven, also known as the tostaduría, the roasting room. Or maybe not. I guess you will have …
Antigua’s Color Palette: Rojo Antigüeño
I normally don’t like red, however, I make an exception for antigüeño red. In fact, I make an exception for any color …
Antigua’s Photo Club Coffee Exhibition
Saturday, September 25, 2010 was the successful inauguration of the photo exhibition “Con sabor y aroma a café” by the members of …
Calle de la Tostaduria
I want to live on Calle de la Tostaduría. Do you know why? Club Fotográfico de Antigua Photo Exhibition: Once again I …
Guatemalan Robocops in Antigua Guatemala
The Guatemalan antiriot police unit provided me with much needed images for my photographic bank. This in particular turned out to work …
Antigua’s Tuk Tuk Taxis Revolt
Today I was driving around Antigua Guatemala’s Central Park and I was not allowed to continue towards the Palacio del Ayuntamiento (Municipal …
Let Me Out!
I would also want out with such a gorgeous day. This beautiful dog was so peaceful and enjoying the breeze that it …
Héctor’s Restaurant Third Anniversary
I can’t believe Héctor’s restaurant will be celebrating its third anniversary already on Tuesday, September 21. That’s quite an amazing feat for …
Tanque de La Unión Revisited
While Arturo was playing with his camera mounted on a tripod to take his signature sunsets, I decided to look in the …
Fuego showing off…
While some people prefer to make an extra buck, or a lot more extra bucks, here in La Antigua Guatemala some of …
Guatemalan Cuisine: Frijoles blancos
Frijoles Blancos, white beans, are another classic staple of the gastronomy of Guatemala. Frijoles blancos are often prepared with espinazo (spine) costilla …
Acatenango ahumado
After being away for so long in El Petén, and dealing with a lot of archaeological photography. Anyway, in one of those …