Month: September 2011

Goodbye Photo September 2011

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Guatemala’s largest photo festival Foto▸30 is a coordinated effort to have 30 days, the full month of September, dedicated to photography exhibits. As in previous years, Foto▸30 has a central theme, Nation for 2011. The photos shown here are for the set up of A 2 Caras photo exhibit at El Sitio Cultural. This year … Read more

Guatemalan Trash Collectors

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One of the most important goals of the Daily Photo community is to show how different or similar daily life can be through out the cities around the world. Trash collecting for instance is something that happens in most urban communities, but how they collect the trash is not. In Guatemala for instance, trash collectors … Read more

Pantempters Steel Orchestra in Antigua Guatemala

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Pantempters Steel Orchestra is Belize’s most dynamic and entertaining steel band and they played this past weekend at the stage next to the Cathedral. The Pantempters Steel Orchestra first begun in 1992 as a university steel band at the University College of Belize, under the directorship of the then Dr. Colville Young (now Governor General … Read more

Fire Department Equipment Demo

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Los Bomberos Voluntarios (Voluntary Fire Deparment) were giving demonstration of equipment outside of the Capuchinas Ruins this weekend. It looks like the kids were having a blast with the water hose, although the little boy seemed a bit reluctant to take charge of the water hose all by himself. By the way, in Guatemala there … Read more

Central Park Water Fountain

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Oftentimes we do things driven by the unconscious mind and that’s why is very difficult to have the coherent answers for them. In photography as in art, the unconscious mind manifests itself often through imagery we only have vague feelings about; gut feelings really. Unconscious George Bernard Shaw wrote that the “unconscious self is the … Read more

Some days the dragon wins…

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Some days the dragon wins...

… as seen at Héctor’s restaurant, which by the way turned 4 years old this week. Congratulations Héctor for this extraordinary achievement and for four years of wonderful, delicious cuisine. Hey Héctor, don’t you think it’s about time you name your restaurant or should we continue calling it Dónde Héctor or El Sin Nombre? 😉

These are some of the gourmet dishes from Héctor’s that I have highlighted before in AntiguaDailyPhoto.

Tomatoes, Basil and CheeseCarpaccio at Hector's restaurant in Antigua GuatemalaDelicious Quiche from Hector'sRoasted tomatoes and GrapesOnly in LAG: Drying Dinner

Needless to say Héctor’s restaurant is one of my favorite dining spots in La Antigua Guatemala. Here’s Héctor’s business card for those wondering where is the restaurant located:

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Sushi Bars in Antigua Guatemala

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You may or may not know this: Guatemala is divided politically in Departamentos which are the equivalent of States or Provinces in other parts of the world. La Antigua Guatemala is the capital for the Departamento de Sacatepéquez. I share this fact with you so you can have an idea of the relevance of La … Read more

Banana or Peach Dessert?

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So, what would you like for postre (dessert) today? Here are two choices based on fruits very popular in Guatemala: Bananas and Peaches. Bananas, of course, can be found in Guatemala all year long; that’s just one of the benefits of having been a Banana Republic. By the way, the bananas are tempura banana slices. … Read more

Paca Nation

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Because I am a politically correct person I will say that Guatemala is one of major recycling centers for things discarded in the good old U.S.A. I will say that Guatemalans give a second life to things dumped by estadounidenses (Unitedstatians) and Canadians to a lesser degree. I have talked about this “recycling” in the … Read more

Bubble

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Awakening The morning of your first life: You arise, awestruck by the dream. The air is poignant with mystery and promise. Golden Light floods your heart. You are Awakening. Source: Poetry for Bubble Photographs by John Searles

Independence Day?

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Guatemala has many traditions that have remained until now and will hopefully remain for centuries to come. One, as you already know are the rich colors found in foods, landscapes, nature, textiles, walls, etc., and even in ideas. Have you heard of Incaparina? It was invented by a Guatemalan to fight malnutrition. The words that … Read more