Mirror Mirror
I am sure I have shared this beautiful twist to the typical Narcissus story by Oscar Wilde since it’s among my favorite …
Tamagochy Mime Makes People Laugh in Antigua Guatemala
This is why Parque Central still the most popular venue in Antigua Guatemala after nearly 500 years of existence: It’s Friday fun …
Waiting for the bus in Antigua Guatemala
Sure, often I bring you mundane vistas or things like signs, street stamps and whatnot. This is after all, a website that …
Typical Vista from Antigua Guatemala
My commitment has always been to bring you typical quotidian stamps from Antigua Guatemala. Unfortunately our beautiful enchanting little town also happens …
The Day Thor Visited Antigua Guatemala
Last night was the night. Thor, the hammer-wielding god associated with thunder, lightning, storms, oak trees, strength, the protection of mankind, and …
Wok this way…
Wokco is the new fast-food Chinese or Asian concept restaurant that opened recently in Antigua Guatemala. According to Daniela, one of the …
Free Coffee Plantation Wallpaper
This is what it looks like as you walk inside a coffee plantation from Antigua Guatemala. I thought some of you might …
Getting ready to prepare chicharrones
As I explained before, carnitas is the Guatemalan Spanish word for deep-fried chunks of pork meat. Chicharrones is the word for pork …
The Most Typical Guatemalan Morral (Satchel)
The satchel shown above has to be most typical and the most often found Guatemalan morral. You can find this kind of …
Colorful Rainy Season Vista
Whoever claims that you can not find rich saturated colors during the rainy season in Antigua Guatemala is lying to you. Don’t …
Typical Rainy Season Vista in Antigua Guatemala
In case you haven’t noticed, we embarked on a Rainy Season Vistas series starting a few days back. This whole week I …
Agua Volcano Natural Drain Canals
This is what the natural drain canals for Volcán de Agua look like once the rainy season is under way and the …
The Caretaker House and Family
Many farms, parcels and properties have a caretaker living on premises, this is what a house for guardian living on the premises …
Green Should Be the Official Color of Guatemala
Green is the most often found color in Guatemala. Green is our Quetzal. Green is also our quetzal bill. Green our Ceibas, …
Coffee Plantation Entrance in Antigua Guatemala
Green should be the color that identifies Guatemala more than any other. When you’re flying into Guatemala you know you have arrived …
It’s Always Ice Cream time In Guatemala
It looks like it doesn’t matter what season we are in Antigua Guatemala, rainy or dry, hot or cold, summer or winter, …
The Quality of Life in the Enchanting Antigua Guatemala
I’ve said it before and believe I don’t get tire of repeating it: Many Guatemalans take advantage of the peaceful and tranquil …
Limestone paint chipped textures of Antigua Guatemala
Because the high levels of humidity around Antigua Guatemala, people have to paint their walls often, sometimes in a yearly basis. Not …
Cupolas and Volcanoes are the Typical Vistas from Antigua Guatemala
Believe it or not, this also a typical vista from Antigua Guatemala during the rainy season. So, yes we often get pleasant …
Se venden jocotes con pepita sign
This signs reads, For Sale: Mangoes with ground roasted pumpkin seeds (pepita o pepitoria), Tangerines (mandarinas) with ground roasted pumpkin seeds (pepita), …
Making Alfombras for Corpus Christi Feast
The making of carpets from sawdust, pine-needles, flowers, vegetables, et cetera is a community-forming tradition. People get together by block or near-by …
Guatemalan Colonial-Style Washaterias
We call them lavaderos in Spanish, pila is also used, pila is actually the water tank. and I believe I have posted …
Go Chepe Go
The news that his grandmother had come to visit the family reached Chepe as he was getting out of school; his sister …
Guatemalan Corpus Christi Food
The Corpus Christi or body of Christ is celebrated the first Thursday of June, first on the cathedrals and then at the …
Guateflora: Clavel de cerco
Half jokingly I stated that I wish I had some Google Goggles with me every time I go out to take photos …
Please, take our photo instead!
I just love it when photographs walk or ride into my viewfinder. Better yet, when they even call on me to take …
Rainy Season Vista from Around Antigua Guatemala
As many of you know, I really really like the dry season because of the quality and color of its light, the …
Sunday Morning at San Gaspar Vivar
For this Sunday, we continue in a tranquil and relaxing mood with tone set by the theme day Tranquility. Once again, here’s …
San Juan del Obispo Main Square Fountain
This fountain in San Juan del Obispo was my second choice to show tranquility for the theme day of the Photo Daily …
Theme Day: Tranquility
It is neither wealth nor splendor; but tranquility and occupation which give you happiness. —Thomas Jefferson As most firsts of the month …