Month: October 2012
La Casa de los Gigantes Sign
Honestly, I can not understand why I took so long to publish the sign of La Casa de los Gigantes since this is one of my favorite signs in Antigua Guatemala. I happen to know the owner of La Casa de los Gigantes in Antigua Guatemala, a person who is nice and willing to share … Read more
La Antigua City Tour Bus
There’s a new tourist circuit bus service in La Antigua Guatemala. The two-hour tour circuit takes you through the main landmarks and interest points found around Antigua Guatemala, including Finca Filadelfia. The tourist bus circuit is a hop-on hop-off service which makes a great way to get more mileage by simply hopping on and off … Read more
Only in LAG: Furry Bicycle
Here’s another a very good specimen for the Only in LAG category, don’t you think? Come on where else can you find furry bicycles?
Día de la Raza or Hispanidad
For this Día de la Raza I would like to share with you the faces of cultural resistance in a world where identity is being erased or blended, in Guatemala the Maya women represent a strong hold for the Guatemalan identity. In Guatemala and many countries in Latin America, October 12 is a national holiday … Read more
Plastic Kitchen and Household Items Ambulant Vendor
I am amazed how ambulant vendors are still so popular in Guatemala. Here’s yet another hard working ambulant vendor that goes from door to door offering his plastic wares. Of course, everything has to be so colorful. What would you buy from this vendedor ambulante?
View from Inside a TukTuk Moto Taxi
Have you ever ridden on a tuk tuk taxi? I don’t recall exactly when tuk tuk motorcycles arrived in Guatemala, but they were absorbed as part of the Guatemalan culture and tradition very swiftly. Tuk tuk motorcycles became quite popular instantly and before you knew it, tuk tuk motorbikes were used as speedy and inexpensive … Read more
The colours of the Guatemalan Gastronomy
These are some of the most often used ingredients in the Guatemalan kitchen. This photo was taken at La Fonda de la Calle Real at a booth that the restaurant put out to showcase their flavors and the ingredients they use in their kitchen. You can take this photo to your local Latin market and … Read more
In Style for the Rainy Season
Colorful rubber boots are in style in Antigua Guatemala. These stylish and fashionable boots can be found inside the mercado, market. Of course you get double points if you match your purse with your boots. Guess what the going price is for a pair of these rubber boots?
Touring the Guatemalan Town Fair: The Live Music
On the weekends or on the most important date for the county and town fair you are bound to find live music, especially cumbia and/or dancing music. Live music is a such large crowds magnet. Here you can look at the typical music band found at town and county fairs. Now that I think about … Read more
Touring the Guatemalan Town Fair: The Crowds
If you don’t like crowds, stay away from town and county fairs because these get really packed. Even a tiny town fair such as the one in San Miguel Escobar village can get jam-packed, especially on the weekends and even more so on a Saturday. I don’t like crowds, but here you see me in … Read more
Touring the Guatemalan Town Fair: The Orange Transaction
Among all the junk food, chucherías pues, that you find at the town fairs, you can also encounter a fresh fruit booth such as the one shown above selling oranges and jocotes. Of course you know what jocotes are, right? If not, follow the white rabbit through the rabbit hole of the AntiguaDailyPhoto archives. Enjoy!
Touring the Guatemalan Town Fair: Elotes Locos?
After the parenthesis to promote the first Rally de Fotos in Antigua Guatemala we continue with our series Touring the Guatemalan Town Fair. Elotes locos are chucherías (snacks) that are always present in the typical Guatemalan county or town fair. To make elotes locos at home you basically add butter, mayonnaise, ketchup, and some dry … Read more
Behind the Scenes the “Rally de Fotos” Ad
La Antigua Guatemala is one of the most popular photographic locations in Guatemala. Once again Antigua Guatemala was used as backdrop location for a photo session. It’s quite common to see photographers from all over Guatemala who come to our beloved city to shoot wedding sessions, models, products and not just photography, big stuff such … Read more
Touring the Guatemalan Town Fair: The Spinning Games
Although we began the tour through the typical Guatemalan town fair yesterday, it was not declared until today. By the way, town fair are pretty much the same as county fairs in the U.S. and in other parts of the world. Anyway, this week we will take a tour through the town patron’s saint fair … Read more