This is the humble entrance to the huge convent complex of Las Capuchinas, founded as Convento e Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Zaragoza. This building is now a museum. Also, this is another architectural master piece by colonial architect Diego de Porres whom we talked about when we covered the Parroquia Nuestra Señora … Read more
Even though you can find ponche, fruit punch, year round in Guatemala and no town fair is missing the stands selling ponche de frutas, it is during the dry cool season when you find ponche almost everywhere you go to eat. The ponche above was prepared from package from Delfresco which includes the following dried … Read more
First of all, I should mention that this picture was very difficult to capture since cameras can only expose the sky or the corridor, but not both at the same time, so in this case we use a photographic technique known as high dynamic range imaging (HDRI or HDR) which is a set of methods … Read more
But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun. —Shakespeare
Would you like to know why this public water tank and washbasins goes by the name of Tanque de la Unión? The park also takes the name or viceversa as Parque de la Unión. I have published this information before. I will send a photo post card of this picture to the first person who … Read more
We revisit the beautiful complex of San Francisco El Grande church which shared a black and white photograph taken at night of its façade. This is what we what we said ten days ago about it. The Iglesia de San Francisco El Grande is one of the favorite churches for photographers to photograph. There’s always … Read more
Often I have mentioned how small is Antigua Guatemala. In fact is about 10×10-blocks grid, but somehow there is so much to see and experience. Because the Antigua Guatemala is protected by conservation laws it can not grow beyond its original grid which is the reason why real estate is so expensive in Antigua Guatemala. … Read more
Just last week I was talking about bringing you new perspectives and freshness to the excessively photographed Antigua Guatemala and to the end I began a series of black and white photographs of the most emblematic churches in and around Antigua Guatemala taken at night. Yesterday, we began a new trip with aerial views of … Read more
Today we begin a series of aerial vistas of Antigua Guatemala. First of all, let’s thank Nelo Mijangos for sharing this wonderful series of aerial views of Antigua Guatemala. Make sure you click on the photos to get the larger version to look at the details. Today’s is Thanksgivin in the U.S., but in Guatemala … Read more
Rugby is a new sport in Guatemala, with a little over five years in the country it has found many fans and players. There’s even a rugby league now in Guatemala. The Rugby League of Guatemala is now supported and sanctioned by the Guatemalan Olympic Committee and it’s in the process of becoming a federation, … Read more
Over six years ago I pondered about the future of Guatemala and its child labor force: The future of a society is with the children and their education and preparation. What kind of future awaits for Guatemala when its children are on the streets working to survive today. What kind of education and preparation will … Read more
The first time I posted the use of wood as fuel here, I was against it. By the second time I shared a photo of wood being used as leña, wood fuel, I had learnt that not all instances of the use of wood as fuel were bad from an article that appeared in National … Read more
To get us into the mood of the Christmas season that can be felt everywhere in Guatemala now, here’s the first free poinsettia wallpaper of the season. You can browse the wallpaper category to get the other 45 Guatemalan wallpapers for your computer available from AntiguaDailyPhoto for free. Did you know that poinsettias were native … Read more
“The son of The King” was the song used to introduce Julian Marley, Bob Marley’s son at the most recent reggae concert in Antigua Guatemala fabulous venue, Ermita de La Santa Cruz. As you can see in the pictures below, all reggae lovers were present to listing to the songs of Bob Marley performed by … Read more
One more entry on our black and white series of the churches in and around Antigua Guatemala at night. This is the façade of Parroquia Nuestra Señora de los Remedios better known as Escuela de Cristo. Yesterday we saw an inside view of la Escuela de Cristo. This parroquia, parish, is located on the southeast … Read more