Month: March 2013

North by Northwest

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Often I see visitors to Antigua Guatemala getting lost or asking for directions. It’s kind of interesting since La Antigua Guatemala is such small town, smaller than many neighbourhoods in the large metropolis, less than a 10-block grid. I imagine that if one was using Google Maps or Apple Maps on a smartphone it would … Read more

The San Juan del Obispo Parish in Antigua Guatemala

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In my endless quest to bring you new fresh perspectives for the over-photographed vistas of Antigua Guatemala, I present you here the Parroquia de San Juan del Obispo. I hope you like it! What story or anecdote can you share with us about San Juan del Obispo. We’re all ears.

The McNally Smith Fusion Ensemble performed at the “XIII Festival de Jazz de Guatemala” in Antigua Guatemala

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Rudy Giron: 130313 Jazz Festival &emdash;

Wednesday night we had the opportunity to listen to The McNally Smith Fusion Ensemble performed for about an hour and a half as part of “XIII Festival de Jazz de Guatemala” at the atrium of the former college of the Compañía de Jesús in Antigua Guatemala. It was a breath-taking performance.

The “XIII Festival de Jazz de Guatemala” started on Friday, March 8, with a performance by Alessio Menconi Trio with Marco Panascia and Paolo Orlandi from Italy, but because I’ve have been overwhelmed with the transformation of the upcoming issue of REVUE magazine, I was not able to attend. Ditto for the show by Beat Kaestli of Switzerland on Thursday night. There is still one more concert by Abe Rábade Trio (Spain) on Saturday night which I do not plan to miss at all. I will bring you an update in this last presentation. Stay tuned!

Check out the photo galley of The McNally Smith Fusion Ensemble concert here:

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More Tiny Planets from Antigua Guatemala

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As requested by several readers, I am sharing additional tiny planet photographs, or stereographic projections. I believe that Antigua Guatemala is the idoneous place to make MiniMundos, don’t you agree? Follow the white rabbit to look at additional tiny planets. Enjoy! http://photos.rudygiron.com/tinyplanets

Lent Food: Mango Chow Mein

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Chomín de mango or mango chow mein simply refers to the mango sliced very thinly so it looks like chow mein pasta. As you can guess, mangoes are very popular in Guatemala; especially when they are in season. Chomín de mango is usually served inside a transparent plastic bag with pepitoria (ground roasted squash seeds), … Read more

The land of the lilies

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We are so fortunate to have an amazing selection of lilies in Guatemala. If we call Guatemala the land of a thousand flowers, we would be selling ourselves short because I am sure we have tens of thousands. By the way, this lily is growing very happily in our garden, flowering almost everyday. The flowers … Read more

High Key of La Merced Church in Black and White

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Another series that I am working on is all the ruins, churches and landmarks of Antigua Guatemala taken at night and in black and white. In this case, I chose to make a high key of Iglesia de la Merced to really make it stand out against the darkness of the night. What do you … Read more

Antigua Guatemala Celebrates it’s 470th Anniversary

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The fountains are decorated with flower arrangements as part of the low profile celebrations for Antigua Guatemala’s 470th anniversary this March 10th. Because of the Lent processions and festivities, the celebration will consist of opera recital by ensemble from Juniata College from Pennsylvania on Saturday 9 at 7pm on the main square. Don’t miss it! … Read more

Stereographic Projections, Tiny Planets, of Antigua Guatemala

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I’ve been experimenting with the creation of stereographic projections, commonly known as tiny planets. Here are some examples and if you click on the link below, you will find more MiniMundos. Favorite it so you can come often as I will me posting more tiny planets there. Enjoy! http://photos.rudygiron.com/tinyplanets

New Take on the Gothic Church of San Felipe de Jesús

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Here’s my second attempt at capturing the new looks of the façade of the gothic church in San Felipe de Jesús, the village to the northwest of Antigua Guatemala and home to Finca Filadelfia, which was recently renovated. I tried a new angle and orientation to highlight the gothic architecture of this parish. Below you … Read more

Lent Food: Cheveres and Shucos Hot Dogs

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Panes con pollo, chevere hot dogs and shuco hot dogs are the sandwiches that are present at every town fair and velación, vigil. Of course, there is a big difference between a shuco and chevere hot dog as I explained before: To the uneducated eye the Guatemalan Chevere and Shuco hotdogs are just exotic hotdogs, … Read more

First Photos of the Eruptions of Fuego Volcano taken from Antigua Guatemala

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Rudy Giron: 130303 Fuego Erupting &emdash;

Here are the first images I taken of the recent eruptions of Volcán de Fuego taken from Antigua Guatemala tonight. I was alerted by Norman Avila of ClimaYa.com through a tweet about Fuego volcano erupting and within minutes I was taken this photographs of the fireworks show put up by colossal volcano located about 20 kilometres south west of Antigua Guatemala.

Here are additional photos of Fuego volcano erupting. Enjoy!

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