Necklaces are other popular handicrafts and jewelry produced in Guatemala. There are plenty of shops and ambulant vendors where one can buy an inexpensive necklace or a very expensive gold and jade necklace; there are options for all budgets, you know.
If you really want to charge yourself with good vibes and energy, simply head over to Parque Central where you will always find smiling people, good vibes and engaging discussions. Here’s a taste of such happy situations where everyone smiles at each other. I hope you like this image and let me know your thoughts.
Capiruchos is what Guatemalans called this wooden toys, very similar to cup-and-ball. According to Wikipedia, capirucho is a traditional child’s toy it is a wooden cup with a handle, and a small ball attached to the cup by a string. It is popular in Spanish-speaking countries, where it is called “boliche”. The name varies across … Read more
This past weekend we had the opportunity to visit the artisan handicraft market that setup shop at Antigua Guatemala’s parque central, main square for you anglophones. As always, I took some time to talk to some of the artisan and that’s how I learned this leather handicrafts are produced in the village of San Pedro … Read more
Business signs are getting more creative in Antigua Guatemala. If you don’t believe, take a tour through Signs category to sample some the business signs I have collected through the years. The “A Lo Chapín” sign is the business sign for a typical food restaurant in Antigua Guatemala. I really like the organic textures and … Read more
This stucco siren is found on the top relief found in the building right across the cathedral on 5a calle oriente. Even though nowadays this building is divided into separate properties, the architectonic details continue along the different properties so easy to determine this was just one property at one point. Does anybody know why … Read more
I am sure this is not the first time nor the last time that la Tienda de Doña Gavi has been used for a photo shoot. As I have mentioned several times before, Antigua Guatemala is rich in backdrops and photo locations, thus many fashion photographer and videographers are flocking to Antigua Guatemala to get … Read more
Most people refer to this hill as Cerro de La Cruz, Hill of the Cross, because there is a huge cross on it. In fact, the cross can be seen with naked eye from Antigua Guatemala, right? However, this is incorrect because this is actually Cerro de La Candelaria. There is also a monument to … Read more
That’s blackberry-chipotle beef steak for you. I don’t remember if I mentioned it before, but in Guatemala blackberry is the berry more often found after strawberries. In fact, in Guatemala blackberries are used in licuados (smoothies), cheese cakes and any kinds of desserts as well as main dishes as shown above. Perhaps, we use blackberries … Read more
A simple image to show you the public street lighting on one of the streets surrounding the Parque de la Unión.Boy, I am a sucker for repetition and I can not help myself whenever repetition shows up in my viewfinder. I hope you like it when I repeat a subject!
Antigua Guatemala is the photographer’s paradise because almost every wall provides an excellent and unique photographic backdrop on top of the so many interesting locations through out the enchanting colonial town. Here we can see three little girls right before quite possibly their first location photo session.
This is one of the busies dining areas on the weekends in Antigua Guatemala as capitalinos descend upon Antigua Guatemala and many go directly to Hotel Antigua. I guess this is a tradition or something. Honest, I have never gone there on the weekends since I normally like smaller and quiet restaurants where I can … Read more
I believe that processions and parades are the most popular public manifestations of antigüeños. It’s almost impossible to conceive Antigua Guatemala without a parade or procession almost every week. Here, for instance, I encountered an interesting student parade celebrating the anniversary of their school. From what I was able to determine, each classroom picked a … Read more
Often enough you find lots of textures and patterns in my photography such as in this column found inside Convento Las Capuchinas in Antigua Guatemala or in many of the images of my current photo exposition #Guategrams on display at El Fotografo Photo Gallery during August and Proyecto Cultural La Puerta Roja during September. If … Read more
This week I felt through a rabbit hole, a doorway into the raw textured past of Convento Las Capuchinas. Come back tomorrow to get a close-up view of the column peaking through this door.