Several times through the year the artisans from Antigua Guatemala set up booths to show case and sell their creations. Normally, they do it on the main square, the Plaza Mayor that we informally called Parque Central. This time though, the handicraft stands were set underneath the arched corridor of Palacio de los Capitanes. They … Read more
Today while I was walking around with my camera on hand to catch new fresh images for AntiguaDailyPhoto, I came across a colleague, José Martínez appearing in the picture above, who was taking some photos of a Puerto Rican model for her portfolio and I took the opportunity to document the photo shoot and make … Read more
How about celebrating Thanksgiving with Guatemalan Pepián de Gallina Criolla? As I have mentioned before, Thanksgiving is not a tradition from La Antigua Guatemala or even from Guatemala or Central America for the matter since at the time the traditional “first Thanksgiving” was given at the site of the Plymouth Plantation, in 1621, La Antigua … Read more
Most Guatemalan comedores (diners) serve either typical Guatemalan food or simply diner’s food as shown here. Often, both kinds of food are available any given day. I show you this dish so you don’t get the wrong idea or impression and believe that Guatemalans only eat typical food such as pepián o tamales. In fact, … Read more
As in previous photo contests, the most creative caption published on the comment area of www.AntiguaDailyPhoto.com for this photo wins a photo post card mailed to your home or office. Happy Hunger Games! And may the odds be ever in your favour…
This has to be the high season for tourism during the dry season; everywhere you walk, there are tourist groups. Of course, the top tourist season is during the Holy Week when hundreds of thousands of tourists local and foreigners make their way into Antigua Guatemala to watch La Semana Santa processions. The dry season … Read more
Perhaps this is why Guatemala’s slogan is “El País de la Eterna Primavera” or “The country of the Eternal Spring” for those of you who can’t read Spanish. As I mentioned yesterday, in Antigua Guatemala, flowers blossom all year round. Perhaps the reason we have flowers all year long is our temperate weather, rich volcanic … Read more
In La Antigua Guatemala, flowers bloom all year round. These white flowers actually bloom around mid autumn. We call them varsovias in Guatemala, but I am not sure what the actual name is. Can anyone help with the information and name in English for these flowers. Thanks!
I have always called this monument Tanque de la Unión because that’s what everybody calls it. However, I learned during my Antigua Guatemala’s history certificate course, that most historians call it Pilas o Lavaderos de Santa Clara. I believe both names are correct, but Pila de Santa Clara is probably more correct since these washbasins … Read more
These are the species of macadamia nuts that are grown at the Valhalla farm. I know wrote the names, but I can’t seem to find my notes. Can anybody help with the names of these macadamia nuts?
Once the macadamia nuts have been sorted by size, they are put inside this device to remove husking or outer shell. It’s incredible what you can do with construction iron rods, a flat tire and 5 hp lawnmower engine, don’t you agree. You have to read the description on the sign in this picture to … Read more
This is one of the two guides who give tours around the Valhalla macadamia farm just outside of Antigua Guatemala, on the road to San Miguel Dueñas. He was kind enough to explain how the nuts are dried and then outer shell removed on a special apparatus invented on site. But, before, the macadamia nuts … Read more
Caption the thoughts for this woman taking a break at the Municipal palace. The most creative thoughts will wind photo post card mailed to your home or office.
Here’s another photograph of the Parroquia de San José de La Antigua Guatemala, what we locals call erroneously the catedral [cathedral], taken from a different angle at night. I hope you like it. We can conclude with this image the mini-series around the Saint Joseph Parish of Antigua Guatemala, don’t you agree?
