No man is an island, entire of itself… any man’s death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind, and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee. John Donne (1572-1631) Wise words to live by, don’t you think?
Here are your three Spanish words of the day: Comida, Comedor, Comensal. Comida can be food as well as cuisine. Comedor is simply a diner. In Spanish each comedor is a restaurant, but restaurants are usually not comedores. In other words, comedores are usually lower category than restaurants. Comensal is the diner or restaurant guest … Read more
Now is the perfect season to spend some time at the parks during the evening hours since there are no rains and soon enough the Christmas lights will go up on all the trees. And for this reason, I wanted to captured the fountain and cathedral to have a before and after the Christmas lighting. … Read more
The Círculo Floral de Guatemala, Filial Antigua Guatemala, which is affiliated to the National Garden Club, set up an exposition to show many of the plants and flowers found in the gardens of Antigua Guatemala. They also had a photo contest where they set out to tell stories with four photographs. I happened to be … Read more
As you may already know, Parque Central in Antigua Guatemala is the premier venue to catch free culture events, such as this marimba concert. I believe this concert as part of a larger celebration for Bantrab or Banco de los Trabajadores, Workers Bank for you anglophones. Too bad I could not stay to see the … Read more
After having spent a couple of weeks in New York, I really appreciate the “cold” weather of Antigua Guatemala. I mean, on the way home, I saw a guy shirt-less playing with a ball. I promise never to complain again about the cold 50˚F temperatures. All of this is to let you know, people with … Read more
This German-style finquero breakfast is another option to desayunar at Valhalla Macadamia farm. Of course, the first choice should be the macadamia nut flour pancakes which I shared with you last month. If you would like to learn more about the production of macadamia nuts in the Valhalla farm, located near Antigua Guatemala, let me … Read more
Graffiti and stencil art is not very well understood in Guatemala and thus is look down and prosecuted, especially by the authorities. To understand this prosecution of public wall art in Guatemala, there’s no better option than to watch the Guatemalan film “El regreso de Lencho” or “The Return of Lencho” by filmmaker Mario Rosales. … Read more
As I mentioned before, Granizada is the Guatemalan Spanish word for shaved ice snacks. Basically, you take shaved or crushed ice and add any combination of the following: syrups, fruits, condensed milk, cooked fruits and their syrups, tamarind, camote (sweet potatoes), nance (sweet yellow cherry), just to name a few of the possible ingredients for … Read more
Finally, we step outside the parish of Antigua Guatemala to contemplate the architecture and to breathe the magnificent chilly air of November, the first month of the dry season. When taking photographs, often, I recommend to look up and down and to experiment with different perspectives. Sometimes you will be surprise to see things from … Read more
This is the first time I believe I have shared with you a photograph of a mass service in over 7 and a half years of daily updates. Also, I believe it’s time for another creative caption contest. Every once in a while, the readers of AntiguaDailyPhoto are encouraged to participate in a simple creative … Read more
This church with its three chairs provides a symbolic representation of the crucifixion; with each seat representing each cross. In this take, we can see more gold through out the shrine. What’s the meaning of gold?
As we step away from the podium, we can appreciate the entire shrine and put the altar detail from yesterday in context. As can see, the colours white, yellow and gold are the palette being used inside the cathedral. As part of the USAC-validated History of La Antigua Guatemala Certificate, I learned that this church … Read more
Today we begin a mini series around the Antigua Guatemala cathedral known as Parroquia de San José, formerly known as Catedral de Santiago de Guatemala. I have to admit I am not ver knowledgable with religious imagery, so if you know the meaning of this gold-plated detail at the altar, please do share with us … Read more
If not, read on. Fiambre is an extremely rare and unique dish which includes over 40 ingredients; basically it’s a salad made from cold cuts, all kinds of meats, fish, vegetables and pickled vegetables. It’s served on November 1 and 2 for Day of the Dead and All Saints Day. Fiambre is a cold meal … Read more