Recently several video makers are filming Antigua Guatemala from a new perspective, from above, armed with remote controlled helicopters and indestructible GoPro Hero cameras. I have been meaning to share some of these videos with you, but I hadn’t had the chance to maker photos of the actual filming process. Normally, these radio controlled helicopters … Read more
We are on the last leg of the Winter season on the northern hemisphere, that’s where Antigua Guatemala is located, yet we are already experiencing the wonderful Spring climate that Guatemala is known for. This is the typical morning vistas around Parque Central, main square in Antigua Guatemala, excellent weather, if you ask me, to … Read more
What we call in Guatemala, recardos, stews based on sauces, are really just Mayan curries, although some people do not like the comparison, that’s what recados are. Here are some of the Mayan curries you can find in Guatemala: pepián, subanik, pulique, hilachas, jocón, kak’ik, amarillo, gallo en chicha, tiras de panza, pollo en crema, … Read more
Contact Juan Pablo Romero Fuentes or Gary Jepson to learn how you can help Los Patojos. In the meantime, read about what Asociación Los Patojos is doing to help the little ones and not so little. Los Patojos was created to give hope and dignity to the children and youth of Jocotenango, Guatemala. During the … Read more
There’s a lot of beauty on the doors and windows around Antigua Guatemala. One, must stop often to really take in the details of some of these doors. Of course, one must also have an affinity for antique aesthetics otherwise everything might seemed old, broken and abandoned, don’t you agree?
I don’t know they reasons of why Volcán Fuego is quite active during the dry season, which happens to be the cold season as well. Whatever the reasons, I really like this Sunday morning vistas with Fuego fuming away. I wish you were here to see it and enjoy it as much as I do! … Read more
Japanese-born photographer Juan José de Jesús Yas (1844-1917), was one of the most renowned photographers of the late 1800, early 1900. Below is a brief description of the life and importance of Juan J.J. Yas found at Fotofest’s Faces of History in Latin America: In colonial Latin America and for most of the nineteenth and … Read more
Lilli reminds me of Ramona Flowers character from the film Scott Pilgrim vs. the World in this street portrait taken in Antigua Guatemala. That’s why I thought the moment I saw her and I approached and ask permission to take her portrait, she was surprised, but said, “no problem, shoot away.” The reason I ask … Read more
I don’t know who started the rumor that there’s a poor selection and quality of Guatemalan bread. I guess that if you really look, you can find an amazing variety of bread and high quality as well. In Antigua Guatemala we are so lucky to have a quite a few good panaderías [bakeries] such as … Read more
You’ve got to love Guatemala, this longaniza lunch with guacamol, chirmol, rice and freshly-made tortillas will set you back Q10/$1.25. Here are the questions for you. You can find the answers in the huge archives of AntiguaDailyPhoto in case you don’t know the responses by heart. Do you guys know the difference between Guatemalan chorizo … Read more
Who wants atol de elote right about now? I make home and office deliveries! Refacción or the shorten refa is the Spanish word we use in Guatemala for snack time. By law, you must be given two 15-minute refacción periods, one in the morning and another one in the afternoon. Refacción, however, is much more … Read more
Last week I had the opportunity to take some photos of the cooking classes at El Frijo Feliz Cooking School Antigua Guatemala thanks to the invitation of my friend Luis Prieto, manager for the school. Honestly, what a wonderful experience to take back home along the coffee tours and cultural and photographic tours. As they … Read more
You can follow the reports online of the Instituto Nacional de Sismología, Vulcanología, Meteorología e Hidrología, or INSIVUMEH, which is how we call the National Institute of Sismology, Vulcanology, Weather and Hydrology in Guatemala. INSIVUMEH is the official government institution in charge keeping track of the activity of the weather, volcanoes, earthquakes, rivers and lakes. … Read more
Fotografía Central Herbruger photography studio was quite popular around the 1880s. According to some information at CIRMA, Emilio Herbruger was the owner of Fotografía Imperial in 1880, yet here we have Fotografía Central Herbruger imprinted on the back of this portrait dated June 25, 1880. If you can read Spanish, here are the paragraphs where … Read more
As I mentioned last week, I want to share the faces of the people I meet and perhaps a tiny bit about their lives. So, here’s another couple of Guatemalans who were sitting on one of the benches at Parque Central showing tenderness and affection to one another. My tactic for this natural street portrait … Read more