A town fair is not a fair without the churros. A churreria is the place where they make churros; [CHOOR-roh] Similiar to a cruller, this Spanish, Mexican and Guatemalan specialty consists of a sweet-dough spiral that is deep-fried and eaten like a doughnut. This churreria takes its name from a flyer the original owner, the … Read more
I believe it was in 2010 or early 2011 when I first had lunch at what I called La Cocina De Rosario. Heck, I even left the following tip on Foursquare: “You have to try pepián, pulique and subanik at this comedor.” The reason I called this diner La Cocina De Rosario and created the … Read more
A couple of years ago, I made the declaration that public washbasins, lavaderos, and water tanks, pilas, are the current social media networks of the villagers around Antigua Guatemala. Well, while talking the ladies in this public washbasin in San Juan del Obispo, I can reiterate that this declaration still holds true. Public laundry washbasins … Read more
As I have mentioned before, it doesn’t matter what day of the week one stops by the public washbasins, lavaderos around Antigua Guatemala, one will always find the ladies doing the laundry either their own or somebody else’s. I have chatted with several of these women and I’ve asked what were some of the reasons … Read more
Did you know that Guatemala once had both an English and Spanish-speaking Black community? The latter group, known as Garifuna, arrived from Nigeria by way of St. Vincent, where they blended with Carib Indians beginning in 1635 before migrating to Guatemala. By contrast, the former group was brought to the country to work the fields … Read more
Another thing I have noticed while scanning the lot of antique photographs I told you about last week is that most of the portraits are of men. Also, it seems that it was very fashionable to give these portraits to friends and people you admired. Today’s picture was taken by E.J. Kildare & Cia at … Read more
Houses with names and figures, that’s so common around Antigua Guatemala, how about where you live, do the houses in your neighborhood have names and figurines to represent them?
I have never understood why most exotic tropical fruits bear the name apple modified by an adjective in English. Guatemalan caimito for instance, is related to zapote fruits and I would say it is a cousin of Mamey, Chico Zapote and Zapote. In fact, the first time I shared a photo of caimitos here I … Read more
In my humble opinion, classic vehicles look so good in the streets of Antigua Guatemala. Honest, I am so attracted to classic vehicles. In fact, I believe the aesthetics of design were much better before than they are now. Unfortunately, the laws of aerodynamics, function and cutting-edge technology make vehicles much more efficient at present, … Read more
I am The Milk Man, my milk is delicious, SPECIAL DELIVERY TODAY! Finca La Carmona is renowned for having fresh milk delivery every day. The milk man above carries 15 bottles of milk in his walking route. My friend and Antigua Daily Photo collaborator, Guy Howard, pointed in the direction of this caption for a … Read more
If case you missed it, yesterday, February 2, was Día de la Candelaria. As I have explained before, around Antigua Guatemala, many people keep their Nacimientos [Nativity scenes] and Christmas decorations until the 2nd of February, Día de la Candelaria (Candlemas), which incidentally is Groundhog Day in the United States. Now, we begin the countdown … Read more
This photograph of the Nicaraguan group Tapacalí, Nahualt for río de caracoles colorados or river of red snails I took it within second of encounter them on the street by simply asking if I could take their picture. I used my new favorite prime lens, the 28mm, which allows me to be within feet of … Read more
Today we are inaugurating the Antique Photographs thanks to a kind soul in Texas who donate a batch of photos taking between 1880 and 1888. The donated antique photographs were sent to my postal box in Miami less than two weeks ago since we started sharing the Brooks Buderus archive. When we finish scanning and … Read more