It’s been a while since I updated the color palette category and since there are so many house now with new paint jobs, this is a good time as any to add more colours. This blue house is from San Miguel Escobar. Enjoy!
Here are some the notes from the talk “Las Sirenas de La Antigua Guatemala” by Dr. Miguel F. Torres that I attended a few weeks ago. Sirens or mermaids are mythological beings from prehistory. Their origins go as far back as Sumerian and Egyptians gods and survived thanks for Homer’s description of their singing in … Read more
Volcán Fuego is such a show off, always fuming and erupting to keeps us on our toes. Some times it growls so load that the windows and the house vibrate and shake. At night, often it gives a vibrant red lava show. I’m telling you, this volcano is quite the performer. Wish you were here … Read more
A bakery is not the place where you would expect to listen to live music, right? But, then again, you probably haven’t visited Panaderia Santa Clara in Antigua Guatemala where this bakery has added a restaurant, a mini market and and stage for live performances. It is fact now Santa Clara Cultural Center. So grab … Read more
I met these smiling German-Guatemalan couple at Palacio de Los Capitanes while they were chit chatting and absorbing all the good vibes and energy emanating from Parque Central. I believe I have captured their true relax state and smiles, don’t you agree?
As I mentioned in my personal blog, things have changed quite a lot since I went to high school in regards to senior pictures. For instance, my senior portrait was taken with a generic grey backdrop inside an assembly-line type of studio where everyone sat on a stool for a couple of minutes while they … Read more
Jocón is basically a Guatemalan tomatillo-cilantro sauce; although we use the word miltomate instead. We also have another word for cilantro in Guatemala, do you know what it is? Because pepián steals all the attention, jocón does not receive as much press as it should. Basically, pepián is the brown Mayan curry, recado we call … Read more
I still believe that after walking, riding a bicycle is the best way to get around town. Now, who knows where was this picture taken?
During the dry season Antigua Guatemala goes through a lot repairs and paint jobs. In my opinion, the paint jobs are to look its best for Lent and the Holy Week because I can not honestly believe you need to paint every year. What do you think?
This is the façade of the humble parish of Antigua Guatemala, parroquia in Spanish. You have probably seen it while walking around Parque Central, that’s the main square in case you just arrived. Some trivia information you should know about this temple. It was made into a cathedral in 1743. It was at this event … Read more
Okay, it’s your turn to caption this photograph. What are your thoughts?
The question should be, when was the last time you visited San Juan del Obispo? If the answer is not recently or ever, shame on you. The village of San Juan del Obispo belongs to the Antigua Guatemala municipality and besides this fountain, a park, the church and palace of the bishop, there is plenty … Read more
Salpicón is a meat salad; that is right I said meat salad. It is made of minced beef, onion, tomato, mint, chile, salt and lemon or sour orange. Salpicón is just one of the meat salads one can find in Guatemala. By the way, this is my first try at preparing salpicón and since I … Read more
This photograph was made with 8mm fish-eye lens with only manual controls for aperture and focus. This type lens adds a lot of distortion as many extra wide angle lenses, which is not always welcome, but every once in a while it works. You must see it large and full screen if possible. Just click … Read more
“I am telling, it should be here according to this map of Antigua Guatemala, but I just don’t see it,” he said. Okay, now it is just turn. Come up with a creative dialogue for this couple looking at a map. Go crazy with it!