Hanging Out With the Boys Before the Chamusca
As mentioned before here, chamusca is the Guatemalan-Spanish word for an informal football match. All you need is a few friends, a …
Guatemalan Portrait: Boy at a red lamina door
This boy opening the big red lamina portón just as I approach the end of the street is just one of the …
Texture of the Kitchen Cupola at Casa Herrera
Look up, always look up and down, you’ll never know what interesting things you might find. In today’s case, by simply tilting …
Washbasins and Water tank at Casa Herrera
This is the top view as seen from the spiral staircase of the washbasins and water tank at Casa Herrera. Although, as …
Cocina Colonial at Casa Herrera
In my never ending quest of bringing you the contrast of the ‘Old’ Guatemala versus the ‘New’ Guatemala here’s a new take …
Spiral Staircase at Casa Herrera in Antigua Guatemala
The other day while I was hunting a harpy at the swanky Casa Herrera, I had the opportunity to take a few …
Guatemalan Portrait: El cañero
Th Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: caña or vara are the words used in Guatemala for reeds. Often one gets to …
Antigua Guatemala Milpa Fields Panoramic Vista
Once again, we can blame NYChapin for today’s photo of panoramic vista of corn fields around Antigua Guatemala. This is about 2.5 …
Antigua Guatemala Rooftop Panoramic Vista
While I was taking new photographs of the harpy-siren at the washbasin water tank inside the renovated Casa Herrera, corner of 3rd …
New Mairmaids and Harpies Found in Antigua
Once again my photographic collection of mermaids and harpies from Antigua Guatemala was shown as part of the conference, “Las sirenas de …
Ice Cream Cart Paint Job
The streets are as good a place as any to apply a new paint job to an ice cream cart, right? At …
Maya Girl Picking Freshly Made Tortitllas
Last week we did a mini series on campesinos and the milpa fields located on the skirt of Volcán de Agua. Today …
Mayan kids playing at Main Square of Antigua Guatemala
Kids will be kids, here and everywhere. I enjoy seeing them smile, laugh and playing care free without a worry in the …
Meet the giant Guatemalan winged-leaf-cutter ant: Zompopo
Once again the May zompopo ants have arrived on time this year! Here are some facts and myths about the giant leaf …
Doorway for Casa de los Abuelitos
How many enchanting places can we find in Antigua Guatemala if we dare to explore every little corner and alley. Do you …
Real Guatemala: Corn Fields and Forest Areas
Blame NYChapin for today’s photo of a forest area among the milpa fields. This is about 2 miles up the hills of …
Real Guatemala: Milpa Fields with Flowers and Squash
So far in these milpa fields I have found beans, squash, red onions, fruit trees, and flowers. However, as explained before, in …
Real Guatemala: The Hard Life of Campesinos
According to Don Alejandro, campesinos walk about a mile or two each day around 6am to 7am to work on their milpas. …
Real Guatemala: Working The Milpa
Don Alejandro, 78, has four cuerdas [1/6 of block equals 1 cuerda] on communal or municipal land where he grows maize and …
Real Guatemala: Colono or Campesino?
It was Manolo who introduced to the term colono (a salaried worker) in comparison to a campesino (a self-employed farmer). Manolo also …
Weekend Soccer Matches Around Antigua Guatemala
One of the favourite activities Guatemalans enjoy to do on the weekends are these soccer matches. Most matches happen on Saturday afternoon …
Happy Guatemalan Mother’s Day from Antigua Guatemala
This portrait of a Guatemalan teacher, mother and perhaps even grandmother serves as the portrait of a the typical Guatemalan mother. In …
Keeping the Banana Republic Alive
One of the benefits of having a Banana Republic (not the clothing store, but the real thing!) is the tremendous amount of …
Don’t Miss The 2nd National Orchid Exhibition in Antigua Guatemala
Did you know that Guatemalan’s National Flower, the Monja Blanca [white nun] is an orchid? If you like orchids, flowers or gardening, …
Guatemalan Fruit: Granadillas
Once again granadillas are in season in Guatemala. As I have mentioned before, granadillas (Passiflora ligularis) are often confused with Maracuya (Passiflora …
Tree House from Antigua Guatemala
I came across this tree house while scouting through the alleys of the village of San Pedro Las Huertas, Antigua Guatemala. What …
Street Portrait: The English-language Student
We continue our street portrait series with the picture of this young girl who was practicing her English skills with me, even …
Day of the Construction Worker
As I have mentioned before, on May 3, In Guatemala and many countries in Latin America is celebrated the Day of the …
Preparing The Antigua Boulder Challenge
When is boulder not a boulder? When a boulder is for a climbing competition. Such is the case today where we can …
Santa Rosa Ruins in Antigua Guatemala
When was the last time you visited the ruins of Santa Rosa? Do you know where in Antigua Guatemala can you find …
Let’s celebrate 8 years of consecutive daily updates from AntiguaDailyPhoto
On May Day or Labor Day in Guatemala, AntiguaDailyPhoto.com celebrates 8 years of daily multimedia updates. For the eighth anniversary (2,936 consecutive …