As mentioned before here, chamusca is the Guatemalan-Spanish word for an informal football match. All you need is a few friends, a dirt field and a fútbol ball to build life-long relationships. Soon, though, many football fields will be emptied for a few hours as everyone will be glued to the television sets watching the … Read more
This boy opening the big red lamina portón just as I approach the end of the street is just one of the benefits of street photography where one can find interesting images at the end of an alley or cul-de-sac through exploration. I was fortunate to make a few captures before he lost interested in … Read more
Look up, always look up and down, you’ll never know what interesting things you might find. In today’s case, by simply tilting the camera up to capture the texture and light coming in through huge cupola I have acquired another splendid image for my collection of textures of Antigua Guatemala. I know, I know, most … Read more
This is the top view as seen from the spiral staircase of the washbasins and water tank at Casa Herrera. Although, as we can see from this perspective, the washbasins and water tank are only decoration pieces now since they have electric washer and dryer in the kitchen; as shown in the corner of the … Read more
In my never ending quest of bringing you the contrast of the ‘Old’ Guatemala versus the ‘New’ Guatemala here’s a new take on the old colonial kitchen peppered with new appliances from Casa Herrera. If you LIKE the original, fresh and creative multimedia content from Antigua Guatemala, please, do SHARE it! As I have mentioned … Read more
The other day while I was hunting a harpy at the swanky Casa Herrera, I had the opportunity to take a few extra photographs such as this one of the spiral staircase. There are several posts related to Casa Herrera in the archives of Antigua Guatemala, but this is the first time, I believe, that … Read more
Th Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: caña or vara are the words used in Guatemala for reeds. Often one gets to read only the negative news from Guatemala as the mass media is mostly interested in broadcasting the sensationalistic stuff. Not here, not today. Just as often, I try to bring to your the … Read more
Once again, we can blame NYChapin for today’s photo of panoramic vista of corn fields around Antigua Guatemala. This is about 2.5 miles up the skirt of Volcán de Agua as climbed from the village of San Pedro Las Huertas, just a little higher than last week’s post. Here we can see the fields right … Read more
While I was taking new photographs of the harpy-siren at the washbasin water tank inside the renovated Casa Herrera, corner of 3rd calle oriente and 4a avenida norte in Antigua Guatemala, I took advantage of the staircase nearby that gives access to the roof top to make this panoramic vista. With this image, I want … Read more
Once again my photographic collection of mermaids and harpies from Antigua Guatemala was shown as part of the conference, “Las sirenas de Antigua Guatemala y sus antecedentes históricos” by Dr. Miguel F. Torres on May 22 at Museo Popol Vuh at Universidad Francisco Marroquín. Since the last time the sirens appeared in the Cultura supplement … Read more
The streets are as good a place as any to apply a new paint job to an ice cream cart, right? At least, this painter had not issues with doing a facelift to this cart right across from the cathedral. The streets in Guatemala are the place to do just about anything. What’s the strangest … Read more
Last week we did a mini series on campesinos and the milpa fields located on the skirt of Volcán de Agua. Today we show the most obvious and popular food, tortillas, that is made from maize harvested from the milpa fields. Other Guatemalan food based on corn are: Tamales, tostadas, chuchitos, pupusas, atoles, dobladas, enchiladas, … Read more
Kids will be kids, here and everywhere. I enjoy seeing them smile, laugh and playing care free without a worry in the world, at least for a breath moment. How would you caption this photograph?
Once again the May zompopo ants have arrived on time this year! Here are some facts and myths about the giant leaf cutting ants. Fact #1: Zompopo leaf cutting ants are edible Yes, May’s zompopo queens are collected by some Guatemalans who remove the belly bottom and roast them on a comal (baked clay griddle), … Read more
How many enchanting places can we find in Antigua Guatemala if we dare to explore every little corner and alley. Do you know where this adorable doorway is at?