How can one sleep or stay in bed with so many growls and tremors cause by the activity of volcano Fuego? What to do? Simple, get up and grab your camera and make a few photographs of the fumarole and pyroclastic flows from the balcony to show what the eruptions look like during the day, … Read more
Tonight I was fortunate to have the company of Guatemalan filmmaker Luis Argueta and producer Bea Gallardo Shaul while as we drove around looking for the best angles and perspectives to capture the eruptions of volcano Fuego while trying to include location landmarks and context. Here’s a small gallery of some of the images we … Read more
Believe it or not, we are still experiencing rains this late in November. As I have said before, al mal tiempo, buena cara, which translates literally as: for bad weather, put a brave face and this in turn translates as: When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Anyhow, I am getting very good at making … Read more
Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day: Celajes or sunset clouds. Finally we are experiencing some sunset clouds, celajes pues, as we are supposed to during the dry season. Hopefully the rains are gone now. By the way, I don’t know if you have heard me rave about the dry season, the best time … Read more
So what do Guatemalans eat on the last Thursday of November? Pues paches, of course, just like we do every ordinary Thursday. Some may have kak’ik, others may go for an exotic dish such as Rabo Encendido, ox tail bathed on red Mayan curry. I believe that in the nearly ten years I have publishing … Read more
Often times we get lucky during the photo walks that I lead in La Antigua Guatemala because it seems that there is always something happening around town. We can encounter all sorts of activities and events such as processions and parades [the most common], musical recitals, books fairs, mime and clowns performances, 5k, 10k races, … Read more
That’s right, life a Latin America can be surreal at times, don’t you agree?
This is the time we have to live, let’s make the best of it.
If you pay attention to the number of missionaries in Guatemala you can only conclude that Guatemalan souls are in danger. Guatemalans are such sinners about to lose their souls, right? What other explanation can you give to the over 100,000 evangelical temples [Protestants] in the country. Come on, that’s not even counting the thousands … Read more
From feet to pedals, from scooters to mini vans, we have shown the most common means of the transportations found in La Antigua Guatemala. Horses and carriages are another way to move around the city. Carriages are mostly used by tourist who hire a ride around town. Many people think these horse drawn coaches should … Read more
As I said countless times, vintage and classic vehicles are a great to ride in style in La Antigua Guatemala. It’s a natural fit to have classic cars and many people know it. That’s why the category vehicles is filled with dozens of vintage vehicles that I have found worthy to capture and share. Here’s … Read more
As shown in the entry Framing Practice During Antigua Photo Walks, the vintage design of these new scooters work really well with the colonial architecture and atmosphere of La Antigua Guatemala, don’t you agree?
I walk around I see people, lots of them with their smartphones out, held on their hand as the move around. They have places where they can to put their phones away, such as bag, satchels, backpacks, clothes, etc. But no, the phones are out waiting to feed with the latest notification from mail or … Read more
Let’s add revolcado to the list of exotic dishes from Guatemala. Revolcado is such a delicious stew from Guatemala. But, it is not for everyone as the meat used in this colourful and exquisite dish is cabeza and vísceras de puerco, pork’s head and entrails. In fact, it’s best if you don’t know because the … Read more
Many loyal readers of Antigua Daily Photo had pointed in the past that when we grew up, we didn’t have salty granizadas, shaved ice pues. Well, since then I have shared that many different flavours that are not available for the new young Guatemalans. Limón, picosita, michelada, are just some of the variations of the … Read more