Today I had the opportunity to shoot some behind the scenes pictures of the filming of an upcoming episode of the television program “Despierta América,” a morning TV show from the Univisión network. The show will broadcast the third week of February on the Univision network in the U.S. and Latin America, where available. I … Read more
Calle del Arco in Antigua Guatemala is so much fun on the weekends because this short 3-block strip is turned into a pedestrian walkway. Imagine if these three blocks were turned permanently into a pedestrian walking area. I wonder why this has happened yet. Hopefully the new mayor Susana Asensio will put this project on … Read more
If I may say so myself, what a magnifican photographic tour of the volcanoes Agua, Fuego and Acatenango you can find in the nearly ten years of archived posts of AntiguaDailyPhoto; check it for yourself and let me know your thoughts.
Starting around the second or third week of January, the Municipalidad de La Antigua Guatemala, city hall government, begins extending the “Vecino Antigüeño” [Antiguan Neighbor] and “Visitante Frecuente” [frequent visitor] windshield stickers.
Today I share with you simple slice of life from Antigua Guatemala: a group of people having lunch on the streets of La Antigua. In this case, it was a group of Salvadorians having fried chicken; do I dare to say the brand, near Casa Presidencial. ¡Buen provecho everyone!
Today I bring you this simple portrait of family selling organic balls on the streets of Antigua Guatemala. The majority of Guatemalans are hard-working people; always striving to make an honest living, don’t you agree?
Well, we know that Iglesia de La Merced in Antigua Guatemala is huge, but how big is that. Well, if you include a person in the frame next to the temple we can get an idea of how massive this church is, especially if you consider that after you reach the top of the sides, … Read more
All along the corridor of the Palacio del Ayuntamiento, city hall palace, there are concrete benches that people use to sit down and take a break, have their shoes polished, eat an ice cream or simple watch people go by. Well, often times I do all of the above at the same time plus I … Read more
Here’s your Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: lustrador or shoe-shiner Having one shoes shined is one of the favourite activities of people at Parque Central or Plaza Mayor, the actual official name. You can be chatting with friends, watching people go by or be immersed on the updates of the latest gossip on Facebook … Read more
Today I am sharing a simple street view of Antigua Guatemala. It’s been a while since I posted a street view and I used to it quite often. One thing I have always done though, it’s making sure the pictures include people. Also, notice how narrow the sidewalks are on my streets of Antigua Guatemala, … Read more
The last few months, starting with the dry season, have been months of high volcanic activity for Fuego volcano, the most exhibitionist mountain in Guatemala. Yesterday the eruptions were so powerful that lava rivers were thrown in to the air, 500 to 1000 meters above the crater. If you were in Antigua Guatemala, you were … Read more
Volcán Fuego is quite active again with continuous eruptions and thunders and growls all night long. Here’s a picture of one the eruptions at sunrise. Of course, if you really want to see the up-to-the-minute activity picture, visit the INSIVUMEH’s monitoring station. They also keep a time-lapse video feed from the night activity at this … Read more
Fat Cat is yet another excellent coffee house run by extremely passionate baristas. Make sure you stop by to refuel your caffeine levels next time you’re in town. Also, Fat Cat keeps a very fun Instagram feed, check them out; while you are at it, also follow the excellent feed from Finca El Injerto, Guatemala’s … Read more
Here are some bits and pieces I found on Wikipedia: The Kaibiles (singular: Kaibil) are a special operations force of the Military of Guatemala. They specialize in jungle warfare tactics and counter-insurgency operations. Since 1975 there has been more than 1250 graduated kaibiles on the internacional training, with a duration of 8 weeks. There has … Read more
La Casa Presidencial or the Presidential White House in Antigua Guatemala is also known as Casa de las Sirenas or Casa Chamorro. This white house with several mermaids on the façade is where the president of Guatemala and high level government officials stay when visiting La Antigua Guatemala. So guess who visit La Antigua Guatemala … Read more