Here’s a photograph of Volcán Fuego latest large eruptions on Friday and Saturday. As many of you know, volcano Fuego, the active volcano located southwest of Antigua Guatemala, is constantly active with minor eruptions throughout the day. Often enough, though, Fuego goes into show off mode, sending lava and ash high up into the sky. … Read more
Some people can not help themselves and do everything with style. For instance, take a look at this photographer carrying two cameras, a satchel bag and walking her rescued dog in recovery. I mean, can you find a better example of taking pictures of the happenings of Antigua Guatemala with such a style and grace? … Read more
You heard it here first. Google Maps is about to start photographing every street of La Antigua Guatemala with its 360° cameras for the Street View feature. So, if you want to appear in the street view pictures, make sure to cross paths with these trucks. Below you can see what the 360º cameras and … Read more
As you may already know, Invierno in Guatemala happens to fall mostly during Summer with a little bit of Spring and Autumn. I know, I know, it makes no sense, but that’s how it is in Guatemala, in Central America actually, as I have met some Costa Ricans over the weekend and they also call … Read more
Alejandra is a student showing off her attire for the Saint James Feast school parades. As I have mentioned before, in Antigua Guatemala every celebration calls for processions or parades, sometimes both as it was the case of Día de Santiago Apóstol.
As every July 25, La Antigua Guatemala, formerly known as La Muy Noble y Muy Leal Ciudad de Santiago de los Caballeros de Guatemala, or The Very Noble and Very Loyal City of Saint James of the Knights of Guatemala, celebrates its patron saint day with all kinds of activities, but the most prominent are … Read more
Here I present to you the Antigua Guatemala town criers, better known here as the pregoneros. Before newspapers, radio, television, email, Twitter and Facebook, people of La Antigua Guatemala received the latest news from town criers who walked sharing the latest happenings around town. We can say these are news casters.
Oh rainy season in Guatemala, six long months of rain is what’s necessary to keep everything green. We have heavy rains and light rains. Heavy downpours are better because they discharge a lot of water, but they don’t last very long. Chipi chipi light rains, on the other hand, can last for many days.
Often during the photo walks I lead around town, people ask me if the Maya don’t like to be photographed. I say the Maya are just like any other people, there are shy, introverted Mayas as there are extraverted, exhibitionist. The difference lies that because they are so attractive to the cameras and exotic-looking to … Read more
The most creative caption will win a post card sent via regular mail with a hand written note and Guatemalan postage all the way from La Antigua Guatemala. Good luck to all who participate!
As I often mention during the photo walks, my two favourite buildings are Compañía de Jesús and Casa Santo Domingo. Each represents two different monastery approaches, but both were well executed and their architectural design has survived the new uses for the building. One is a cultural center, library, training center and office space for … Read more
Art should live free among us, in sitting rooms, cathedrals, palaces, town halls and cancer wards, in pubs and on gable ends. Instead, it has been forced to compete in lascivious chorus lines and wrestle in phoney competitions. No artist ever created a work to be consigned to orphanages for the vainglorious snobbery and pride … Read more
Squash is available all year long as ayote, güicoy or even chilacayote, all members of the squash and pumpkin family. Squashes are quite prominent in the Guatemalan diet where every part is eaten, from the flowers to the flesh, the skin, the leaves and even the seeds, called pepitoria, pumpkin seeds, which are quite popular … Read more
As part of the celebrations of La Muy Noble y Muy Leal Ciudad de Santiago de los Caballeros de Guatemala, or The Very Noble and Very Loyal City of Saint James of the Knights of Guatemala today we had a half marathon and food festival in La Antigua Guatemala. July 25 is La Antigua Guatemala … Read more
