Carnival is celebrated on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday in La Antigua Guatemala. The form of celebration is break colourful eggshells, cascarones, on the heads of friends and family members. These hand-painted cascarones are filled with home-made confetti and other such things as flour. By the end of the day, kids forego the eggshells altogether … Read more
I don’t remember if I have mentioned it before, but Guatemala has to be the worst place to try Mexican food. You see, the overlap of ingredients among both cuisines is huge and because the majority Guatemalan cooks have never had true authentic Mexican food, well when they prepare it, the food tastes quite Guatemalan … Read more
La Antigua Guatemala has a tremendous amount of food options per square kilometre, probably more than Guatemala City and many other larger cities. In my mind, carpaccio should not be a popular dish, but it is you can find in so many restaurants in Antigua Guatemala. I really enjoyed this version with less meat and … Read more
Conchas pata de burro or black cockles are the favourite shelled mollusk in Guatemala. You find them at every ceviche mixto anywhere in the country. Sometimes, though, you can find them opened in half with chopped onions, cilantro or mint and lime juice, as shown here. Even though these conchas are delicious, these are not … Read more
Of course, if you want to really experience the home architecture of Antigua Guatemala, the best choice is to use AirBnB to rent an apartment or house for a few days. I should know as often businesses and people hire me to make great photographs of their properties to get more rentals in AirBnB and … Read more
Oh the cathedral building and its ruin complex is such delight for those who love architecture. However, let’s get one thing clear, this is no longer a cathedral as we don’t have a bishop and the entire departamento de Sacatepéquez belongs to the archdiocese of the Catedral de Santiago de Guatemala, located in Guatemala City. … Read more
Here’s a row of houses on 6a avenida norte which provide a good sampling of the color palette of the official colours promoted by the Consejo Nacional Para La Protección de La Antigua Guatemala, CNPAG, as well as a peak into the different style of façades found in La Antigua Guatemala. Have you ever seen … Read more
We continue the mini series about the Moorish baroque architecture of La Muy Noble y Muy Leal Ciudad de Santiago de los Caballeros de Guatemala, now known simply as La Antigua Guatemala with the façade of the temple in the main square of the village of San Pedro Las Huertas. Have you ever visited the … Read more
Nearly four thousands days ago when I started Antigua Daily Photo, I focused a lot on the architecture of Antigua Guatemala. Of course, my graphic design background influenced a lot how I approached the photography of architecture. I guess it is time for another mini-series about the Moorish baroque architecture of La Muy Noble y … Read more
This is a behind the scenes picture of a recent photo session I helped to set up for a photographer from abroad. Believe it or not, this was one of the most difficult photo sessions I have organised. For the photo shoot we needed a Maya woman, a horse, a farmer and coffee. Simple right? … Read more
This portrait of the young part of a Mayan family was made during a private photo walk through the villages of Antigua Guatemala. At first, the young Maya girls didn’t want to collaborate even though the mother, not shown in the picture, was more willing to have some pictures made of the family. So, we … Read more
If you watch carefully you will notice how much care and holding there’s among Maya women. Friends and family members always walk together, holding each other with love and care. Here’s a simple slice of daily life as seen through out Guatemala. Have you noticed this behaviour among the Maya women?
The streets of Antigua Guatemala are full with people on the move, the Mayas not excluded. So, often times, it’s best to capture candid daily life slices of the Maya on the streets, away from the tourists traps where most of the Maya there are selling their handicrafts and art. Here I captured the smile … Read more
Many people believe that the Maya don’t like to be photographed or filmed. Well, if you browse the archives of AntiguaDailyPhoto.com you will see that quite the opposite is true. Nevertheless, how about a new series about portraits of Maya people. Plus, a little teaser about a new film about the Maya. Many people in … Read more
As I have shared with you before, cariño is a very versatile Spanish word; it can mean honey as ven cariño, come here, honey, or sweetie and darling; it can also be used as tenderness [dilo con cariño]. Cariño can also mean love, dear, and affection, as in Día del Cariño or Day of Affection, … Read more