There are renovation works going on with the façade of the original building of Universidad de San Carlos de Borromeo, USAC, which now houses the Museo de Arte Colonial. I posted about it two weeks ago under Repairs to Museo de Arte Colonial when the green laminas went up, but I decided to follow up … Read more
The façade of the former Colegio Tridentino, right across from the cathedral ruins, is also under going restoration works. As I have reported already, the Arco de Santa Catalina, the Pilas de Santa Clara, the former USAC building and now the former Colegio Tridentino are some of the monuments being being restored. The Arch of … Read more
Once again Antigua Photo Walks that I lead around Guatemala are rated as the #1 activity to do in Antigua Guatemala. Thanks to all the photographers who have taken the time to review the photo walks. We have developed an approach to photography with a simple set of rules of composition and clear understanding of … Read more
For nearly a year AntiguaDailyPhoto has been providing a daylight live webcam with a panoramic vista of the volcanos Agua, Fuego and Acatenango as seen from La Antigua Guatemala as well as the weather conditions 24 hours a day, every day. You can look at the most recent panoramic photo and weather conditions of Antigua … Read more
Here’s your illustrated Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: Agua ardiente for hard liquor or moonshine. The typical bottle of agua ardiente, literal burning water or moonshine, is an octavo, an eighth of a bottle. The most popular brand is Quetzalteca Especial, which in recent years decided to sell their agua ardiente with additional flavors … Read more
Sometimes we forget how tall are the ruins in and around Antigua Guatemala and only when take a picture with human next to them we realize this are huge edifices. I will try to do a mini series with ruins and humans next to them. Stay tuned!
Thanks to the First Flower Festival of Antigua Guatemala we now have flowers everywhere in Antigua Guatemala. What a wonderful initiative and I hope some of the business and entities keep it up all year long. You know, this is something we CAN do in Antigua Guatemala since we have flowers blooming the entire year. … Read more
If you have been following the daily posts of AntiguaDailyPhoto for nearly 12 years you would come to the conclusion that yellow is the most popular color in Antigua Guatemala. Well, it’s one of my favorite colors in town besides being the color most often shows in the official color palette suggested by the Consejo … Read more
The first Flower Festival of Antigua Guatemala took place this past weekend, November 18 and 19, with hundreds of flowers on display on public plazas, streets, hotels, restaurants, etc. It was an amazing opportunity to see the full range of colors and flowers found in the gardens and markets of Antigua Guatemala. Here’s one of … Read more
After publishing daily for nearly 12 years, I can honestly say that I know quite well the most photogenic spots and times to photograph La Antigua Guatemala. Also, since I have used dozens of cameras through the years, I can also say that I have developed an approach to powerful photography based on simple sets … Read more
Believe it or not, this old man was not posing. In fact, he was just in awe while listening to the municipal play across the street. I saw him standing there and I just knew I had to capture his posture. Once again, a simple quotidian vista from Antigua Guatemala. Enjoy!
There are two or three food vendors that show up around noon in Parque Central to feed the ambulant street vendors and whomever wants to buy a homemade meal for Q10/US$1.25 to Q15/US$2. I believe most plazas or parks also get a food vendor or two around lunch time. Of course, fried chicken is always … Read more
I believe I touched lightly on this subject back in May 2013 with the entry, “My shadow and I.” Anyhow, I believe imagination is the best toy available for kids in Guatemala, don’t you agree?
The Museo de Arte Colonial building is undergoing some repairs and restoration of the façade. Originally this building was the home of Universidad de San Carlos de Borromeo previously known as Colegio Mayor located in La Antigua, back then Santiago de los Caballeros, Guatemala’s first university and the fourth in the American continent, better known … Read more
Guatemalan poet Rafael Landívar, a Jesuit, was suffering in exile in Italy when he wrote Rusticatio mexicana, a Latin poem that owes much to the bucolic poetry published in France and England a century earlier. Rusticatio mexicana exalts the animals, plants, and minerals native to New Spain, detailing the agricultural, textile, and mining practices of … Read more