Quite possibly the Maya have been eating avocado toasts for millennia or at least as long as they had realized that spreading avocado sauce [guacamol] on top of toasts [tostadas] was quite delicious. Of course, the first toasts were made with maize dough. In fact, these tostadas de guacamol, corn-dough avocado toasts still exists and … Read more
La Calle del Arco, actually 5th avenue, is the landmark street of Antigua Guatemala and certainly always packed with people, except during this pandemic. Even though we don’t have a curfew during the day, only from 6pm to 4am, it is recommended that everyone, except essential workers, stay at home. A quick look at Calle … Read more
Masks are obligatory in Guatemala whenever you head out of your home. Even though masks are a common sight in other parts of the world, masks are still an unusual sight in Guatemala, but with almost two months of seeing them, we are becoming accustomed. Who know how long this practice will remain in place, … Read more
In Guatemala restaurant food is delivered in motorcycles. Even the food delivery apps use motorcycle drivers with color brand backpacks. Today I share with you a hive of those motorcycle drivers just waiting for the next order to drop on their smartphones. They gather around this area, right across the Parque Central, main square, because … Read more
Since March 16, 2020 restaurants are allowed to operate for take away and delivery order only. Many had to adapt to selling food online as well as to take take away orders by phone. For order delivery, some restaurants have their in-house food delivery motorcycle while the majority of restaurants depend on the food delivery … Read more
Face masks are obligatory to use outdoors in Guatemala at present time. I imagine it is the same, more or less, all over the world, right? Tuk tuk moto taxis are quite common in Guatemala as well. Tuk Tuk motorcycles continue to morph into all sorts of vehicles from fried-chicken stands to fire department units; … Read more
Since many of you might still be under lockdown or quarantine regulations [that’s the case in Guatemala] and traveling is still out of the question, thus, I decided to share a typical “post card” vista from Antigua Guatemala with y’all; with its vibrant colors, towering volcanoes and Fuego puffing, of course, all bathed with the … Read more
Ambulant vendors are one segment of the tourism industry who is really hurting this pandemic where tourists pretty much vanished from the streets of Antigua Guatemala. I know some of the Maya weavers are producing more textiles, vibrant clothes and house garments, but how long can they go on without selling, without an income. I … Read more
Under normal circumstances, today the Catholic world will be celebrating the Day of the Holy Cross or Día de La Santa Cruz as we know it in Antigua Guatemala. Today, only decorations will be found over all the crosses in Antigua Guatemala. Today is also the Day of the Construction Worker. I take my hat … Read more
For nearly 450 years if you wanted to climb to Cerro de La Candelaria, now better known as Cerro de La Cruz, to take an overview look of the city of Santiago de Guatemala, now known as Antigua Guatemala, you have to take a trail you can find. In 1990, the Municipalidad de La Antigua … Read more
AntiguaDailyPhoto.com began on May Day 2006 with the goal of sharing daily life imagery from the little town of Antigua Guatemala, embedded among towering colossal volcanoes in the Mayan highlands of Guatemala, located in northern Central America. With a tiny footprint of about one squared kilometer [0.6 of a mile] I figure I would ran … Read more
