There are many iconic images through out Antigua Guatemala, from the mermaids to the Santiagos [Saint James effigies]. Lions are one of the most often found iconic images in the city formerly known as Santiago de Guatemala. You can find lions in fountains, in lamps, and more often as door knocker, like the one shown … Read more
In the west end of Parque de La Unión you can see the façade of the entrance to the hospital of Obras Sociales del Santo Hermano Pedro. Here you can see the full façade of the Church of San Pedro Apóstol captured against a beautiful cloudscape.
Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day: Mascarilla for face mask. Well, mascarilla is the most often used word in Guatemala, although in the Spanish language we have many words for face masks, such as máscara, careta, nasobuco, cubreboca, tapaboca, and barbijo.
Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day: Sastre for tailor. In this challenging times many of us we have to reinvent ourselves or perhaps point our skillset in a different direction as this tailor did by switching to making face masks to help keep a steady supply of protective face masks.
Finally, after nearly 10 days of stormy weather we finally get some sunshine and a chance to see the volcanoes again. I framed this small eruption of Fuego volcano at sunrise so I can share it with you. Enjoy!
It’s been over a week of stormy weather with skies completely covered. In fact, we have barely seen, if at all, the blue sky, the sun or the volcanoes Agua, Fuego and Acatenango. In today’s picture, the top half of the frame should be filled with the colossal Agua volcano as shown here. It all … Read more
Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day: Portón or large doorway. This is one of better looking portones in Antigua Guatemala. Take a photographic tour through different doors and windows found in Antigua Guatemala.
Let the walls in Antigua speak: Todo va estar bien or everything is going to be alright. Especially if we have beer and food to go or delivery. I have read that in other parts of the world have been shortages of both food and beer. Fortunately, at least in Antigua Guatemala, the micro breweries … Read more
Here’s your illustrated Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: Tienda for convenience store. Tiendas are so common in Latin America and Antigua Guatemala is no exception. Often you can find several convenience store in a block. I don’t think 7 Elevens [US] or Oxxo stores [MX] will take a hold in Guatemala as the tienditas … Read more
For today, I bring you a close-up view of the intricate stucco details plastered on the pillars of Ruinas El Carmen, one of the best examples of the colonial baroque architecture of the Americas. El Carmen Artisan market is located right next to these ruins and on the weekends spawns onto the streets. Often, I … Read more
Here’s your illustrated Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: Búcaro fountain or embedded fountain.