I can’t believe in all these years I have not shared with you a fisheye view of all the Former College of the Jesuit Society, Antiguo Colegio de La Compañía de Jesús as we call it in Spanish… TAP to see the full size photo and post!
As part of the effort to bring the rate of infection to the colors orange or even yellow, the Ayuntamiento of La Antigua Guatemala, City Hall, is moving parts of the mercado to different parts of the city to release the pressure on the municipal market on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays, commonly known as market … Read more
Honestly, the architectonic details of the Antiguo Colegio de La Compañía de Jesús in Antigua Guatemala are really exquisite. I could spend hours photographing every nook and cranny of this former monastery complex. Of course, careful framing of the elements and adding a human figure for scale and life makes a more pleasing and interesting … Read more
Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day: Arcos for arches. Here’s one my favorite arched corridors in Antigua Guatemala. You find this arched way inside the former college of the Jesuit society monastery one block west from the main square in Antigua Guatemala. Certainly, the building for the Compañía de Jesús, that’s the name … Read more
Here’s a little light trivia for you. The ruins of the Antiguo Colegio de La Compañía de Jesús are lit with flood lights Monday through Wednesday and with the dramatic spot lights as shown here Thursday through Sunday. Help support this web portal by buying beautiful wall art prints from Antigua Guatemala at: https://www.rudygiron.photography/wall-art-prints
The new dramatic spotlights at the ruins of the former Colegio de La Compañía de Jesús was another benefit that we got this week as part of the XXVI Cumbre Iberoamericana, 26th Ibero American Summit of Heads of States and Government, which were inaugurated by the Spanish King Felipe VI. Before these new dramatic spotlights … Read more
Antigua Guatemala is world famous among other things because its many ruins; each at different point from total abandonment to restoration. The charming city of Antigua Guatemala offers so much history beyond its streets and buildings, fountains and courtyards, that the all ruins are almost impossible to explore in a single day if you really … Read more
Night photography is so refreshing when it comes to giving you new vistas from much-photographed places such as Iglesia de La Merced or even the Arco de Santa Catalina. Give it a try at night next time you feel like making new photographs of the same old places. Better yet, book a night photography walk … Read more
Hola Amigos, today I am sharing uncommon vista of the Antiguo Colegio de la Compañía de Jesús in Antigua Guatemala, Former Jesuit Society College take from a terrace nearby. I know of at least 10 terraces with more or less public access through out town. By the way, the day I made this shot I visited … Read more
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
This first week of December has been a week full galaxies, stars, planets, and such at the Compañía de Jesús building, La Antigua Guatemala’s de facto cultural center. From a showing of the film “Interstellar” to hanging planets and images of faraway galaxies decorating the corridors. Today there was a conference about the “Dark side … Read more
As explained the other day, I had set myself the goals of producing stereographic projections [tiny planets] and panoramic vistas of the main squares or plazas of all the villages and communities around Antigua Guatemala. I will also include interesting buildings that I like such as Compañía de Jesús building in Antigua Guatemala, Palacio del … Read more
The atrium of the former Compañía de Jesús building is a favourite spot to have lunch during sunny days as well as during rainy days. Here we can appreciate the immensity of this building façade when compare the Maya women having lunch under the arch to shelter themselves from the light rains. ¡Buen provecho pues!
This is just one of the many relaxing areas found inside the Antiguo Colegio de la Compañía de Jesús, now headquarters of the Centro de Formación de la Cooperación Española, CFCE for short. What I like about this patio is the fountain and green area which make it a great place to have chat. There … Read more
This week has been phenomenal in Antigua Guatemala, with a pedestrian town for three days, new spotlights at the Compañía de Jesús ruins, the 2nd Flower Festival, and live music every single day. Here’s live marimba performance under the Palacio del Ayuntamiento as part of the Flower Festival. Stay tuned this coming week for photos … Read more