Clouds and Water Volcano in Harmony
Volcanoes and clouds have a harmonious relationship. Often you see volcanoes surrounded by clouds. It looks like volcanoes have magnetism which attracts …
Agua Volcano Natural Drain Canals
This is what the natural drain canals for Volcán de Agua look like once the rainy season is under way and the …
Abundant Water for Fountains Around Antigua
The Panchoy Valley, where La Antigua Guatemala is located, used to be a lake at the time the Conquistadores arrived and when …
Local Bottled Water Station Hunapu
In Guatemala exists a near monopoly of bottled water called Salvavidas; surely you remember the photo of the pile 5-gallon jugs known …
Who owns the water in Guatemala?
All Guatemalans, of course, just like the air. Water belongs to the Guatemalan people and it’s managed by the government; national and …
Guatemalan Flag and Agua Volcano
As close as we are to Fuego and Acatenango Volcanoes, Volcán de Agua (Water volcano) is the one you see almost at …
Public Water Distribution System
Central America and Guatemala especially have an abundance of water resources, many are groundwater. La Antigua Guatemala is located in a valley irrigated with over six months of a rainy season per year. La Antigua Guatemala is surrounded by mountains and volcanoes that collect even more water. Much of this collected rain ends up as groundwater.
Volcán de Agua Natural Drain Channel
It’s good to see the natural drains for Volcán de Agua sort of clean since the rainy season will soon begin discharging …
Volcán de Agua Climb: Subida por la vida
On January 21, Under the name of Subida por la vida, there were over 8,000 people climbing Volcán de Agua (Water Volcano) …
Panoramic View from Antigua Guatemala
There is really not much to say about the panoramic view of La Antigua Guatemala you see above. Except, perhaps, I can …
Volcán de Agua Wallpaper
Here’s another wallpaper for your desktop as an appreciation for a donation someone made today towards the hosting bills. Thanks! I know …
The Future Looks Bright!
It looks like our neighbors from up north are making history. Good for them and us! 😉
Theme Day: The View from the Bedroom Window
The house where my girlfriend (Esperanza), our three cats (Lolita, Camilo and Tito) and I live has windows facing south and west. …
McDonald’s Patio and Garden in La Antigua Guatemala
Believe it or not, the McDonald’s restaurant in La Antigua Guatemala is very nice place to meet for coffee with friends and …
McDonald’s Fountain in La Antigua Guatemala
Last month I showed you the Burger King’s Fountain in Antigua Guatemala and I said that even fast-food restaurants have nice atmospheres …
El Calvario Church in Antigua Guatemala
El Calvario Church, located to the south of La Antigua Guatemala, is another famous landmark, yet it only took me 290 entries …
Antigua’s Cathedral and Volcán de Agua
This photo is for the benefit of Lessie and others who have commented about the mountains in the background in some of …
Fire in the sky
The best time of the year to visit La Antigua Guatemala, or Central America for the matter, is now. The months of …
Antigua’s backstreets
Antigua’s backstreets, originally uploaded by rudygiron. If you find yourself on the outskirts of Antigua, for sure you will be next to …
Antigua’s street from Cafe Sky
Antigua’s street from Cafe Sky, originally uploaded by rudygiron. Here is another shot from Cafe Sky roof-top bar. Between this view and …
There’s nothing like a sunset
Cafe Sky roof-top, originally uploaded by rudygiron. Sunsets in Antigua are something special and even more so when you watch them from …
School beauty contest parade
In the background you can see Water Volcano (Volcán de Agua) which is to the south of the city. In the foreground …
Guatemalan Food: Sancocho from 7 Caldos
If you have follow the daily updates from AntiguaDailyPhto you may know that I enjoy taking the most innocent and harmless photograph …
Private Photo Walks Through The Villages of Antigua Guatemala
This week I had the opportunity to lead another private photo walk through the villages of San Pedro Las Huertas, San Gaspar …
Guatemalan Summer’s Shades of Green
Fact #1: Right now we are in what Guatemalans call the Winter season, although in reality, we are in the middle of …
Inside Finca Filadelfia Coffee Plantation
I have said it before and I am repeating again here, both Panchoy and Almolonga valleys are surrounded by three volcanoes and …
Colourful Guatemalan Carnival Eggshells
Ordinarily, I begin by asking readers to recall their earliest memories to provide a context for corpocratic historians of the future… Could …
The Rainy Season 2012 is Officially Here
I am sorry to bring the sad news to you on a “Friday the 13th.” but as we say in Spanish, “Al …
Colorful Eggshells for the Guatemalan Carnival
As published last year, these colorful Guatemalan cascarones [eggshells] filled with confetti are known as cascarones de carnaval [carnival] and they mark …
Cascarones de Carnaval
These colorful Guatemalan cascarones [eggshells] filled with confetti are known as cascarones de carnaval [carnival] and they mark the arrival of carnaval …
The War of the Worlds
Play this song before continuing: We know now that in the early years of the twentieth century this world was being watched …
Theme Day: Lines
I have decided to participate on the monthly theme of the City Daily Photo sites again. You may not know it, but …
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Sompopo: The Giant Guatemalan Ant
Enough about pondering the big questions! Sompopos are now here and thus we are now “officially” in the rainy season. Sompopos arrived …
A Million Shades of Green
Fact #1: Right now is winter in Guatemala as it is located in the Northern Hemisphere. You might not be believe this …
Close-up at a coffee plantation
Coffee trees do not grow very tall and that is why they are easy to harvest. Here you see coffee trees which …
Palo de Izote tree
Palo de Izote is a relative of the Yucca Tree. It is present in almost all gardens and fences here and everywhere …
Field of lettuces and vegetables
Antigua Guatemala is surrounded by large farms (fincas in Spanish) and coffee plantations. This photo was taken only two kilometers from Antigua. …