In case you were wondering why the color of the houses repeat so often in La Antigua Guatemala, well, here’s the answer. There is an official color palette with ten possible options. There are two rojos, reds, rojo Concepción and rojo Santo Domingo; two light blues, Celeste Colonial and Celeste Santiago; four yellows: Amarillo Jocotenango, … Read more
The official color palette endorsed and enforced by the Consejo Nacional para la Protección de La Antigua Guatemala, CNPAG, the national protection agency for Antigua Guatemala has 10 colours, which are Amarillo Tridentino, Rojo Concepción, Amarillo la Merced, Ocre, Amarillo Pensativo, Celeste Santiago, Amarillo Jocotenango, Celeste Colonial, Rojo Santo Domingo and Blanco. Of course, when … Read more
You pick the color palette that best suits your needs and hue preferences. The choices are the textured wall colours, the Mayan huipil and the flowers. What’s going to be for you? Follow the white rabbit to » to more samples of the colours of the enchanting Antigua Guatemala.
I normally don’t like red, however, I make an exception for antigüeño red. In fact, I make an exception for any color in the color palette for La Antigua Guatemala. Of course, some of you know what’s my favorite antigüeño color is, right? How about you, what’s your favorite antigüeño color?
Here’s one more entry to feed the Color palette category. You can see red, green, blue, and black… ah, let’s see what event starting tomorrow will be using those colors plus yellow?
Antigua’s red, originally uploaded by rudygiron. The restaurant La Fonda de la Calle Real is another of Antigua’s landmarks. You can find it at three locations all around Calle del Arco, which is Antigua’s most famous street. The one in the picture is in front of the main location, which is just right across the … Read more
Antigua’s green corner, originally uploaded by rudygiron. This corner has appeared in two previous photos: the street lamp on Antigua’s rush hour and the green wall on Opposite ends of life. Today I decided to give the whole corner and a little bit a local’s insight. You can get some of the best cookies in … Read more
Wood Window works, originally uploaded by rudygiron. The wall’s zapote color takes its name from the fruit Mammea americana, known here as zapote (click to see it) and zapote mamey in Mexico. It is a dark salmon color. Have I mentioned yet that Guatemala is great place to eat all kinds of fruits and vegetables? … Read more
Yesterday I started the photo series about Antigua’s color palette. In this photo you get two of my objectives: 1. the color which is sky blue or celeste in Spanish and 2. the mico sign for a traditional wooden toy store. Does anybody know what a mico is? Tags: Antigua Daily Photo / Antigua / … Read more
The Antigua’s color palette only accepts about 12 colors. Here you see the antigüeño yellow. This week’s photos will be about the color palette. You have already seen red and green. This yellow wall is the outside of Hotel Aurora. Tags: Antigua Daily Photo / Antigua / Guatemala / Antigua’s color palette
I would venture to say that these two colors are the most often used to paint the façades of houses and buildings through out this enchanting town… TAP to see the full photo and the official Cartilla del Color of La Antigua Guatemala.
Today I share with you the beautiful and colorful smile of world-famous and friend of mine, Ruth and her family. Also, what better way to share with you the color palette you can find in Antigua Guatemala, than to showcase Ruth’s intricate and vibrant textiles.
Antigua Guatemala is full with lush gardens. In fact, along with colonial color palette and the fountains found everywhere, I believe the gardens is what gives Antigua Guatemala is enchanting nature. Vertical gardens are also becoming quite popular in Antigua Guatemala. Can anyone tell me where can your found this vertical garden?
Even though the slogan for La Antigua Guatemala is the city of the perpetual roses or as we say in Spanish, La ciudad de las perpetuas rosas, I truly believe bougainvillea flowers are what gives Antigua Guatemala its beautiful color palette; don’t you agree? Take a photographic tour through the many bougainvillea posts found in … Read more
The most common color combination we can make in Antigua Guatemala is blue and yellow since there’s a blue sky everywhere and yellow is possibly the most popular color for houses, buildings, and churches in Antigua Guatemala. Red and blue will be is also another popular combination. Take a photographic tour through archives to discover … Read more