Flags of Antigua Guatemala and Guatemala
Since the new municipal administration took over on January 14th, huge flags, about twice as big as before, are flown over the Palacio del Ayuntamiento.
Guatemalan Flag at Municipalidad de La Antigua Guatemala
There is a missing flag on the other staff; all you have to do is name the missing flag and describe the colors of it and why. Both answers are in the archives of La Antigua Guatemala Daily Photo. The first complete answer gets five post cards made from photographs from this site sent via Guatemalan regular post mail. Let the game begin.
Why is the La Antigua Guatemala flag green?
On July 23rd I mentioned that the people of Antigua are known as Panzas Verdes —green bellies—, so it is no surprise …
Guatemalan Flags Vendors
As I mentioned yesterday, on September 15th, Guatemala and the other Central American countrieswill be celebrating the 200th anniversary of Independence. Sadly, because of the pandemic, most massive events will not be allowed. So, Guatemalans are mostly observing the Bicentennial with flags, firecracker bombs and on the streets photo exhibitions… TAP to see the full size photo and post.
Volcanoes Fuego and Acatenango Framed with Guatemalans Flags
Yesterday we took a look south to see the colossal Volcán de Agua towering over the colonial city of Antigua Guatemala. Today …
Agua Volcano Framed within the flags of Guatemala and Sacatepequez
I never get tired of sharing unique and different perspective of the volcanoes surrounding Antigua Guatemala. Today, I am sharing a south …
Architectonic details from Antigua Guatemala
Guatemala’s flag flying over the Catholic Kings emblem at Real Palacio de La Cultura.
The Architectonic Aesthetics of Antigua Guatemala
One of the most sought after aesthetics of Antigua Guatemala is bare walls of ruins with rustic textures. Pair this aesthetic with …
Guatemala’s Independence Flags at Palacio del Ayuntamiento
Guatemala’s Independence is celebrated through the entire month of September even though the official date falls on the 15th. Independence bunting is …
Yellow Corner Vista from Antigua Guatemala
Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day: Esquina for corner. This yellow corner is one of my favorite corners in Antigua …
Sights of Our Times — White Flags: Job Wanted
Not everyone waving a white flag is asking for food or economic assistance to feed their family. Some people waving a white …
Sights of Our Times — White Flags
Guatemala came to standstill on March 16, 2020 and with a single declaration of state of calamity and lockdown a large number …
Antigua Secrets Hidden In Plain Sight — Cellular Towers
Another element that is hidden in plain sight in Antigua Guatemala is the omnipresent cellular tower, which is camouflaged as a garbage deposit [black box hanging from the light poles]. If you pay close attention though, you will notice that there are vents, the boxes are slightly bigger and there is no opening to deposit the trash…
It’s Guatemalan Flag Season
Guatemala’s Independence Day is observed on September 15th and since we celebrate the entire month September becomes into the Guatemalan flag season. …
Disguising antennas in Antigua Guatemala
In Antigua Guatemala there is an effort to disguise antennas, cellular towers and other such artifacts of modernity by camouflage them into …
Independence Day Decorations — Honduran Flag
Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day: Bandera for flag. We wave goodbye to this mini series on the Central American …
Independence Day Decorations — El Salvador Flag
As I have been saying, the 5-nation motif is repeated in many of the flags of the Central American republics as a …
Independence Day Decorations — Costa Rican Flag
Volcanos, triangles and stars are the two most often motifs found on the Central American republic flags. The Central American Federation flag …
Independence Day Decorations in Antigua Guatemala
As I have shared with you before, September 15 is the date to celebrate Guatemala’s Independence Day. Heck, to be correct, actually …
Guatemalan flags on sale
Starting at the end of August, the ambulant flag vendors hit the streets with every flag size and shade of blue to …
September Days are Flag Days
As I have explained in previous years, during the first two weeks of September, you can find street vendors selling all kinds …
Free into the wind, your beautiful flag
Here’s Guatemala’s National Anthem in English in case you want sing along next time you hear it. Happy Guatemala, may your altar …
Here Come The Guatemalan Flags
So, what shade of blue is the Guatemalan flag, come on, are you going to tell us? I learned that in parvulitos …
Spanish Crown Emblem and Guatemalan Flag
Yesterday I read in on one of the social media networks that Guatemala is a country aspiring to enter the 21st Century, …
Independence Decorations at Palacio Municipal of Antigua Guatemala
As I mentioned earlier, Independence is celebrated through the entire month of September in Guatemala. These are the last few days when …
Guatemalan Flag Street Vendor
During the first two weeks of September, you can find street vendors just like this one selling all kinds of Guatemalan flags. …
Café Barista Uniform with Guatemalan Flag
Even the uniforms of Café Barista are sporting the Guatemalan flag. I am not sure if this is something the uniforms always …
August 17 is Guatemala’s National Flag Day!
Free into the wind, your beautiful flag! Guatemala’s National Anthem in English Happy Guatemala, may your altar Never be trampled by the …
Guatemalan Flags
Okay, so we agreed that the official blue color of the Guatemalan flag should brilliant blue or celestial blue code ISCC-NBS 177 …
Camouflaging Cellular Towers
Sometimes we don’t realized how lucky we are for living La Antigua Guatemala until we take a little trip beyond the municipal …
Hotel Neon Sign in Antigua Guatemala
In La Antigua Guatemala you get so used to certain things, or rather the absence of certain things. For instance, only when …
Guatemalan Robocops in Antigua Guatemala
The Guatemalan antiriot police unit provided me with much needed images for my photographic bank. This in particular turned out to work …
Bienvenidos a La Antigua Guatemala Sign
With new Municipal government in 2008 came some rather obvious nice things that were missing from the main entrance to La Antigua …
The Hauling Down of the Guatemalan Flag
On September 15th, at 6 p.m. all over main squares and central parks of Guatemala there is a civic act known as …
Guatemalan Flag at a Rooftop Pole
Okay, how many shades of blue have you seen in the Guatemalan flag presented this month at La Antigua Guatemala Daily Photo? …
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 …
Guatemalan Flags and Acatenango Volcano
It’s easy to forget, after a while, how close we live to an active volcano in La Antigua Guatemala. The volcano you …
Saint James Day Celebrations In Antigua
If you have been following La Antigua Guatemala Daily Photo (LAGDP) for at least a year, you would know that the patron’s …
Billboards and Large Banners and Signs are Prohibited in Antigua
Somethings or their absence, really, make the lifestyle of La Antigua Guatemala very pleasant. The absence of billboards, banners and large signs …
The Guatemalan Flag Should Be This Blue…
Thanks to our resourceful readers now we know exactly what shade of blue should the Guatemalan Flag should be. Manolo provided us with the exact Guatemalan Congress Act 104-97, available as a PDF download, which determines the color blue as ISCC-NBS 177. Then, Manolo, who felt like procrastinating, decided that ISCC-NBS 177 was not something most people could understand as Celestial Blue, so he gave us a web site address where we could look at the specific shade of blue. He went even futher, and submitted the HTML codes #4285B4 and #4997D0 for the Guatemalan flag blue. Xensen, took this information and came back with Pantone Matching System 297 and 298 and a link to get an idea of the color. So with all this information at our disposal, we now know what the official blue should be used in the Guatemalan Flag (like the photo below). But, like I said yesterday, “… Reality dictates that the Guatemalan flag can be blue, any blue really, with or without the emblem or coat of arms.”
What Shade of Blue is the Guatemalan Flag?
Well, who knows really. I know there’s legislation which describes to the T what a Guatemalan flag is supposed to look like, but like always in Guatemala, laws are beautiful abstract texts that live inside very dusty books. Reality dictates that the Guatemalan flag can be blue, any blue really, with or without the emblem or coat of arms.
Guatemalan Flags in Banco Industrial
The photo above was taken on August 31st, which was a payday and that is why you see all those people were queuing to get their salary from the banks. Tomorrow, Guatemalans will be queuing again to cast their vote. Also, this was the first time (this year) I noticed the Guatemalan flags that will adorn the buildings through September, which is the independence month. Guatemala’s so called independence from Spain is celebrated on September 15th. Check out the Independence Day Slideshow from last year.
I read recently (I don’t recall where at the moment) that to be truly independent a country must have sufficient wealth as to not have to depend on an outsider (duh!); well, let me break it to you guys, Guatemala has not been an independent country for the last 500 years or so. When I was teenager, I remember reading a Mafalda anthology where Mafalda was reading a history book and all of sudden she screams: You mean we were part of Spain, who the hell had the bright idea of independizarnos (freed us from Spain)! Back then, I laughed so hard at the comic strip, but just now I get the joke. Thanks Quino. 🙁
Independence Day: Flags are everywhere
The Guatemala’s Independence Day is the 15th of September. Guatemalans have many ways to display their patriotism, flags is one of them. …
Happy Bicentennial of Guatemala’s Independence
Today Guatemala and the other Central American countries commemorate the bicentennial of the independence. As part of the no-crowds celebrations, the Banco de Guatemala put in circulation a Commemorative Bicentennial Twenty Quetzals bill… TAP to see the full size photos of the new Q20 bill and to read the complete post.
Let’s Begin the Bicentennial Celebrations
This week Guatemala and the other countries in Central America will be celebrating their 200th anniversary of Independence. Unfortunately, due to the pandemic, most massive events will not be allowed. So, Guatemalans are mostly observing the special date with flags, firecracker bombs and fireworks… TAP to see the full size photo and post.
Sights of Our Times — Shoe shiners waiting for clients
Just like many ambulant vendors, shoe shiners must find a way to generate some income to put food on the table during …
Happy Central America’s Independence Day
First of all, I wish a very happy Central American Independence Day to all the loyal readers out there! Above we can …
Independence Day Children School Parades
We continue our Independence Day celebrations coverage with this photograph of a couple little girls marching as part of a school parade, …
Let the Independence Day Celebrations Begin
I know, I know, Independence Day is officially observed on September 15. However, we don’t know how to celebrate just one day. …
Transculturation and Gender in Guatemala
Gender and identity. Gender and transculturation. Is there a difference in how men and women assume their identity and their traditions. What …
Guatemalan Freedom Torches
Here’s a picture of the first Freedom Torches, Antorchas de Libertad, leaving from the Palacio del Ayuntamiento. With all the political scandals …
Celebrating Independence Day in Guatemala
This portrait of a Guatemalan man wearing the flag of Guatemala on his face was taken within two feet from him at …
Guatemala’s Independence Bunting
As I have shared with you before, during September Guatemalans celebrate its Independence Day on the 15th and for the entire month, …
Guatemala’s Independence Day Photo Gallery
Have a happy Guatemalan Independence Day weekend everyone. Enjoy the multimedia material I have compiled for you! Once again, we have to …
Guatemala’s Independence Decorations
In September Guatemalans celebrate its Independence Day on the 15th, but through out the month you can find Independence celebrations and decorations. …
Man-made Tree-looking Structure
Today’s entry is a follow up to Camouflaging Cellular Towers where I mentioned how fortunate we are in La Antigua Guatemala where …
Window Gardens
In other places of the world, windows are just windows. In La Antigua Guatemala windows are shop displays, gardens, pet spots, plant …
Theme Day: Color Green
As every fist of the month, the Daily Photo community has a theme day and the color green is what was chosen …
Colonial and Modern Contrasts
Slowly but surely these ugly, but necessary antennas are disappearing from the Antigua Guatemala skyline. Some of the antennas around Antigua Guatemala …
Taking Down the Christmas Lights
Normally the Christmas light decorations are put up on Parque Central before the Burning of the Devil on the first week of …
Guatemala’s 189th Independence Day
Once again Leonel “Nelo” Mijangos is sharing his photographs with us. Yesterday Nelo showed us some his photos for the student parades …
Guatemala’s Independence Student Parades
Most people in Guatemala often say that Guatemalans are not very “patriotic” and immediately mention how patriotic the Mexicans really are: “that’s really patriotism!” Heck I even heard an hour long radio show today discussing it.
Perpetuating A Nation
Guatemalans are not known for being patriotic; yeah Guatever! Nevertheless, we do have our patriotic symbols like El Quetzal, our most beautiful …
Market Marchers Manifestation
La Antigua Guatemala sí es Guatemala after all. I hate to admit it, but Manolo was right! Just when I think Antigua …
Guatemala Green: Recycling Hi-Tech Junk
I have always believe that Green should be the color of Guatemala; green should be the flag and all other national iconography …
Photographing the Photophographers
On my way to lunch I caught all the Central Park photographers taking a break from the their photo-taking profession. Tourism has …
Independence Day: Practicing Student Bands
School bands and parades were the norm to celebrate Independence Day before the December 29 signing of The Guatemalan Peace Accords of …
Independence Day: Patriotic Fire Marathon
So, what kind activities are done in Guatemala to celebrate Independence Day? Most people in Guatemala often say that Guatemalans are not …
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
The Maya is a civilization really preoccupied with the unbearable lightness of being and masochistic on top of it all by keeping a long count which shows how insignificant we really are. We humans, however, we really muddle ourselves with all kinds of fixations, preoccupations and obsessions like dates.
Red Lantern District
Not a farol left over from last year’s posadas. Nor indeed a house of ill repute, except perhaps with regards to the …
Guard at Calle del Arco
Even though Guatemala’s Independence is celebrated on September 15th and the days prior to that date, in reality Guatemala’s independence is observe …
Libre al viento tu hermosa bandera…
Here is gift for those of you who like to collect the desktop wallpapers for your computer (18 so far). From here …
Guatemalan Independence Day Bunting
As the Guatemalan Independence Day approaches, one begins to see all the bunting in windows and doorways around Antigua Guatemala. Since Jeff …
The French are Coming!
Did I miss a fútbol (Soccer) game today, or what? I know Bistrot Cinq is a French bistro on 4a calle oriente …
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Men looking out from a window
Sometimes you just feel blue, other times you simply feel red.
Guatemalan Cuisine: Atol Blanco, Anyone?
Atol blanco is one of the most emblematic drinks of the Guatemalan Cuisine. Very few meals or drinks can define or identify …
Guatemalan Independence Day 2007 Slideshow and Video
I haven’t seen the film yet, but the title alone is hauntingly enough, for me, to make me want to see it. Live and become could be the short answer for those searching how to make a Guatemalan from a newly adopted baby. With that in mind, I leave you a short slide show and a video clip of the activities around the Guatemalan Independence Day.
I dedicate these photos, video and sounds to all my Guatemalan readers living abroad; may these vistas bring you home for a little while.
The Spanish-style roof tiles in Compañía de Jesús
Elsewhere in La Antigua Guatemala, there is all kinds of Independence activities, similar to what I showed you last year. Today and tomorrow will be filled with patriotic sounds coming from the many students school bands and their parades, as well as the many Independence marathons which carry the patriotic fire in their torches back to their communities and villages. I will try to get at least some different shots of the activities, if work allows it. In the meantime, you can get a feel for the festive and noisy atmosphere we live now in La Antigua Guatemala by checking the entries below.
Independence Day: Slideshow
Today I break away a bit from the daily photo format because I am including a slide show of the photos I …