Fleeting Stars Christmas Lights at Calle del Arco
The theme for the Christmas lights decorations through out Antigua Guatemala is fleeting stars; especially Calle del Arco with its repeating estrellas …
Early Morning Vista at Calle del Arco
If there’s something I have learned from my Antigua Photo Shoots is that if you want to find the emblematic arch and …
Early Morning Vista of Calle del Arco
I much prefer the early morning for walks, photo walks and photo shoots in Antigua Guatemala and elsewhere when everything is more …
Early Morning at Calle del Arco
The best time to take photos of Calle del Arco without pedestrians and traffic is early in the morning, around 7am. That’s …
Another Portrait of a Selfie at Calle del Arco
Years ago, perhaps as long as a decade, I began making portraits of selfies. Believe it or not, this is not the first time I captured a bride and groom doing a selfie. Take a photographic tour through the many portraits of selfies found in the archives of AntiguaDailyPhoto.com. Enjoy!
Calle del Arco is Turning Into a Pedestrian Pathway
Yesterday I noticed how the municipal transit police closed completely the one block where the Arco de Santa Catalina is located. Honestly, they should have turned the entire strip of 5a avenida, from Parque Central to Iglesia de La Merced, into a pedestrian pathway, don’t your agree?
Christmas Lights Decorations at Calle del Arco
The last week of November municipal employees were busy installing the Christmas light decorations through out the city. The angel wings illuminate Calle del Arco from Parque Central to Iglesia de La Merced… TAP to see the full size photo and post.
Removing Christmas Decorations at Calle del Arco
Well, it looks like in 2021 the Christmas decorations will put away much sooner than under normal circumstances. Just yesterday I shared …
Christmas Decorations at Calle del Arco
For this Christmas season, Calle del Arco was decorated with Xmas lights in the shape of angel’s wings. This is what they …
Have You Seen This Nine Doors House at Calle del Arco?
Honestly, have you noticed this 9-door house on your strolls through Calle del Arco? If you would like to see one of …
Gorgeous Morning Light at Calle del Arco
As I have said a few times before through the years, we have the most beautiful and fantastic light around Antigua Guatemala …
Queue To Order Food to Go in Calle del Arco
In Guatemala all the restaurants were forced to close their dining areas, so queues outside for food pick-up or to order to …
Atypical Morning Vista of Calle del Arco
Even though there were still a lot of people on the streets on the first two days of April, mostly cashing paychecks …
Morning Vista of Calle del Arco
With nearly 14 years of posting daily updates from Antigua Guatemala and with nearly 7 years of teaching others how to better …
Santa Ana’s Men Processional Float at Calle del Arco
The fourth Sunday of Lent is the turn for the Santa Ana Procession to serpent through the streets of Antigua Guatemala and …
Portrait of La Llorona at Calle del Arco, Antigua Guatemala
Follow the white rabbit if you would like to learn about La Llorona! As part of the 3-day Day of the Dead …
The Complete Calle del Arco in Antigua Guatemala
Calle del Arco is actually an avenue; 5a avenida to be precise. Even though 5a avenida starts on 1a calle poniente and …
Balcony on Calle del Arco
This is one of my favorite balconies in Antigua Guatemala and believe it or not, you can find at Calle del Arco. …
Calle del Arco is closed until further notice
The arch was in need of repairs, clean-up and perhaps even a paint job, so the protection agency closed down the Calle …
Traditional Guatemalan Marimba Music at Calle del Arco
On the weekends you can enjoy traditional Guatemalan marimba music thanks to this family of Kakchiquel musicians. Of course, with the new …
Calle del Arco Should Be A Pedestrian Street Always
It only takes a weekend stroll on Calle del Arco to realise this short 3-block street should be a pedestrian walkway every …
Live Maya Marimba Music at Calle del Arco
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Making Art at Calle del Arco On The Weekends
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Weekends At Calle del Arco, Antigua Guatemala
Calle del Arco in Antigua Guatemala is so much fun on the weekends because this short 3-block strip is turned into a …
Surrealistic Vista of Daily Life on Calle del Arco
That’s right, life a Latin America can be surreal at times, don’t you agree?
Weekend Vistas At Calle del Arco
On the weekends and holidays, Calle del Arco is turned into a pedestrian path. Honest, I don’t understand why they don’t make …
Portrait of selfie at Calle del Arco, Antigua Guatemala
I know that through history artists have realised self-portraits. Also, I am aware that the people started taken self-portraits when the Instamatic …
Dog Day Afternoon… at Calle del Arco
I believe I have said before that Calle del Arco is a catwalk on the weekends. I would like to expand my …
Typical Weekend Vista at Calle del Arco
La Calle del Arco is La Antigua Guatemala’s most popular strip any day of the week, but on weekends is even more …
Taking Selfies at Calle del Arco, Antigua Guatemala
Ahh, selfies, what do your selfies say about you? Let’s see what this article on Psychology Today says about that: Ever since …
Antigua Photo Walk Captures at Calle del Arco
This is one of the photos taken during the last “street photography challenge photo walk” I lead on the streets of Antigua …
Jazz Recitals on Calle del Arco
Calle del Arco is the place to be on the weekends in Antigua Guatemala if you want to listen to live music. …
Ugly Wires on Calle del Arco
I am with MO with regards to how electric wires become visual pollution, especially in colonial Antigua Guatemala. However, I have tried …
Festive Mood at Calle del Arco
This Sunday afternoon at Calle del Arco was just as guest contributor Arturo Godoy said in The mime just wants to get …
Calle del Arco Street Performers
During these last few days I’ve spied two different mimes performing on the Calle del Arco. The only way I can really …
Shoe-shining at Calle del Arco
Shoe-shinning is quite inexpensive in La Antigua Guatemala, about Q2/US$0.25 so there is no reason not to have one’s shoes shinning and …
Corner at Calle del Arco
Oh how I wish I could capture in images the feelings, the energy and the tranquil atmosphere one gets while strolling around …
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 …
Weekend Scene at Calle del Arco
The two blocks from the 5a avenida norte (5th North Avenue) that separate El Parque Central (Main Plaza) and the La Iglesia de La Merced (church) are known as the Calle del Arco (the Arch Street) and the weekends this strip becomes a pedestrian’s throughway. In my humble opinion, the whole city should turn the streets in pedestrian only walkways before it’s too late.
Marimba Music at Calle del Arco in Antigua
Marimba music is so deeply rooted into the Guatemala psyche that even the few of us that do not like it, recognize it and feel it; especially if we are abroad, as far as Kinshasa, Congo or in the good old U.S.A. For sure, you can hear marimba music on Calle del Arco on the weekends in La Antigua Guatemala.
Watching the pedestrians on Calle del Arco
Balconies are not very common in Antigua, yet there are some like this one on Calle del Arco. I think it is …
The height scale on Calle del Arco
Here is another humorous shot taken at Calle del Arco. I wish all of you an easy and slow start on this …
Live Marimba music at Calle del Arco
Live marimba music at Calle del Arco in La Antigua Guatemala is one those things you can enjoy on the weekends. Besides, …
Christmas Lights Decorations Around the Arco de Santa Catalina
Today I share with you how the world-famous Arco de Santa Catalina looks like with the fleeting stars Christmas lights surrounding the …
Arco de Santa Catalina at Night
The renovation works done to the Arco de Santa Catalina are paying off already. I must say the arch is looking pretty …
The renovated look of Arco de Santa Catalina
This is the new renovated look of Arco de Santa Catalina. As I shared with back in October, the Arch of Santa …
Kitchen at La Fonda de la Calle Real Restaurant
This is one of the kitchens at La Fonda de la Calle Real, which shows a typical kitchen in the colonial times. …
Walking Among Giants in Antigua Guatemala
Since we are talking about the Gigantes, which are used in Dances of the Giants or Baile de los Gigantes, through this link you will find the agenda of activities for The End of the Year Festival at Calle del Arco. Enjoy!
Pop-Up Art Galleries on the Streets Antigua Guatemala
Calle del Arco is where most art galleries pop up in Antigua Guatemala, especially on the weekends when the entire strip becomes pedestrian.
Have you ever bought a painting from these ambulant art vendors?
-6 Days to 9th Anniversary: The Visual Duel
The painter vs the photographer in a duel on Calle del Arco, Antigua Guatemala. Each one with the visual tool of choice. These are quotidian vistas one can find in Antigua Guatemala on a typical weekend…
La Antigua Guatemala Daily Photo’s Top 12 of 2007
New Year’s Eve Celebrations in La Antigua Guatemala:
For starters there are many things that make New Year’s Eve similar and different than Christmas’ Eve. If Christmas’ Eve is celebrated with the family at home at your parents’ home; New Year’s Eve can be celebrated anywhere: a discotheque, a park, the beach or La Calle del Arco, a popular venue in La Antigua Guatemala
Guatemalan Kitchen Colors
These are some of the most often used ingredients in the Guatemalan kitchen. This photo was taken on Calle del Arco in front of La Fonda de la Calle Real at a booth that the restaurant put out to showcase their flavors and the ingredients they use in their kitchen. You can take this photo to your local Latin market and start cooking some of the recipes found in this site under the Food and Drinks category. Bon Appetite!
Inauguration of the Christmas Lights
The Christmas lights that illuminate the Parque Central and Calle del Arco were inaugurated on the night of December 1st with fireworks, …
Black and White Daily Life Vistas from Antigua Guatemala — Take 14
Today I share with you a typical rainy season vista taken during one of my recent Antigua Photo Walks. In this particular …
Handmade Signs from Antigua Guatemala
The handmade sign of Aruma found on Calle del Arco is the latest addition to the most extensive collection of signs from …
Textured Façades of Antigua Guatemala
Today I share with you one of the newest façades with chipped paint textures. This one can be found near Pollo Campero, …
Fall is Here, Winter is Coming!
As I mention every year at the beginning of the Fall season: you better start making your way towards Antigua Guatemala to enjoy the Fall and Winter light and colors and our temperate weather. Don’t get caught in the long, cold, harsh Winter…
Macondo is in Antigua Guatemala
If you don’t know what Macondo is, follow the white rabbit into the rabbit hole of magic realism… TAP to see the full size photo and post.
Enjoy Craft Beers and the Rooftop Vistas from Antigua Guatemala
Here’s your illustrated Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: Micro cervecería for microbrewery. As I mentioned earlier this month, we are very fortunate to …
Window Decoration in Antigua Guatemala
Back on May Day 2006 I set out to share with you daily life vistas and something else from Antigua Guatemala, a …
Processional Carpets in 2021
As I explained earlier, because of the pandemic, processions and all massive events had been canceled. However, some of the activities were …
Autunm Morning Light in Antigua Guatemala
Take a photographic tour through the different images of morning light in Antigua Guatemala. Enjoy! Gorgeous Morning Light at Calle del Arco …
Sights of Our Times: Colossal Volcán de Agua Towering the Colorful City of Antigua Guatemala
Welcome to the New Normal! When you look at a vista like this one of Volcán de Agua towering at end south …
Sights of Our Times — Nearly Empty Streets
La Calle del Arco, actually 5th avenue, is the landmark street of Antigua Guatemala and certainly always packed with people, except during …
Pre-Hispanic Dances at Parque Central, Antigua Guatemala
Every week there’s something exciting to experience in Antigua Guatemala. This Thursday for instance we had Pre-Hispanic Dances in front of the …
Dogs roaming during a Lenten procession
During one of our special Lenten photo walks we came across this pack of dogs roaming freely in the middle of the …
Antigua Photo Walks for are the perfect short and fun activity for Cruise ship passengers
For cruise ship passengers who enjoy taking pictures, Antigua Guatemala is paradise with so many photographic opportunities no matter in which direction …
End of the Year Celebrations in Antigua Guatemala
In Antigua Guatemala we celebrate the end of the year and welcome the new year with lots of music, dances, plays, and …
First Antigua Estelar Festival
As part of the First Antigua Estelar Festival we were treated to a night of music recital, theater, plays, astrology talks, body …
Portrait of an Ambulant Sombrero Vendor
Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day: Sombrero for hat. We came across this sombrero vendor on Calle del Arco while …
Windows in Antigua Guatemala
It’s been a while since I posted an entry in the Doors & Windows category. Today I bring you one of the …
Engagement Photo Shoots in Antigua Guatemala
La Antigua Guatemala is one of the most photogenic destinations in the world. Through my Antigua Street Shoots I make candid photos …
Water-color Paintings of Antigua Guatemala
As I have shared with you before, there are a few painters who set up an ambulant studio on Calle del Arco …
A terrace view of volcanoes Fuego and Acatenango
The dry season is the best time of the year to watch the volcanoes surrounding Antigua Guatemala because there’s less cloud activity …
South vista of Volcán Agua from a terrace in Antigua Guatemala
We continue our terraces overview with a southern vista of Volcán Agua from another terrace found on Calle del Arco. The more …
No eclipse show in Antigua Guatemala
When is the dry weather when we need it the most in Antigua Guatemala. I mean, why did we have a full …
Heavy rains in Antigua Guatemala brought by tropical storm Franklin
As promised, here’s a similar vista of volcán Agua covered with clouds brought by tropical storm Franklin. In only a few hours, …
Traditional ice cream carts of Antigua Guatemala
The traditional ambulant ice cream carts of Antigua Guatemala refuse to disappear. You find them all around the main square as well …
Keeping Antigua Guatemala Green
This year we have been getting lots of rain, except for the last two days. So, it’s time again to water the …
Motorcycles to show off
Of course, motorcycles are bought to show off and to create experiences. Guatemalans are no strangers to big, expensive bikes and often …
Women’s March in Antigua Guatemala
As in many cities around the world, women marched on Antigua Guatemala streets to protest the inauguration of newest the president in …
Weekends in Antigua Guatemala
There’s so much to see and enjoy during the weekends in La Antigua Guatemala in December. From recitals, to processions, to posada …
Visiting and Photographing Secret Spots of Antigua Guatemala
In the “Secrets of Antigua Guatemala” photo walks we often visit secret spots not often known by even locals. Of course, as …
Consecutive Day 3634 of 3654 — Maya Generations
Candid street portraits are my specialty. Here I was able to capture two Maya generations with enough context to place the candid …
Framing Vistas of Daily Life in La Antigua Guatemala
Framing, sub-framing or natural framing is one the photographic compositions that can make images much more interesting. Here I am using a …
Taking selfies in Antigua Guatemala
Needless to say, the selfie practice is so prominent in La Antigua Guatemala and even more so around Calle del Arco. Talking …
24 Frames of Film: Almacen Troccoli
Another great venue to enjoy a bottle of wine is Almacen Troccoli, established in 1903, in La Antigua Guatemala. With an Italian …
24 Frames of Film: Wine anyone?
If you have followed the daily updates from AntiguaDailyPhoto for a while, you will know that I like this photographic aspects of …
Framed photographer during a recent Antigua Photo Walk
Here’s a natural framing or sub-framing picture made at Calle del Arco on a recent weekend photo walk. As always, the ambience …
-5 Days to 9th Anniversary: Double Door Archway
This rare double-door arched doorway is found in Calle del Arco. This picture of the double door archway makes a perfect addition …
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of the Holy Week in Antigua Guatemala
The Holy Week Is Officially Over! Yes, it’s official, the Semana Santa is over. Now, it is time to ponder over the …
Rainy Thursday of February in Antigua Guatemala
A much needed light right arrived on the afternoon of Thursday in and around Antigua Guatemala. Hopefully, enough to wash away all …
Say Goodbye 2014, Welcome 2015 in Antigua Guatemala
Everything is ready to wave goodbye to 2014 and welcome 2015 in Antigua Guatemala. As in previous years, there will activities at …
Marimba Music for the Weekend Masses
As I have mentioned before, most weekends in Antigua Guatemala are marimba days. There are quite a few places, private and public, …
Antigua Street Performer: The Miner
There are now several street performers in Antigua Guatemala. From the mime Tamagochy to the live Andean music band, which, by the …
My bicycle takes me everywhere in Antigua Guatemala
Even though nowadays motorcycles are much more popular as means of transportation around Antigua Guatemala, you can still find plenty of bicycles, …
Here’s your picture, do you like it?
As I was walking on Calle del Arco yesterday, I was lucky to catch the interactions between this photographer and the man …
New Year’s Eve Celebrations in Antigua Guatemala
Yo no olvido al año viejo (I don’t forget the old year) Porque me ha dejado cosas muy buenas: (Because it left …