Antigua’s child labor
The future of a society is with the children and their education and preparation. What kind of future awaits for Guatemala when …
Meet Henry, the nut ambulant vendor
Meet Henry, he will make you go nuts. Literally. Back in May 2006 I asked your thoughts about child labor. 11 years …
Market Sights — Niña Maya and Strawberries
Push and pull, push and pull, slowly but with all the strength of her little muscles this little girl was able to …
Consecutive Day 3644 — Playful Mayan Girls
The fountain of youth! Working children always find a little time to have fun. Regardless of what many of the readers have …
Boy Tending a Game Stand at the Town Fair
Some children go to a town fair to play and have fun. Other children go to work. Such is the case on …
Boyhood in Guatemala
We recently watched the film Boyhood, one of the film with more nominations and awards and a good contender for the Oscars. …
Good News from Guatemala: Helping The Shoe Shine Kids Prepare for a Better Future
One week after I started AntiguaDailyPhoto on May 1, 2006 I pointed out how kids should be in school instead of working …
The sun does not rise the same for everyone
Over six years ago I pondered about the future of Guatemala and its child labor force: The future of a society is …
Tough Future!
How can we expect a better future as a country if our future is on the streets working instead of in school preparing to make a better nation?
Celebrating Día del niño in Antigua Guatemala
On October 1 Guatemala celebrates Día del niño translated Child’s Day or Children’s Day. I grabbed my camera and went to the …
All Work And No Play Makes For A Very Dull Day
All work and no play makes for a very dull day the saying goes and that is why these shoe-shiner kids take …
Shoe-shining in La Antigua Guatemala
Shoe-shining is not out of time as some people commented on Nuno’s Shoe shiners. Well, shoe shining is not a forgotten trade …
Tourists and shoe-shining boy
Kids should be in school. In Guatemala there are laws for everything you can imagine, including laws against child labor. Yet there …
Portraits of Strangers: The Working Boy
Oh boy oh boy, today I bring you a portrait of a little boy that works the streets of Antigua Guatemala. He …
Portraits of Strangers: Ivan Kerner from Pequeños Grandes Mundos
Let’s continue our series of Portraits of Strangers with this crazy Argentine: Ivan Kerner. Of course, in some case, the strangers will …
I am the milkman
I am The Milk Man, my milk is delicious, SPECIAL DELIVERY TODAY! Finca La Carmona is renowned for having fresh milk delivery …
Remittances from Los Angeles
“Walijoq caewaj!” she yelled over and over in Quiche. Wake up, my love. Wake up, my love. This is the story of …
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 …
Internet Access in Every Corner of Guatemala
According to the statistics only 67% of the population has Internet access in Guatemala (source somewhere in elperiodico.com.gt or prensalibre.com.gt), but by …
Who should I call?
Cellular telephones are so inexpensive in Guatemala that I used to joke with a friend who did have a mobile phone that …
Inside the Mobile Library Chicken Bus
Some of you have asked to update yesterday’s entry about the Mobile Library Chicken Bus with information on how to help and how to send donations. Come on people, you did not think I was going to left the entry about bibliobuses there, right? I have three more photos to go, one per day, as that is our agreement. I will be posting all this information for you to help and donate to such worthy project.
Selling Tortillas on the Streets
The informal economy is the basis for making a living for most Guatemalans. That is why you have shoe-shining boys, orchids sellers, …
How much would you pay for this old house?
Buying a house in Antigua is a proposition beyond the economic means of most Guatemalans, sometimes, even so for foreigners. On June …