In summary, chances are that if you travel to Guatemala now, you might be safer here than at your own city simply because most Guatemalans are following all the health protocols that keep the pandemic at bay. Furthermore, Guatemala began its booster shot campaign the first week of 2022… TAP to see the full post.
Take a photographic tour around the Parque Central through these posts: Chilling around Parque Central Listen to the alluring singing of the mermaids of Parque Central Colors and Sunshine from Guatemala
The façade of iglesia de La Merced was used by this couple to take home a photographic memento of their visit to Antigua Guatemala. As I have mentioned before, Antigua Guatemala is full of charming and photogenic spots that unless you walk inside to explore, you might miss them completely. Through Antigua Photo Walks I … Read more
Lent and Semana Santa is time to show devotion and love as you can see in the picture above. With this wonderful image we say goodbye for now to the mini series Lenten Vistas. I hope you have enjoyed it! Join me for a very special photo walk every Sunday of Lent, from 2 pm … Read more
As I mentioned yesterday, motorcycles are quite popular as family vehicles. Of course, motorcycles are just as popular for couples. Of course, most motorcycles are actually designed to accommodate two people, so couples use them all the time. In Guatemala, thought, both riders must wear helmets and vests with a sticker with the license plate … Read more
For as long as there’s love, couples will feel the desire to record their names, interlocked, as proof that at one point they were in love. There’s even a famous and popular Mexican corrido song which describes one such love story in which the lovers recorded their names on a penca (nopal pad). Who wants … Read more
I wonder if the lookout point has been dubbed “make-out point.” This couple is certainly enjoying the ambience of the hilltop vista. Can’t say I blame them…
The indigenous people of Guatemala rarely show their love in public; affection yes, but kissing kind of love, very seldom. Perhaps, this reservation is another aspect of the Guatemalan identity. What do you guys think?
The cellular telephone industry is one of the fastest growing industries and they just broke a new record for Latin America: 10 million 150 thousand users or the equivalent of 75% of the population has now an “active cellphone”. The key word here is: Active. This makes Guatemala one of the most connected countries in Latin America. (Source: Guatemala bate récord de usuarios de telefonía móvil at elPeriódico {ES}).
Antigua Guatemala is a popular destination for snowbirds looking for warmer Winter weather. Although, Antigua Guatemala is located about an hour away from the Pacific Ocean, the altitude of 1,500 meters give us temperate weather all year long. During Winter the temperatures begin slightly chilly, somewhere 10ºC/50º and 15ºC/60ºF, it is only for a couple … Read more
Here’s a sneak preview of a wedding anniversary photo session that I shot this week in Antigua Guatemala with a couple visiting from California. Destination photo shoots on the colorful streets of Antigua Guatemala is something I have be doing a lot this year and I really enjoy capturing the love and beauty of couples and families … Read more
It’s been a couple months or so since I last shared black and white photographs from Antigua Guatemala with you. Today’s photo is a candid capture of brief gathering of nuns at Portal de las Panaderas. Interesting enough, they were already wearing black and white attires.
Healthy and delicious normally are not together in a sentence; somehow someone forgot to send the memo to the staff of Unión Café Antigua, located on 6a calle oriente. Not only are most of the dishes vegetarian, some are even vegan; they all are mouthwatering and delightful to the eye and cameras. Of course, they … Read more
Thanks to my Antigua Photo Shoots I have been very fortunate to be given the opportunity to capture beautiful family portraits of families, couples and individuals who spent a few days in the photogenic and enchanting city of Antigua Guatemala. Today, I share with you one of the family portraits taken recently during one of those photo sessions. Make … Read more
Once again I have the pleasure to share another photograph from the series Antigua Makes Me Happy. In this case I captured a couple of volunteers having a blast on one of the colourful buses at the terminal behind the mercado. Enjoy!