Honestly, I don’t know why we don’t have more flower-decorated doorways and façades all year long. I mean, flowers are always in bloom in Antigua Guatemala, this is something that can be had every day of the year. Of course, these flower decorations on the façades and doorways are part of the displays that come … Read more
As you take strolls around Antigua Guatemala you may encounter corner doors and windows; have you seen them? If so, which is your favorite corner window or doorway?
There is something that I find attractive in this entrance gateway. Perhaps it is the metal jade plant blossom decoration, the lamps, the overhead coat of arms and architectonic decorative head; who knows really, but I have always found this portón interesting enough to photograph more than once. Which one is your favorite doorway in … Read more
Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day: Portón or large doorway. This is one of better looking portones in Antigua Guatemala. Take a photographic tour through different doors and windows found in Antigua Guatemala.
Let’s continue with the discovery game of this week. Each day I will share an architectonic detail from Antigua Guatemala and you tell me where it was taken. If you don’t provide an answer or even a guess, 24 hours later I will share the exact location. UPDATE: This baroque doorway can be found at … Read more
How many enchanting places can we find in Antigua Guatemala if we dare to explore every little corner and alley. Do you know where this adorable doorway is at?
The more time I spend at Capuchinas the more I find this building to be very beautiful and enchanting. In case you don’t know or have forgotten, I am taking a certificate course in history of Antigua Guatemala at Capuchinas every two weeks on Thursdays. I have learned so much and this new acquired knowledge … Read more
Honest, I am making justice to the beauty and elegance of this doorway, but I want to share with you simplicity of this luxurious door, made from fine woods and complemented with gorgeous ironworks. If you would like to to see many more samples of doorways from Antigua Guatemala, take a photographic tour through the … Read more
This week I felt through a rabbit hole, a doorway into the raw textured past of Convento Las Capuchinas. Come back tomorrow to get a close-up view of the column peaking through this door.
Here’s sneak peak at what’s inside a house in the village of San Pedro Escobar. As you can see, there’s a horse and two chickens. I wonder how many house might have a horse, dogs, cats and chicken within the house?
It’s been a while since I shared with you a shot of a doorway. For a long time, doorways and windows used to be among my favorite things to photograph around Antigua Guatemala. Heck, I used to be regular contributor for Doorways Around the World. Anyway, believe it or not, I don’t think I have … Read more
I really like the Lent decorations you find over doorways and windows in La Antigua Guatemala. Lent or Cuaresma in Spanish is the penitence period observed for the 40-something days before the Holy Week in Antigua Guatemala. Besides decorating doorways and windows with violet or purple bands and ribbons, there are weekend processions. The picture … Read more
Not only in walls can you find textures in La Antigua Guatemala; sometimes even wooden beams can provide moth-eaten textures. If you remember the humble Wood Texture from a Beam, you will know how much pleasure a mundane wooden beam can produce. Today’s photo as downloadable wallpaper (1200×900 pixels) was taken by looking up at … Read more
Sure, La Antigua Guatemala is a nearly-quincentennial city and you may be inclined to believe after some strolls around Antigua that nothing has changed since 1773. Wrong, La Antigua Guatemala is alive and healthy and nearly everyday something changes and the more often you walk around Antigua the more often you notice things that weren’t … Read more
If you can have a corner window, why not have a corner door, really why not? Can you tell me why doorways are so big in La Antigua Guatemala? Hint the answer is in the archives of this site. Go happy hunting! 🙂