Close-up Details of the Façade of El Carmen Ruins
Ruinas El Carmen are among the best preserved samples of the Moorish baroque architecture found in Antigua Guatemala. In fact, putting the …
Baroque Pillars of Ruinas El Carmen
For today, I bring you a close-up view of the intricate stucco details plastered on the pillars of Ruinas El Carmen, one …
El Carmen Ruins
I believe this is only the second time in over decade that I have found Ruinas El Carmen totally clear from vendors …
Consecutive Day 3640 — El Carmen Ruins
La Ruinas de El Carmen in Antigua Guatemala are a magnificent example of baroque colonial architecture. Even in it’s decay and abandoned …
Weekend Handicrafts Market at Ruinas del Carmen, Antigua Guatemala
As I have mentioned before, a handicraft market mushrooms on the outside of Ruinas Del Carmen on the weekends and holidays. The …
Handicrafts Market El Carmen
Here’s another panoramic vista taken from Cerro de la Cruz, which shows 3a avenida norte and the handicrafts market of El Carmen …
El Carmen Ruins
I think this piece of architecture is absolutely gorgeous. Especially with those sellers and colorful textile products from Mercado De Artesanos El …
El Carmen Handicrafts Market
Visiting the El Carmen ruins folkart market is among the top things people do on the weekends and holidays in La Antigua …
Baroque Columns at El Carmen Ruins
The El Carmen Ruins show cases some of the most baroque-style architecture. Here you can see the details of the columns. Outside …
Guatemalan Carnival Eggshells
Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day: Cascarón for eggshell. What do we do with cascarones? Well, young people (i.e. children …
Colorful eggshells and confetti to celebrate carnival
Here’s your Spanish word of the day: Carnaval, or meat festival, or carnival. As I have said before in previous years, the …
Colourful Guatemalan Carnival Eggshells
Ordinarily, I begin by asking readers to recall their earliest memories to provide a context for corpocratic historians of the future… Could …
Colorful Eggshells for the Guatemalan Carnival
As published last year, these colorful Guatemalan cascarones [eggshells] filled with confetti are known as cascarones de carnaval [carnival] and they mark …
Self-Portrait: An artist viewing art
From the self-portrait above it’s obvious I was in quite the “alternative art” mood. But, being at my third art exposition for …
The Rellenito Transaction
Last time I showed rellenitos here, was a photograph taken at home with control conditions of light and presentation. The photo was …