Cayucos are small indigenous hand-made vessels, sort like kayaks, that can be found around Lake Atitlán, about two hours from La Antigua Guatemala (see satellite maps). So, since there is no actual lake in Antigua Guatemala, you have to find new uses for those old and aged cayucos; flower and plant pots is one of … Read more
This year as part of my Day of the Dead Photography Workshop I carried an instant camera/printer so I can give prints right there on the spot and let me tell you it was a hit, from children to the elders and everyone in between. The camera has no controls or settings one can change; … Read more
These particular marigold flowers are known as cempasuchil in Mexico or simply as flor de muerto, flowers for the dead, in Guatemala and Central America. The flowers of the dead are widely available during October and November and many people take them to the cemetery on Day of the Dead to decorate the tombstones and … Read more
Once again I am sharing exotic flowers and an antique stove as part of this week mini series of beautiful spots in Antigua Guatemala. Of course in a place where you find flowers blooming all year around, there’s no surprise here, you will encounter beautiful and exotic flowers adorning most the spots I share with … Read more
We continue this week mini series of beautiful spots in Antigua Guatemala with niche which always has exotic flowers on display. Interesting enough, this is just corridor between a patio and the street, so not many people stops to smell the coffee, so to speak. Nevertheless, I am sure many of you know exactly where … Read more
So far in these milpa fields I have found beans, squash, red onions, fruit trees, and flowers. However, as explained before, in a milpa field there a dozen crops at once: maize, avocados, multiple kinds of squash, chiles (hot pepper chilli), beans, tomatoes, tomatillos, camotes (sweet potatoes), jicama (a tuber also known as sengkwang, yam … Read more
Incredible the things that can be made with simple things like huge large pot and several dozen fountain spouts. I can’t say exactly what it was, but I felt some kind of photographic lure the first time I was the repetition of these fountain streams. What do you feel any kind of draw from the … Read more
Guatemala does not have a Spring season, nor Summer, Autumn, nor Winter, yet it is known as the Land of the Eternal Spring because year round the flowers and plants are blossoming. The only Mayflowers that I have seen are the flowers of the coffee tree which reacted to the first rains of May. All … Read more
Believe it or not, the land around La Antigua Guatemala was a very ‘fertile’ arid zone before the introduction of the coffee bush as a crop in 1875. I know fertile and arid sound like two mutually exclusive words, but they were not in Guatemala before 18th century where the Nopal and Maguey cactuses were grown in plantations. I’ve even seen photographs of the nopal plantations around La Antigua Guatemala in the CIRMA Fototeca (The Photo Archives at The Center for Mesoamerican Research).
Live flowers for the innocent, originally uploaded by rudygiron. Today’s photo is dedicated to the dead and the innocent victims of the war in the Middle East. Let’s hope they find the road back to PEACE. My heart and sincere worries go out to all of you. Please pay a visit to Beirut Daily Photo.
La Calle del Arco is La Antigua Guatemala’s most popular strip any day of the week, but on weekends is even more so because the two three blocks from Iglesia de La Merced to the Parque Central are closed to vehicular traffic so pedestrians can walk freely. Also, benches and antique carts filled with flower … Read more
Today is observed and celebrated the Día de la Santa Cruz, Day of the Holy Cross,in the Catholic world. As in previous years, I share with you the flower decorations placed around the cross in the atrium of the El Calvario parish, located in the southern end of Antigua Guatemala. I made several shots, but … Read more
As I mentioned yesterday, up in the hills located in the villages on the north side of Antigua Guatemala you can find all kinds of Instagrammable spots such as this fantastic plantation of daisies or gerbera flowers as we know them here. Of course, these colorful daisies can be a fabulous backdrop for a photo … Read more
Here’s your illustrated Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: Sibarita is a combination of sybarite, epicure, gourmet and foodie plus a taste of the best things in life. At the beginning of May, I set out to visit the three main micro breweries found in Antigua Guatemala and even though this month was one of the busiest … Read more
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 have so many microbreweries in Guatemala and three in Antigua Guatemala: Antigua Brewing Company, Antigua Cerveza and Cervecería 14. Believe it or not I was abled to visit all three Antigua Guatemala craft breweries this … Read more