Visiting the El Carmen ruins folkart market is among the top things people do on the weekends and holidays in La Antigua Guatemala. Here’s a little secret. One of things on my to do list is to capture through time-lapse photography the contrast between the stark, almost monochromatic muted colors of the El Carmen ruins … Read more
This is a sampler of some of the earrings that can be found at in the handicraft markets around Antigua. Click in the photo above to get a larger image. Which earrings do you like? I take orders… 😉 Tags: Antigua Daily Photo / Antigua / Guatemala / folk-art and handicrafts
Selling folk-art is only one of the activities that these two Indigenous girls do. —Don’t move little sister or I might hurt you!— I can hear the older one saying to the little girl. Tags: Antigua Daily Photo / Antigua / Guatemala / Indigenous women / Guatemalan folk-art
Guatemalan textiles are among the most look-after items in the folk-art markets. You have to be careful though, they come in two categories: cheap imitations and the expensive hand-woven originals. The Indigenous women only wear the original stuff, so if you want to buy a piece that will last for a long time, make sure … Read more
This outdoor folk-art market sets on the street outside the El Carmen Ruins on the weekends only, located about two blocks from Central Park. Tags: Antigua Daily Photo / Antigua / Guatemala / Indigenous women / Guatemalan folk-art
Color is everywhere in La Antigua Guatemala. Color is on the walls, on the flora and the fauna, on the sky, on the parks, on the people, on the food, et-cetera. Why would toys be any different? Here are mini Guatemalan dolls for your refrigerator. I take orders. 😉 There is even an entry on … Read more