
The Iconic Búcaro Fountains of Antigua Guatemala
This type of half fountain embedded on a wall are known as búcaro and they are everywhere in Antigua Guatemala. So much …
This type of half fountain embedded on a wall are known as búcaro and they are everywhere in Antigua Guatemala. So much …
A búcaro fountain is half fountain normally embedded in a wall, usually near an inside patio, but it can be anywhere. Since …
Often the Fuente de Las Sirenas, mermaids fountain, is decorated with flowers. Today I share with you one such vista where the …
Take a photographic tour through different fountains of Antigua Guatemala; there are over 130 fountains thus far. Participate in the Thanksgiving raffle …
As I have mentioned before, it is common practice in and around Antigua Guatemala to decorate windows, entryways, façade and fountains with …
Here’s your illustrated Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: Búcaro fountain or embedded fountain.
It is common practice in and around La Antigua Guatemala to decorate fountains with flowers, especially during the Flower Festival of Antigua …
I often wonder how many public-access fountains there are in Antigua Guatemala. Also, there’s truly something special about the many and gorgeous …
Did you know that the official name for Antigua Guatemala’s parque central is actually Plaza Mayor? Also the benches around the Fuente …
If you have been following the daily updates of AntiguaDailyPhoto, you guys know I have covered dozen of times the mermaids that …
Your Spanish word of the day: Nicho for niche. We already know that there are over hundred mermaids in La Antigua Guatemala. …
The other day while scouting for new locations for the Artistic Photo Sessions I now offer, I came across a large garden …
Here’s your Spanish word for the day: Callejón or alley. In Antigua Guatemala a callejón is an even narrower street, usually not …
The question should be, when was the last time you visited San Juan del Obispo? If the answer is not recently or …
Birds are quite common around the fountains and water faucets in Antigua Guatemala. I guess coffee plantations are a great places for …
Whoever came up with the idea of pairing the omnipresent bucaro fountain and a vertical garden is pure genius. Imagine a vertical …
I don’t know how many times I have shown flowers inside a fountain in AntiguaDailyPhoto, but certainly it’s more than five. I …
Here’s a follow up to yesterday post so you can see a little more about the surroundings of this lovely little park …
I have not idea why La Escuela de Cristo church is so important in Antigua Guatemala. The two largest processions from Antigua …
This fountain in San Juan del Obispo was my second choice to show tranquility for the theme day of the Photo Daily …
If Antigua Guatemala means the Former Guatemala City, then Ciudad Vieja (Old City) would mean the former former Guatemala City. For a …
A búcaro fountain is half fountain normally embedded in a wall, normally near an inside patio, but it can be anywhere. I’ve …
I have mentioned it a few times, but let me repeat it again. There’s are aesthetic principles which are used and apply …
It’s nice to see colonial pilas and lavaderos (water tanks + washbasins) being used now as fountains and as decoration. If you …
Oftentimes we do things driven by the unconscious mind and that’s why is very difficult to have the coherent answers for them. …
A couple of weeks ago as I checked in at the Plaza Mayor (Main Square) with Foursquare, I mentioned that everyone was …
This fountain is located on the parallel path of Alameda El Calvario. At sunset you can find teenagers and students having atol …
Cool and peaceful are the afternoons in Central Park nowadays, except for the murmurs of the mermaids and the people enjoying the …
Like many fountain’s around Antigua Guatemala, there is always something very soothing about them (oh, and the light was just beautiful), but …
This is another perspective to the Flowers and Fountains post from a week ago. In today’s photo I focused tightly and managed …
Incredible the things that can be made with simple things like huge large pot and several dozen fountain spouts. I can’t say …
According to Foursquare, I hold more mayorships than anyone in La Antigua Guatemala, including the current elected Mayor, Dr. Vivar. 😉 So, …
Here’s an interesting idea, cover the patio with transparent laminas plus a pergola framework where one can hang the Colas de Quetzal …
Besides signs, I also have a fascination for fountains. I am glad in La Antigua Guatemala there is an abundance of both. …
I wonder how many fountains there are in La Antigua Guatemala. Everywhere I go, even in fast food restaurants, there is at …
One or more búcaro fountains are found along a patio or corridor away from the main fountain normally found in the center …
I believe this is the third or fourth time I shown you a búcaro fountain. Can you tell us now what exactly …
The Panchoy Valley, where La Antigua Guatemala is located, used to be a lake at the time the Conquistadores arrived and when …
These recently renovated colonial-styled public water faucets can be found in and around many of the villages of La Antigua Guatemala. Like …
I am sure that most people that visit La Antigua Guatemala get to see the fountain at the Main Square; some might …
To answer MO’s questions: There are four identical mermaids (sirenas in Spanish), give or take the normal wear. These are not the …
September has been one of the rainiest month thus far, but you would not know it by looking at the recent daily …
By this coming weekend, the area around this fountain will be so crowded that you won’t be able to see the fountain. …
I have said that I really enjoy being in this building so many times that you might actually believe that I work …
Last month I showed you the Burger King’s Fountain in Antigua Guatemala and I said that even fast-food restaurants have nice atmospheres …
Just two days ago I was showing the original mermaids in the Santiago Museum and I said I did not have a …
I wanted to show you the original mermaids and link to the current mermaids at the main fountain in Central Park, but …
Fountains come in all shapes, but one thing is common to all of them: they need maintenance. Here you see La Antigua …
Even fast-food restaurants have a nice atmosphere in Antigua Guatemala. Here you can see the fountain inside the Burger King restaurant. Fountains …
Yesterday I showed you a fountain with four streams. Today we have a rare find. This fountain is inside the Museo de …
Arch and fountain of Jaulón, originally uploaded by rudygiron. Okay, here is another fine example of a building restoration. Most buildings in …
Spanish colonial architecture was based on a central patio with fountain (most of the time) surrounded by rooms. This rebuilt building is a good example of this type of layout.
Compañía de Jesus Fountain, originally uploaded by rudygiron. Here is another example of a fountain and a patio. This is the inside …
La Antigua Guatemala is characterized by its colonial atmosphere. Ruins, churches, arches, gardens, and fountains everywhere. The fountain here is the central …
This past weekend Antigua Guatemala dressed up many of its façades, fountains and parks with flower arrangements. The photograph above show the …
No wonder people from really cold latitudes love to hibernate in Antigua Guatemala during the harsh winter months. Imagine having gorgeous warm …
Parks are still closed so pigeons are the only ones enjoying Parque Central on beautiful sunny morning in Antigua Guatemala. I am …
There are many iconic images through out Antigua Guatemala, from the mermaids to the Santiagos [Saint James effigies]. Lions are one of …
Today I share with you the last vista of an open Parque Central as of today all parks in Antigua Guatemala will …
This night vista of Pilas de Santa Clara, better known as Tanque de La Unión, was made as part of a recent Night Photography Workshop where we capture the dramatic lighting of the Spanish colonial architecture of Antigua Guatemala…
The calming nature of a green gardens with the murmur of running fountain make for very peaceful and relaxing atmospheres, don’t you …
Antigua Guatemala is full with lush gardens. In fact, along with colonial color palette and the fountains found everywhere, I believe the …
The fountain of the sirens at Parque Central is a sight you can never get tired of and if you hear singing …
Give unique presents to your loved ones by getting high quality prints from your favorite photographs of Antigua Guatemala and help support …
Not only we visit interesting spots in Antigua Guatemala, at every spot we learn different photography skills. ⠀⠀If you like taking pictures, …
Did you know that there are over hundred mermaids in Antigua Guatemala and you can find them on churches, convents, private homes …
We made this image of Fuente de las Sirenas during a recent night photography walk where we learn how to shoot with a manual fish lens and in manual mode for a 20-second exposure which pretty much vanished all the people walking around the fountain.
Tonight I share with you a vista of the mermaids fountain located in the middle of the Parque Central of Antigua Guatemala …
“Great photowalk in Antigua! Our group had the perfect size and Rudy told us about the most important rules about photography. I …
Master long exposure photography and capture some truly remarkable views of the cities you travel to by booking a Night Photography Walk …
I invite you to explore the city of Antigua Guatemala after dark with me through my night photography workshops. Master long exposure …
As I have said many times before, Parque Central is charged with such special vibes that only after hanging around for a …
Antigua Guatemala is world famous among other things because its many ruins; each at different point from total abandonment to restoration. The …
With over 12 years of photographing Antigua Guatemala and publishing daily photo posts on www.AntiguaDailyPhoto.com of every aspect of life here, I …
After nearly twelve years of photographing Antigua Guatemala I have amassed a list of lesser known and sometimes hidden gems which oddly …
As I promised in December from last year, I was going to come back to take a better photograph of the Christmas …
Light-painting is another technique that can be used at night to enhanced or even create a different ambience Light-painted buildings are not …
Starting next week, Antigua Photo Walks will be offering night photography walks. Explore the city of Antigua Guatemala after dark. Master long …
Oh what a wonderful combination of just the right ingredients is this charming and photogenic city we call now La Antigua Guatemala. …
As I have said it many times before, in Guatemala we sell light, sunshine pues. Almost any time of the year you …
Some people complain about the rains. I used to be like that; I couldn’t wait for the rainy season to be over …
Follow the white rabbit to » A photographic tour of the fountains in Antigua Guatemala.
The fountain of youth! Working children always find a little time to have fun. Regardless of what many of the readers have …
Here’s a Maya-style Nativity scene found as decoration in one the popular hotels here in Antigua Guatemala. In fact, they had quite …
How do you turn a living city into a shopping mall? Well, unregulated businesses will pay top money for real estate and …
If you haven’t visited the ruins of La Merced, you are missing out in one the most charming and unique ruinas of …
There are so many elements of the iconography found through out La Antigua Guatemala in this picture. The lions, the mermaids, the …
As we have discussed many times before, the Plaza Mayor, Main Square, better known as Parque Central is the premier place to …
I am guilty as charged: I don’t show enough movement in Antigua Guatemala. To fix that, I will begin a series of …
I learned in the conference “Las sirenas de Antigua Guatemala y sus antecedentes históricos” by Dr. Miguel F. Torres, that these this …
Sirens or mermaids are everywhere in La Antigua Guatemala. Now, my focus is to capture with my camera as many as there …
Honest, I don’t know if I am hunting mermaids in Antigua Guatemala with my camera or I am blindly following the singing …
Once again my photographic collection of mermaids and harpies from Antigua Guatemala was shown as part of the conference, “Las sirenas de …
Tomorrow AntiguaDailyPhoto will be celebrating 8 years of daily multimedia updates from and around Antigua Guatemala. Come and celebrate and let us …
Here are some the notes from the talk “Las Sirenas de La Antigua Guatemala” by Dr. Miguel F. Torres that I attended …
La Antigua Guatemala celebrated its anniversary 471 yesterday with all sorts of activities from guided walks around town, live marimba music recitals, …
Now is the perfect season to spend some time at the parks during the evening hours since there are no rains and …