The Hat Transaction by La Merced Church
Hola my friends, today I share with you a candid shot of the mad hatter transaction by Iglesia de La Merced in …
Palm Sunday Procession from Iglesia de La Merced
Finally, after two years of not having any processions in Antigua Guatemala, the government gave the green light to some processions as …
Dress Your Walls with a Metallic Print of A Man with Bicycle at La Merced Church
Here’s the opportunity to show your support for the work I have done over 15 years of daily posts at AntiguaDailyPhoto.com and receive at the same time a gorgeous 11″x14″ metallic print… TAP to see the full size photo and post.
Decorated Façade of Iglesia de La Merced
Today I share with you one of the ever-changing looks of the façade of Iglesia de La Merced. Honest, this of the …
Fisheye Vista of Iglesia de La Merced
Today I am happy to share with you the dramatic fisheye vista of the inside of Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de La Merced, or simply known as La Merced church… TAP to see the full size photograph and post.
Rooftop View of Arco de Santa Catalina and Iglesia La Merced
Today I share with you an unusual vista of Iglesia La Merced and the Arch taken from the rooftop of the City …
Details of the Façade of Iglesia de La Merced
Today I share with you a close-up view of the Moorish baroque details of the façade of Iglesia de La Merced; one …
Sunny Façade of Iglesia de La Merced
Even though we are waking up to temperatures as low as 9ºC/48ºF in Antigua Guatemala, we still are getting the warm sunshine …
Framed Dome of Iglesia de La Merced
In today’s photo I managed to share with you two of the most iconic landmarks of Antigua Guatemala: El Arco de Santa …
Colonial Baroque Architecture of Iglesia de La Merced
The façade of Iglesia de La Merced is one of the best examples of the Moorish baroque architecture found in Antigua Guatemala.
Early Morning Vista of La Merced Church
Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day: Barroco for baroque. The façade of Iglesia de La Merced is one of the …
Jesús Nazareno float from Iglesia de La Merced on Palm Sunday
Here’s a vista of the Jesús Nazareno float from Iglesia de La Merced on Palm Sunday as it made its way through …
Feeding Pigeons at La Merced
The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. —Mahatma Ghandi I …
Traditional “Posada Navideña” of the Brotherhood of Jesús Nazareno of La Merced Church
Posadas navideñas are small processions enacting the search for shelter of Joseph and Mary right before the birth of baby Jesus. Here …
Nativity Scene Inside Iglesia La Merced in Antigua Guatemala
The Nacimiento inside Iglesia La Merced is huge. I had to use a fisheye lens to capture most it and I still missed at least 25% of the Nativity scene. Click the link to watch a short video clip of this Nativity Scene.
Antigua Photo Shoots — Couple in La Merced
The façade of iglesia de La Merced was used by this couple to take home a photographic memento of their visit to …
Fisheye View of the Inside of Iglesia de La Merced
I can’t believe in all these years I have not shared with you fisheye views of all the churches and monasteries in …
Young Newspaper Vendor at Iglesia La Merced
If you ever need to get a Guatemalan newspaper to catch up with the latest news from Guatemala, head over the corner …
Christmas lights at Iglesia de La Merced
As I promised in December from last year, I was going to come back to take a better photograph of the Christmas …
Iglesia La Merced at Dawn
Here are some of the Christmas lights installed at Iglesia de La Merced in Antigua Guatemala. The really colorful lights were off …
Selling Guatemalan Empanadas de Manjar at Iglesia de La Merced
If you want to see what empanadas de leche or empanadas de manjar look like, scroll down on the post. A while …
Sunday Guatemalan Enchiladas from La Merced
I believe it is impossible to eat a Guatemalan enchilada without breaking it before the last bite, don’t you agree? Follow the …
Bonding time at Fuente de La Merced
Follow the white rabbit to » A photographic tour of the fountains in Antigua Guatemala.
Family Time By La Merced Church
Follow the white rabbit to » Guatemalan Family Ties.
Guatemalan Enchiladas from La Merced Vendor
As I have said before, if tostadas had a kingdom, La Enchilada would be the queen of the tostadas. Good, you say, …
Holy Week Processions — La Reseña of La Merced
Here’s the exit of La Reseña procession from Iglesia de La Merced in Antigua Guatemala. On Palm Sunday one of the most …
Sizing Iglesia La Merced in Antigua Guatemala
Well, we know that Iglesia de La Merced in Antigua Guatemala is huge, but how big is that. Well, if you include …
Vista from Iglesia de La Merced at Night
Nearly ten years ago I promised I would share with you in a daily basis slices of quotidian life from La Antigua Guatemala and its surrounding areas. I hope you still enjoy these slides of daily life from this charming colonial town on the high lands of Central America… let me know either way.
Arches at Ruins of La Merced
If you haven’t visited the ruins of La Merced, you are missing out in one the most charming and unique ruinas of …
Amarillo La Merced
Here’s a quick note just let you guys know I have started making photos of the official color palette of La Antigua …
Sunshine, Jacarandas and Chamuscas At La Merced Church
Today I have decided to share with all the people suffering from the harsh Winter cold, this simple picture of Winter sunshine …
Side view of Iglesia de la Merced, Antigua Guatemala
This morning I was looking at the photo stream of a friend from Antigua Guatemala who is living now in Willmington, Vermont, …
Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de La Merced in 1980
Here’s another instalment from the Brooks Buderus archive. In this case, even the caption was written by mister Buderus in the 80’s: …
High Key of La Merced Church in Black and White
Another series that I am working on is all the ruins, churches and landmarks of Antigua Guatemala taken at night and in …
Aerial View of Iglesia de la Merced
Just last week I was talking about bringing you new perspectives and freshness to the excessively photographed Antigua Guatemala and to the …
Iglesia de la Merced in Black and White
Since one of the goals of AntiguaDailyPhoto is to bring you new fresh vistas from the same hackneyed places I have decided …
Iglesia y Convento La Merced sign
This is how maps looked like in colonial times. Can you see the reference to Cerro de la Cruz? You may have …
Front View of Iglesia de La Merced
Even though I have shown quite a few photos of Iglesia de La Merced, I believe this is the first time I …
Church of La Merced Revisited
The last time I showed you La Merced church from this perspective I forgot to include this vertical shot, which has a …
Close-Up View of Dome from La Merced Church
I wander what those dog figures are guarding. What do you think?
Top View of Iglesia de La Merced
One of the goals of AntiguaDailyPhoto is to bring you new fresh vistas from the same hackneyed places. Today’s is an example …
Baroque Style from La Merced Church
For sure, if you have followed the AntiguaDailyPhoto.Com for a while, you have seen photos of La Iglesia de La Merced, right? …
Dove Meeting in La Iglesia de La Merced
I can still hear the rumors of the doves’ chat while at their meeting in a late afternoon at Iglesia de La Merced in La Antigua Guatemala. Since La Merced Church is one of the landmarks for La Antigua is visited often by tourists and chosen by many Guatemalan and foreigners as their wedding chapel. I dedicate this entry to my good friend Manolo who has a special history with this church.
Façade of Iglesia de La Merced
On September 1st, I posted one of my best shots yet, which goes by the name of Framed Shadow. That photo was …
Iglesia de la Merced Dome
On September 1st I brought to you the main entrance to Iglesia de la Merced (Church of Mercy). Here you have another …
Portrait of the Ambulant Coffee Vendors
These ambulant coffee vendors will bring a delicious cup of cappuccino, mocaccino or black coffee to your favorite bench at Parque de La Union, La Merced or Parque Central. Three choices with or without sugar; that is it. Make sure to patronize these ingenious ambulant vendors on your next visit to Antigua Guatemala… TAP to see the full size photo and post.
Handmade Sign from Antigua Guatemala — Donde el Gringo
Today I share with you the handmade sign with wood and metal parts for Donde el Gringo; you can find it right …
Antigua Guatemala is one of the most instagrammable destinations in the world
As I often say, Antigua Guatemala is full a colorful spots, making it an ideal destination for lifestyle photo shoots that produce …
Antique Door of Antigua Guatemala
Every block of Antigua Guatemala provides opportunities to capture fabulous doorways. I was already hook on doorways from Antigua Guatemala before I …
Makeshift photo studio for Our Lady of Guadalupe Feast Day
On December 12, children are dressed up to commemorate Our Lady of Guadalupe Feast Day. In the atrium of Parroquia de La …
Yo Amo Antigua Guatemala, How About You?
I love Antigua Guatemala; that’s what the colorful sign says all the way near the yellow wall of La Merced. I really …
Our Lady of Guadalupe Celebrations in Antigua Guatemala
As every year, on December 12, kids are dressed up to commemorate Our Lady of Guadalupe feast day. All around the atrium …
Quotidian vistas of Antigua Guatemala — Church Domes
Here’s another wall art photograph of the main dome of Iglesia de La Merced decoration piece to hang in your home or …
Visiting the ruins of Antigua Guatemala
My favorite ruins to visit and photograph in Antigua Guatemala are Capuchinas, Santa Clara, San Francisco El Grande Ruins, Iglesia La Merced …
The Last Semana Santa Vistas — Waiting for the Procession
This intimate photograph of a mother and her cucuruchito son was captured as they waited for the La Merced procession on Good …
Quotidian Vistas from Antigua Guatemala — Ambulant Candle Vendor
Often I get exposed to the manifestations of dignity by the elderly working class of Antigua Guatemala that I encounter during the …
End of the Year Celebrations in Antigua Guatemala
In Antigua Guatemala we celebrate the end of the year and welcome the new year with lots of music, dances, plays, and …
Walking Among Giants in Antigua Guatemala
Since we are talking about the Gigantes, which are used in Dances of the Giants or Baile de los Gigantes, through this link you will find the agenda of activities for The End of the Year Festival at Calle del Arco. Enjoy!
Nativity Scene Inside Iglesia San Francisco El Grande in Antigua Guatemala
The nacimiento or pesebre, Nativity scene, at the San Francisco El Grande church in Antigua Guatemala is even bigger than the one …
New Spotlights at La Compañía de Jesús Ruins
The new dramatic spotlights at the ruins of the former Colegio de La Compañía de Jesús was another benefit that we got …
The Complete Calle del Arco in Antigua Guatemala
Calle del Arco is actually an avenue; 5a avenida to be precise. Even though 5a avenida starts on 1a calle poniente and …
Palm Sunday Processions in Antigua Guatemala
We kick start the Semana Santa with the procession of Jesús Nazareno of La Merced around 9am this Palm Sunday morning. Below …
Ruins of Antiguo Colegio de la Compañía de Jesús at Night
Night photography is so refreshing when it comes to giving you new vistas from much-photographed places such as Iglesia de La Merced …
Yellow is the most popular color in Antigua Guatemala
If you have been following the daily posts of AntiguaDailyPhoto for nearly 12 years you would come to the conclusion that yellow …
The two most popular colors in Antigua Guatemala
Here I present you two of the most popular colors in Antigua Guatemala. I believe Amarillo La Merced is my favorite. By …
The best locations for photo sessions in Antigua Guatemala
The best places to photograph in Antigua Guatemala is among the most popular photo walks people take with me. I guess after …
Lent Vistas — Procession from Jocotenango near Parroquia de San Pedro in Antigua Guatemala
Thanks to the Special Lent Photo Walks I am leading on Sundays during Cuaresma and Semana Santa I am able to bring …
QuinTango and Sonidos Para La Vida offered a free concert in Antigua Guatemala
Last Tuesday the renown quintet QuinTango and Sonidos Para La Vida, an organisation with young musicians, offered a free concert at the …
LA style tacos and burritos now available in Antigua Guatemala
That’s right, finally we have Los Angeles style tacos and burritos available in La Antigua Guatemala at California Tacos, right across from …
Square Instagram-ready Natural Yellow Frame in Antigua Guatemala
Oh Antigua Guatemala, what a photogenic charming little town. Every block is filled with photogenic backdrops and natural frames, such as this …
Guatemalan Street Food — Pan con pollo
Pan con pollo or chicken sandwich is among the most popular street foods one finds in Antigua Guatemala and the rest of …
Antigua Guatemala Color Palette
The official color palette endorsed and enforced by the Consejo Nacional para la Protección de La Antigua Guatemala, CNPAG, the national protection …
Antigua Guatemala Colors — Amarillo and Celeste Colonial
Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day: Celeste or sky blue. Celeste comes from cielo, sky. Celaje is another word that …
Dragons, Devils, Death and A Virgin in San Pedro Las Huertas, Antigua Guatemala
As every December 12, Día de la Virgen de Guadalupe is observed in Guatemala. Unlike other years where I normally head to …
Inside Iglesia San Francisco El Grande, Antigua Guatemala
Today we have a humble black and white picture showing the main isle inside iglesia de San Francisco El Grande in La …
Antigua Guatemala Colors: Yellow
We continue the Antigua Color Series with yellow wall, Amarillo La Merced, to be precise, as backdrop for this interaction between a …
Finding New Perspectives to Photograph Antigua Guatemala
Believe it or not, this was one of the coldest mornings thus far during this Winter season, 8C/46F, yet one of the …
Fountain in a Alley in Antigua Guatemala
Here’s your Spanish word for the day: Callejón or alley. In Antigua Guatemala a callejón is an even narrower street, usually not …
Extreme Baroque Stucco Art from Antigua Guatemala
In La Antigua Guatemala, I believe, that nothing can rival the baroque stucco art found on the façade of Iglesia de La …
Inside Vista of Escuela de Cristo Church
I don’t normally share images of the insides of churches because you are not allow to take pictures inside most churches. The …
What Are Antigua Guatemala Velaciones (Vigils) Like?
Velaciones, vigils, are a very important tradition during Lent and Holy Week in Antigua Guatemala. Velaciones are altars or shrines made for …
Inside View of the Escuela De Cristo Church
I don’t think I have share many photos from inside the churches and the reason is that photography is prohibited inside many …
The south end of 5a avenida sur in Antigua Guatemala
Here is your Spanish word of the day: Alameda, a tree-lined avenue or boulevard. La Antigua Guatemala has three official alamedas, Alameda …
Iglesia Escuela de Cristo Reflected on a Fountain
I have not idea why La Escuela de Cristo church is so important in Antigua Guatemala. The two largest processions from Antigua …
Guatemalan Corpus Christi Food
The Corpus Christi or body of Christ is celebrated the first Thursday of June, first on the cathedrals and then at the …
Antigua Guatemala Panoramic Vista
Here’s yet another vista from Iglesia de La Merced, one of the most important churches in La Antigua Guatemala, if not the …
The Mayan Arch in Contemporary Guatemalan Architecture
The Mayan arch is not often found in contemporary Guatemalan architecture, so it’s refreshing to find it at a friend’s home. In …
Catedral & Palacio de Los Capitanes
In our never-ending quest to bring you rare or unusual vistas from the same hackneyed places, today I present you an example …
Buñuelos: Guatemalan Comfort Foods for December
Guatemalan buñuelos are kind like round French toast and they are served with a lot hot syrup made from water, sugar, anís (anise), cinnamon sticks, all-spice just to name the main ingredients.
Buñuelos are one of the most popular Guatemalan comfort foods for December. If you follow the white rabbit, you can browse some of the other comfort foods found at town fairs in December; of course, some of these comfort foods are found all year round.
Eucharistic celebration on Our Lady of Guadalupe Day
The Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe on December 12, 2010 in La Antigua Guatemala began at midnight with firecrackers, firebombs and …
Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
This year’s Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe has been the best one I have covered in La Antigua Guatemala thus far. …
Classic Cars and La Antigua Are a Perfect Match
While I was taking the picture of this classic Packard in perfect mint condition I learned that this automobile was the cover …
The Morning the Romans Arrived in La Antigua
At 3:30 in the morning and by the light of the full moon as the rooster crowed a couple times, my husband …
Holy Week Play in Antigua Guatemala
You think Antigua Guatemala is just processions for the Semana Santa? Wrong. There is more… there are also plays, like this one. …
Virgen de Guadalupe Celebrations in Antigua Guatemala
In La Antigua Guatemala, religious celebrations draw together all kinds of heterogeneous people and the feast day of Virgen de Guadalupe is …
Baroque Style from Antigua Guatemala
Here is another section of the façade of La Merced Church in La Antigua Guatemala. I also like this particular shot because …
Show Me The Moon from Antigua Guatemala
Detalles, detalles, detalles. What better way to show you the brand new paint job at the Iglesia de La Merced than to …
Church of San Bartolo in La Antigua Guatemala
The church of San Bartolo village has to be very new since its design is sober and simple, as opposed to the …
Virgin of Guadalupe Celebrations in La Antigua Guatemala
In La Antigua Guatemala, religious celebrations draw together all kinds of heterogeneous people and the feast day of Virgin of Guadalupe is no exception. In the day of La Virgen de Guadalupe, Our Lady of Guadalupe, you can find gringa mamas, indigenous mamas, ladino mamas and white mamas all taking their children dressed with indigenous clothes to visit the altar of La Virgen Morena. In many cases you have grandmas and the whole family taking part of the visit to Virgin of Guadalupe inside Iglesia de la Merced.