Mermaids Fountain Adorned with Sunflowers
Often the Fuente de Las Sirenas, mermaids fountain, is decorated with flowers. Today I share with you one such vista where the fountain was adorned with sunflowers. Enjoy!
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Central Park’s Mermaids Fountain at Night
Did you know that the official name for Antigua Guatemala’s parque central is actually Plaza Mayor? Also the benches around the Fuente de las sirenas, mermaids fountain, in Parque Central, are a great place to enjoy the spirit of Navidad, especially at night with all the Christmas lights providing a beautiful enchanting atmosphere.
Mermaids Fountain with Flowers
Cool and peaceful are the afternoons in Central Park nowadays, except for the murmurs of the mermaids and the people enjoying the contact with friends, family and visitors from abroad. Elsewhere, in the other side of the world, a ferocious tsunami spawned by one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded slammed Japan’s eastern coast Friday. … Read more
Mermaids Fountain Sign at Antigua’s Main Square
I am sure that most people that visit La Antigua Guatemala get to see the fountain at the Main Square; some might even seat around the benches to contemplate the artistic and erotic hidden messages revealed by the ancient wail of the sirens’ allure. But, I am almost sure, almost nobody comes across this little … Read more
Capturing Sunshine at the Mermaids Fountain
September has been one of the rainiest month thus far, but you would not know it by looking at the recent daily photos, right? Well, around Guatemala’s Independence Day on September 15th, we were lucky to have a few dry days or with very little rain. Today’s capture was taken at the heart of La … Read more
Mermaids Fountain at Central Park
By this coming weekend, the area around this fountain will be so crowded that you won’t be able to see the fountain. You can browse the archives for 2006 and 2007 to find out why there will be so many people around La Antigua Guatemala’s Central Park. I hope you enjoy the trip back to … Read more
Mermaids from Main Fountain at Central Park
Just two days ago I was showing the original mermaids in the Santiago Museum and I said I did not have a close-up shot of the existing mermaids from the main fountain in Parque Central so you can compare them. The closes thing was the main fountain in Even the Fountains Take a Break. Thanks … Read more
Original Mermaids from Central Park Fountain
I wanted to show you the original mermaids and link to the current mermaids at the main fountain in Central Park, but guess what I haven’t done a close-up shot of the mermaids (one more thing to add to my todo list); so, I have to link to the photo Even the Fountains Take a … Read more
Antigua Secrets Hidden In Plain Sight — Mermaids are everywhere
Did you know that there are over hundred mermaids in Antigua Guatemala and you can find them on churches, convents, private homes and businesses as well as in the main square fountain? The mermaid shown here is on the façade of Taco Bell.
Lion Bucaro Fountain from Antigua Guatemala
If you have been following the daily updates of AntiguaDailyPhoto, you guys know I have covered dozen of times the mermaids that are all over town. In fact, I have created a photo walk entitled: Hunting Mermaids in Antigua Guatemala. In case you don’t know, there are over a hundred mermaids or sirenas in La … Read more
Antigua Guatemala’s Niche and Fountain Decoration
Your Spanish word of the day: Nicho for niche. We already know that there are over hundred mermaids in La Antigua Guatemala. Now I wonder if research has been done to find out how many fountains there are in Antigua Guatemala. How about niches? Does anybody know?
The Hunt for Mermaids in Antigua Guatemala
Sirens or mermaids are everywhere in La Antigua Guatemala. Now, my focus is to capture with my camera as many as there are in the architecture of this enchanting colonial town. Somehow, I am drawn to them and I am not sure if it is just the murmur of the fountains or if they are … Read more
Hunting Mermaids in Antigua Guatemala
Honest, I don’t know if I am hunting mermaids in Antigua Guatemala with my camera or I am blindly following the singing of all the sirens that are found through out colonial architecture of Antigua Guatemala. I ask because it seems that somehow I am drawn to them and I am not sure if it … Read more
Are They Sirens or Mermaids?
I ask because it seems that somehow we are drawn to them and I am not sure if it is just the murmur of the fountain of they actually sing and we not resist it. What do you think?
Central Park’s Main Fountain Pump Repairs
A couple of weeks ago as I checked in at the Plaza Mayor (Main Square) with Foursquare, I mentioned that everyone was missing the relaxing murmur of the Mermaids fountain. At the time I made the commentary in Foursquare and Facebook I didn’t know that the water pump was broken. Luckily, Elizabeth Bell from Antigua … Read more