Another Real Estate Development Around Antigua Guatemala
As I have mentioned before if there were a real estate recession somewhere in the world, it did not affect Antigua Guatemala …
Real Estate Development Around Antigua Guatemala
One thing I have learned through the years of photographing Antigua Guatemala and its surroundings is to always expect the unexpected. If …
Architecture of Antigua Guatemala — Inside Peek
Of course, if you want to really experience the home architecture of Antigua Guatemala, the best choice is to use AirBnB to …
Consecutive Day 3649 — Food Trucks
As real estate spaces become prohibited expensive in Antigua Guatemala, many have opted for the food truck option. I wonder if soon …
Repurposing Colonial Water Tanks and Sinks
How do you turn a living city into a shopping mall? Well, unregulated businesses will pay top money for real estate and …
24 Frames of Film: Casa Gómez-Ovalle
If you are looking for a music store, Casa Gómez-Ovalle is the place to go in La Antigua Guatemala. This music store …
Marraneria La Divina Providencia, Antigua Guatemala
I came across the pork shop, marraneria, La Divina Providencia, at the market the other day. This pork shop is one of …
Cadastral Surveys Around Antigua Guatemala
Here’s your Spanish word of the day: Catastro or Cadastre in English. Cadastre is a land registry. La Antigua Guatemala and the …
Small and Enchanting Antigua Guatemala from the Air
Often I have mentioned how small is Antigua Guatemala. In fact is about 10×10-blocks grid, but somehow there is so much to …
Yet Another Gated Community Entrance
Here are some of the answers to the questions asked on the previous posts regarding gated communities. Occupy Antigua Guatemala? Definitely not …
Another Gate Community Entrance
Here’s yet another typical entrance for a gated community around Antigua Guatemala. What do your think about gated communities? Are they a …
Gated Community Entrances
It seems that all the real estate developing around Antigua Guatemala are just gated communities; these are like mushrooms, the spring up …
Coffee Plantation Are Becoming Private Gated Communities
This photograph was taken at one of the newest gated residential developments within the San Pedro Las Huertas, one of the villages …
Panorama Commercial Center
Real estate development is moving so fast that it seems that every time I blink there’s a new colonia (neighborhood), house, building …
Casa Antigüeña: The Corridor
Casas antigüeñas normally have at least one corridor or hallway, usually next to the garden and fountain. Omnipresent are the terra cotta …
Private Property Not For Sale
As the U.S. real estate market plummets, especially the sub-prime real estate, the Guatemalan real estate market grows even healthier, especially in …
How much would you pay for this old house?
Buying a house in Antigua is a proposition beyond the economic means of most Guatemalans, sometimes, even so for foreigners. On June …