This picture was made during a photo walk where I was teaching how to compose a photograph using symmetry and color contrast. Having the woman walked into the corner wearing a bright yellow skirt was perfect for this exercise. Also, notice how all the street signs are hand-made and made from with ceramic tiles.
Can you believe that it was on May 4th, 2006 when I first shared with y’all a corner of Antigua Guatemala. Since then I have shared dozens of corner through the years. Take a photographic tour through the many interesting corners of Antigua Guatemala.
Here’s your illustrated Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: Tienda for convenience store. Tiendas are so common in Latin America and Antigua Guatemala is no exception. Often you can find several convenience store in a block. I don’t think 7 Elevens [US] or Oxxo stores [MX] will take a hold in Guatemala as the tienditas … Read more
You don’t have to give your soul to the Devil as as Robert Johnson did at the crossroads to enjoy the quotidian corner life in La Antigua Guatemala. Just take your guitar, your camera or your sketch pad to capture the lonely and bored municipal transit police selling parking permits, the old man on the … Read more
According to Foursquare, I hold more mayorships than anyone in La Antigua Guatemala, including the current elected Mayor, Dr. Vivar. 😉 So, I believe I should be able to change the official slogan of the city from Ciudad de las perpetuas rosas (City of the perpetual roses) to Ciudad de las fuentes (City of fountains); … Read more
It looks like I am not the only one who enjoys photographing corners. Here I captured a fellow photographer who was photographing the opposite corner and this sun-powered clock.
Anyhow, I really like the rhythm of the image above. I like all the different actions of the people, almost totally unaware of the camera. Honestly, I am very happy with this particular photograph. I feel it captures, very well, the essence of an usual street scene in La Antigua Guatemala. For those of you who visited this colonial town, what is your opinion?
If I walk around Antigua Guatemala and photograph all the street corners, I could do a series for a long while just about corners. Every corner has its own little personality and color. I leave you with a few samples from the past: Green Corner, White Corner, Yellow Corner, Red Corner and Orchid Corner. Tags: … Read more
Ruinas de San Agustín are the most recent ruins open to the public. For now the entry is free to wander through these ruins. Make sure to explore them next time you visit Antigua Guatemala. It’s been a few months since I shared a black and white photograph from Antigua Guatemala with you. Today I … Read more
The most recent ruins to open up their doors to the public is Ruinas de San Agustín, located on the corner of 7a avenida norte and 5a calle poniente. Even though they are still working in the restoration, the ruins have open its doors to to the public. Above you can see a detail of … Read more
I have been contacted by quite a few people with interesting in traveling to Guatemala in the coming months and wanted to know how is life in Antigua Guatemala, how are we coping with the pandemic. This is what I told them… KEEP READING.
As I have mention before, public transportation was forbidden at the start of the pandemic Covid-19 in March 16 throughout Guatemala. People have to make do with bicycles, motorcycles, private cars and trucks that have become unregulated taxis to accommodate the majority of the population who depend on public transportation to move in between larger … Read more
Guatemala began a gradual re-opening; reducing the curfew from 6pm-5am to 9pm-4am everyday; no more weekend total lockdowns. Public transportation will start operating at 50% capacity. Churches and temples will begin opening as well with small number of worshipers and reduced hours as well. Are churches open in your corner of the world?
Exercising is definitely one of the activities that has suffered the most. Gyms are closed in Guatemala. Whenever in public spaces one must be wearing a face mask and some people complain about exercising with a mask. How are people exercising in your corner of the world?
As I have shared before, there are three designated [painted] parking sections in the streets of Antigua Guatemala. White is for motorcycles and these areas are usually the corner-end of each street; although sometimes they occupy the entire block. Blue is for handicap-marked vehicles. Zones not painted are for vehicles, either with a neighbor of … Read more