I believe the wall textures of the façade of La Tienda de Doña Gavi must one of the most often used backdrops in photo shoots in Antigua Guatemala. My photo shoots clients request this backdrop often.
One of the benefits of having convenience stores, or tiendas as we call them here, it is fact that if you need to cool down, most tiendas will have a few beverage choices for you. This is perfect for the upcoming canícula or dog days, right? Follow the white rabbit to » to take a … Read more
Poco a poco, slowly, all the traditional and typical tiendas and tienditas, borough convenience stores, have been bought and turned into abarroterías de occidente, that’s what call them, although there is no set name, only a set style. What does a tienda de occidente, western highland store, look like? Well, first of all, they are … Read more
Here’s another picture from the series “Pase Adelante” of 24 frames of film with the typical convenience store, tiendas we call them in Guatemala. Tiendas usually carry the most often needed items, soda drinks, junk food next to vegetables and fruits. Sometimes they also sell freshly-baked bread twice a day, morning and afternoon. Here’s a … Read more
We continue the series “Pase Adelante” of 24 frames of film with the iconic store La Tienda de Doña Gavi. This tiny tiendita offering a million things is quite dark and lit with dim lights and candles, that’s why you see a lot grain from the ASA 400 film. If you have not visited La … Read more
I invite you to caption this photograph of an abuelita buying some soda bottles. The winner selected next Wednesday, will get photo post card on the mail. Good luck to everyone participating! Here’s a peak vista into the real daily life around a tienda. If you have follow AntiguaDailyPhoto for a while, you know that … Read more
I am sure this is not the first time nor the last time that la Tienda de Doña Gavi has been used for a photo shoot. As I have mentioned several times before, Antigua Guatemala is rich in backdrops and photo locations, thus many fashion photographer and videographers are flocking to Antigua Guatemala to get … Read more
As I’ve explained before, a tienda is the Spanish word we use in Guatemala to refer for convenience store. The original definition of Tienda is tent as I imagine the original stores were actually tents. Tienditas, are smaller tiendas, or little convenience stores, which sometimes get to be as small as a window, must of … Read more
We continue with “the sign fetish” and today’s turn is for La Tienda de Doña Gavi sign. Believe it or not, this tiny store is one of La Antigua Guatemala landmarks and it’s located on the street behind the Cathedral. Doña Gavi sells all kinds of organic stuff in this cozy shop including avocado ice cream. If you come to Antigua, you must visit this shop. If you don’t trust my recommendation, read the On the Road Travel recommendation below:
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