Antigua Guatemala’s Flower-decorated Windows
Today, I share with you a window dressed up with flowers for Antigua’s Flower Festival. Enjoy!
Today, I share with you a window dressed up with flowers for Antigua’s Flower Festival. Enjoy!
We continue with the game of discovering of architectonic details. As explained previously, with each new post I share an architectonic detail …
Back on May Day 2006 I set out to share with you daily life vistas and something else from Antigua Guatemala, a …
Metallic window grates cast fabulous shadows early in the morning and late in the afternoon. As I have said before, the original …
Plants and flowers pots inside the windows are common sight in Antigua Guatemala as well as yellow walls with white windows.⠀ By …
This week I will share with y’all fragments from the architecture of Antigua Guatemala. Let’s start with this iconic colonial-style window. Enjoy!
Even though the original widow grates were carved in wood, nowadays the majority of window grates are made with iron, forged iron …
Today is the last day of the mini series the discovery game of this week. Each day I shared an architectonic detail …
By the way, I just read this coming week will be one of the coldest in decades in the U.S. and Canada and here now we walk around like it were Summer. So, I wonder what are you still suffering, come on down to enjoy our warm Winter season…
All the kite shops are ready for the vientos fuertes, strong winds from the north. Here I share with you a window …
It’s been a while since I posted an entry in the Doors & Windows category. Today I bring you one of the …
As I have said before, the best way to commemorate International Women’s Day is to work everyday towards the same rights, education, …
A door opens and three Guatemalan women from different ages stepped out, you greet them and raise your camera to get some …
La Antigua Guatemala is so full with quaint cafes and restaurants where one can enjoy the company of friends and a cup …
Here I captured a Mennonite girl as she was grabing some snapshots of her visit to La Antigua Guatemala. I believe this …
Cafes have always been a great location for reading, especially if you’re sitting a window with lots of natural light or in …
How about some Guatemalan boots, hand-crafted with genuine leather and Mayan hand-woven textiles to stand out with style on the streets, don’t …
Nearly 4,000 days ago I set out to share with you daily life vistas from Antigua Guatemala and even though the website …
A penny for her thoughts. Here are mine: Lines and leading lines. Light and shadows. Triangles and arches. Layers and depth of …
Nearly four thousands days ago when I started Antigua Daily Photo, I focused a lot on the architecture of Antigua Guatemala. Of …
Here’s a follow up to yesterday’s post about AntiguaDailyPhoto’s goal to provide an indiscreet window for you to take a peak in …
“Stare. It is the way to educate your eye, and more. Stare, pry, listen eavesdrop. Die knowing something. You are not here …
I am always amazed with the high quality of craftsmanship found the ironworks in Antigua Guatemala. Another art discipline where Guatemalan excel …
What I like so much about the antique doors from Antigua Guatemala is their texture, character, the imperfections, the beauty, and that …
Those of you with architectural knowledge could you share with the rest of us what kind of window is this? I find …
What do you think this is, a window or a door? In Guatemalan Spanish with call these wood logs “lepa” (lehpah me …
How about having a living room window like this one? Do you like the colonial architecture found in Antigua Guatemala? How about …
If you have followed the daily updates of AntiguaDailyPhoto for a while you would know that here we only served rich saturated …
I swear I could do a series just on unusual windows found in Antigua Guatemala. As a matter of fact, when I …
In other places of the world, windows are just windows. In La Antigua Guatemala windows are shop displays, gardens, pet spots, plant …
Arched windows are quite common in La Antigua Guatemala; I am sure I have shown you one arched window before, but I …
Detalles, details, detalles. Take a corner window, add a forged iron crate and a few plants and you have transformed a boring …
Details, details, details. Often you find little windows on the doorways of the houses of La Antigua Guatemala and most often they …
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. That’s certainly the case for the window above. This is not everybody’s cup of …
Sometimes you just feel blue, other times you simply feel red.
This window’s vista visual style is marvelous. You get textures, flowers, reflections, translucency, easy access, just to name a few features. However, …
Everybody wants to have the recipe for the Guatemalan Identity. Adopting parents, ONGs, researchers, scientists, writers, poets and even Guatemalan bloggers want …
Does anybody know when will the Christmas decorations will be put away? The answer is in last year’s entries… go happy hunting now.
Here is a little over-sharing, as Miss Jill would say. This is one of the views from our office window into the garden. Here we can see José, our green-thumb gardener waiting for the heavy rain to pass. By the way, rain is one of the most difficult things to photograph. Here I set shutter’s timing at two seconds, holding the camera over the window crate as a tripod, to try to capture the heavy down pour, yet I was only able to show silky lines. I’ve tried to do the same before in the entry Comtemplating the heavy rain with a little better success. We are about one to two weeks from the end of the rainy season.
As beautiful, cosmopolitan, antique and modern as it is La Antigua Guatemala, many people choose to live in one of the surrounding villages that belong to the municipio (county) of La Antigua Guatemala. There are many reasons for this decision which range from the economics, ‘real guatemalan experience’, or simply to live in a more natural and greener environment.
Imagine that instead of having a regular glass window, you could have a fish tank window to see your back yard. That is exactly what they sell here. I like how it almost feels like that fish are swimming in the air around the búcaro (new word for you).
It is nice to have a mellow picture to initiate the week; don’t you think so?
The house where my girlfriend (Esperanza), our three cats (Lolita, Camilo and Tito) and I live has windows facing south and west. …
Back in March 6th I showed to you the entry doorway of Hotel Santo Domingo (Holy Sunday, by the way) with violet …
No, I am not talking about the infamous and long overdue operating system from Redmond, Washington; I am simply showing a vista …
Mac and Windows in Antigua, originally uploaded by rudygiron. Something ‘light’ for the weekend. I know I am really stretching it with …
La Antigua Guatemala has many window corners like this one, a window that opens to the view of both streets. Also, another …
Here’s another take on the series Antigua Makes Me Happy. Once again, I share a portrait of a Spanish student enjoying her …
I never get tired of sharing with you all the wall textures I find during my photo walks. Of course, to celebrate …
I can believe it’s been over a year since I last posted a picture for the fun series: Antigua Makes Me Happy. …
This yellow house is also one of my favorite corners in Antigua Guatemala. I often bring photography enthusiasts taking my photo walks …
Wednesday March 2nd is the beginning of Lent 2022 or Cuaresma as we call it in the Spanish-speaking world. Purple banners and …
There are so many natural windows that frame the volcanoes Acatenango and Fuego nicely through out Antigua Guatemala and surrounding areas. Take …
Can you believe that it was on May 4th, 2006 when I first shared with y’all a corner of Antigua Guatemala. Since …
Once again I was finishing a photo walk with a group of photography enthusiasts when we decided to try to capture some …
As I have said before, “every block of Antigua Guatemala provides opportunities to capture stylish doors. I was already hook on doorways …
Every block of Antigua Guatemala provides opportunities to capture fabulous doorways. I was already hook on doorways from Antigua Guatemala before I …
Just because we are not having processions during Cuaresma [Lent] or during the Semana Santa [Holy Week] it doesn’t mean we are …
As you take strolls around Antigua Guatemala you may encounter corner doors and windows; have you seen them? If so, which is …
As I have mentioned before, it is common practice in and around Antigua Guatemala to decorate windows, entryways, façade and fountains with …
I believe this photograph can be a terrific wall art decor piece for your home or office or to give as present …
One of the things I enjoy the most during my morning photo walks are the abundance of beautiful doors, door knockers and …
Guatemala’s Independence is celebrated through the entire month of September even though the official date falls on the 15th. Independence bunting is …
There is something that I find attractive in this entrance gateway. Perhaps it is the metal jade plant blossom decoration, the lamps, …
Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day: Portón or large doorway. This is one of better looking portones in Antigua Guatemala. …
Take a look at the ruins of the cathedral complex of the Antigua Catedral de Santiago. This is a view from the …
AntiguaDailyPhoto.com began on May Day 2006 with the goal of sharing daily life imagery from the little town of Antigua Guatemala, embedded …
Antigua Guatemala is so photogenic that even under quarantine, lockdown and curfew still looks amazing, don’t you agree? Here’s one of favorite …
2020 will be remembered as the quiet year; a year without processions; a year without massive events; a year without crowds. Yet …
Jacaranda trees bloom during Cuaresma [Lent] and Semana Santa [Holy Week] and this year is no exception. All activities for Lent and …
Doors and windows all over Antigua Guatemala are decorated with purple flowers and banners. The color purple is a sign of penitence.
Believe it or not, I began the Doors & Window of Antigua Guatemala on May 4th, 2006. There have been many memorable …
Let’s continue with the discovery game of this week. Each day I will share an architectonic detail from Antigua Guatemala and you …
Here’s another intimate portrait of a cucurucho father and his son on their way to find their spot for their turn to …
Domingo de Resurrección [Easter Sunday] is the last day of Semana Santa [Holy Week]; thus on Monday the lenten decorations that adorn …
The doors and windows of Antigua Guatemala are now dressed up with the purple color of Lent, Cuaresma in Spanish. I will …
Flowers headers were the most popular façade decoration found as part of the 2nd Flower Festival of Antigua Guatemala. Flower headers were …
Even though it’s been a while since I shared with you a picture of doors from Antigua Guatemala, I knew I had …
People walking in front protruding windows with forged metal crate that enclosed pots with evergreen plants is as typical vista of Antigua …
Less is best is one of the composition rules I teach during the Antigua Photo Walks I lead around town. Here for …
Another typical vista during Lent is the purple banners and bands that adorn many houses and business doorways and windows. Palacio de …
As I mentioned yesterday, procession give us a window into the full spectrum of the Guatemalan identity. Here’s a Maya woman with …
Today I share with you a photograph of a little cucurucho boy wearing what could be his first purple robe and his …
All night long we can hear and feel the continuous eruption of Volcán de Fuego but it’s at sunrise the first time …
Here’s a window into the daily life at the parque central of Antigua Guatemala. A stool and a box and this ambulant …
One more post of the indiscreet window, this time a couple sharing a kiss on the streets of Antigua Guatemala. That’s what …
We continue the indiscreet window series with an image of two Maya girls playing hide and seek at the parque central, main …
Oh what a wonderful combination of just the right ingredients is this charming and photogenic city we call now La Antigua Guatemala. …
This past Thursday Casa Popenoe, immortalised by Louis Adamic in his book “The House in Antigua”, treated several dozen guests to two …
Here I share with you the most recent Fuego volcano eruptions from the night of October 29, 2016, captured from my balcony …
Often in the past I have talked about the aesthetic values of Antigua Guatemala, from the architecture to the decoration and art. …
Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day: Banqueta or acera for sidewalk. Not only are sidewalks in Antigua Guatemala really narrow, …
Welcome to La Antigua Guatemala, the land of the eternal Spring! We are so lucky to have so many flowers in bloom …
Not often we get the opportunity to see a full moon setting behind the volcanoes Fuego and Acatenango at sunrise, so when …
This rare double-door arched doorway is found in Calle del Arco. This picture of the double door archway makes a perfect addition …
Here’s your Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: Morral or satchel or tote bag. All I need is a window, some satchels …
The dry season also brings an increase in the activity of Fuego volcano. Recently we have experienced the roaring sounds, explosions, lava …
I invite you to caption this photograph of an abuelita buying some soda bottles. The winner selected next Wednesday, will get photo …
We continue our focusing on rustic door knobs and knockers with this new version of the typical, simple and functional colonial style …