Them Belgians
There is a lot of activity around Parque Central even when it’s raining. If you pay attention while having a cup of …
Independence Day?
Guatemala has many traditions that have remained until now and will hopefully remain for centuries to come. One, as you already know …
Masks
Masks are beautiful, of course. It is said that people wear masks, depending on how they live on a daily basis. Simple …
Cucurucho Candles
You’d be amazed on everything that might be for sale on the streets of La Antigua Guatemala during Lent. This time while …
Ensamble Antiqua
The Santo Domingo del Cerro hosted a Baroque music concert on Palm Sunday, and well, after Nelo’s wonderful work on Processions, perhaps …
Flor de la Pasión
Having a satisfying coffee with a very delicious torreja at La Cocina del Obispo, this flower was just there sort of flirting. …
Doorlocks
Isn’t it just engaging to run into so many different doorlocks around La Antigua Guatemala? This one is found in one of …
A Fountain’s Top
Like many fountain’s around Antigua Guatemala, there is always something very soothing about them (oh, and the light was just beautiful), but …
Coffee and Post Card Writing Time
This was the very first time I became aware of the location of the table with the antique map on top. The …
On the Northern Side of Antigua Guatemala
As you may know, here in La Antigua Guatemala, like in many places, on odd-numbered avenues traffic runs North and on even-numbered …
La Cocina del Obispo
La Cocina del Obispo Restaurant is located in San Juan del Obispo, perhaps a 10 minute drive from La Antigua Guatemala. The …
Contrasts
Not the normal way you’d think about contrasts (politically speaking), but I just love it when you just try to challenge lighting …
On 01-01-11
At the beginning of the year La Antigua Guatemala was crowded; it was nice to see lots of people enjoying themselves, just …
Loading up 2011
On my way to La Bodegona to get some red wine for the new year celebrations of 2011, I noticed that the …
Driving down from Acatenango Volcano
Sometimes one is force to pump up the ISO (raise the film sensitivity) in order to be able to get a photograph. …
Acatenango Volcano Saga
It’s very enjoyable to look at how the condensation concentrates on vegetation on the volcanic slopes. Probably it would have been nicer …
Volcanic Colours Around Antigua Guatemala
If you ever decide to hike the volcanoes around La Anttigua Guatemala, don’t ever forget to pay attention to the colors you …
Coffee and Volcanoes Around Antigua Guatemala
On the road to San Juan del Obispo you can find this view, where you can see a coffee plantation in the …
Sunrise on top of the world
About three years ago while doing a job with the terrible weather conditions I was able to capture this sunrise vista which …
Fuego Volcano Erupting
How do you think you would feel if you were on top of the Acatenango Volcano and then you watched the Fuego …
The San Francisco El Grande Church
A year ago we went to Café Sky to celebrate a friend’s birthday and all of a sudden I glanced to my …
Chimneys
Scattered throughout the terra cotta rooftops of La Antigua, keen observers can spy the signature domed chimneys of the traditional Spanish colonial …
Classic Lamps
Guess, just a simple guess… Do you recall the place on the images? If so, what were you doing there? text and …
Sushi Fridays
In La Antigua Guatemala we’ve started the tradition to have sushi for lunch on Fridays; it’s Rudy’s fault really since he organized …
Giant Kites from Santa María Cauqué
I am still getting over a cold, so I was a bit hesitant to leave home for All Saints Day. However, since …
Fuego showing off…
While some people prefer to make an extra buck, or a lot more extra bucks, here in La Antigua Guatemala some of …
Acatenango ahumado
After being away for so long in El Petén, and dealing with a lot of archaeological photography. Anyway, in one of those …
Holy Week Play in Antigua Guatemala
You think Antigua Guatemala is just processions for the Semana Santa? Wrong. There is more… there are also plays, like this one. …
Earth Hour 2010 in Antigua Guatemala
An hour for the Planet… An hour of no light for the planet; it was celebrated worldwide. Antigua Guatemala did its share, …
Sunsets from the Land of the Eternal Spring
Don’t you wish you were here now? How many songs can you think of when you see these photos? text and photos …
A Photographic Visit to El Mirador…
Before you think of the largest pyramid in the world and the Mayan ruins complex known as El Mirador, El Petén, this …
A glance of San Martín Jilotepeque
Aren’t you curious of what else is around Antigua Guatemala besides the famous places? Aren’t you curious of what might you find? …
About Today’s Afternoon
This afternoon seems to have been one of the best of the year, and quoting Rudy: Linda tarde de enero en La …
Antigua’s New Year Celebrations Slide Show
Who said New York is the only city that never sleeps? The New Year celebrations is one of the occasions in which …
The mime just wants to get married
Often it’s a bit complicated to go out on Sundays because La Antigua Guatemala gets crowded. Two dear friends from El Petén …
Visiting San Felipe de Jesús on the Weekends
San Felipe de Jesús is just a small town next to La Antigua Guatemala, which has its own particularities. San Felipe’s church …
How about being contagious?
How do you get people infected with good stuff? I mean, it is difficult for foreigners to visit Guatemala, and, sometimes, that’s …
40th Anniversary of the National Council for the Protection of Antigua
The wonderful celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the National Council for the Protection of Antigua was held on Nov 20th at …
A dance of fire and joy
Tuesday the 13th, a day of much superstition, was the day of the a fundraising event at JP’s Rumbar for the non-government …
Stop, watch and observe
Sometimes I forget that I should simply disconnect from the Internet and go outside. This time Rudy Girón took me out, and …
Just a sunset
There is something about how the sun rises and sets that gets people marveled, or in some kind of magical admiration to …
A brief sunrise amongst volcanoes
After having lived for more than three months now in La Antigua Guatemala, I’ve only been a little around its surroundings. So …