Inside the walls of houses from Antigua Guatemala
During the Secrets of Antigua Guatemala photo walk I often encourage people to go inside every restaurant, hotel, shop, cultural center, et …
Artisans Town Fair in Antigua Guatemala
Once again there was an artisans town fair around Parque Central in Antigua Guatemala. Unlike previews town fairs, this time the tents …
Fuente de las Sirenas At Parque Central During A Rainy Night
Some people complain about the rains. I used to be like that; I couldn’t wait for the rainy season to be over …
The Benefits of Tiendas
One of the benefits of having convenience stores, or tiendas as we call them here, it is fact that if you need …
Eggs Are Us
How much for a 30-egg carton of eggs in the mercado of Antigua Guatemala? Well, it depends on the size, the price …
Fresh and Sweet Fruits Year Round in Antigua Guatemala
Oh market days in Antigua Guatemala and it’s never-ending supply of fresh vegetables and fruits all year round. If you like fruits, …
Rainy Season Vistas from Antigua Guatemala
La Antigua Guatemala is a very small town, less than one squared mile, about 10 blocks in the longest dimension. You could …
Overcoming Your Fears of Photographing Strangers While Traveling
As I have written before, I really enjoy sharing my approach to photographing strangers and seeing how other timid photographers dramatically transform …
The Haunting Sounds of Pre-Columbian Religious Music
As I have asked before, how can two simple musical instruments playing uncomplicated and repetitive rhythms create a profound, hauntingly, bewitching and …
Alameda Santa Lucía, Antigua Guatemala
Do you know what’s the meaning of the word Alameda? Would you like to know how many alamedas we have in Antigua …
What is happening with Correos de Guatemala?
Well, this story can make anyone go postal. It turns out that the Canadian company running the postal service for Guatemala did …
Policia Nacional Civil on Bicycles in Antigua Guatemala
I don’t know if it is ecological consciousness or lack of budget funds, but I am seeing more cops on bicycles around …
Mayan Textiles and Smartphones
The sight of smartphones next the Mayan textiles is quite common now in Antigua Guatemala. For better or worse, Mayas taking selfies …
Indulging oneself at Cookies in Antigua Guatemala
I don’t recall if I have mentioned it before, but Cookies is a great little cafe to meet people or indulge oneself …
Enjoying A Guatemalan Tostada de Guacamol
Compare to Mexican tostadas, Guatemalan tostadas are simpler, yet they are delicious. The most popular tostadas are made out of frijoles or …
Sunday Guatemalan Enchiladas from La Merced
I believe it is impossible to eat a Guatemalan enchilada without breaking it before the last bite, don’t you agree? Follow the …
Guatemalan Omelette Breakfast from El Viejo Cafe
You know you’re in Guatemala when your breakfast omelette comes with black beans and fried plantains, right? Follow the white rabbit to …
Coffee Culture in Antigua Guatemala
We’re fortune to have a rich and abundant coffee culture in Antigua Guatemala, don’t you agree? Follow the white rabbit to » …
Again is «Jueves de CICIG» in Guatemala
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Bonding time at Fuente de La Merced
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Caption This Daily Life Vista from Antigua Guatemala
The most creative caption will win a post card sent via regular mail. May the odds be ever in your favour… Follow …
Fresh flowers home delivery in Antigua Guatemala
Fresh flowers home delivery is not a new concept in Guatemala, I believe it has existed since colonial times. Here we can …
Guatemalan Peaches Are in Season No
The rainy season is upon us and so other fruits are now becoming available, such as peaches, nectarines, etc. Also, May is …
New Yorkers On The Prowl in Antigua Guatemala
This photograph of a bride and her entourage of bridesmaids was captured during a recent Antigua Photo Walk, which was one of …
Maya Women from Zunil at Parque Central, Antigua Guatemala
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Daily life vista from Antigua Guatemala
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Funding Your Travels By Selling Muffins
I encountered these two Argentines who were walking around town selling muffins, Argentine style of course, to fund their travels. Where’s a …
Live Maya Marimba Music at Calle del Arco
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Making Art at Calle del Arco On The Weekends
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Family Time By La Merced Church
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Guatemalan Enchiladas from La Merced Vendor
As I have said before, if tostadas had a kingdom, La Enchilada would be the queen of the tostadas. Good, you say, …
Street Portraits of Strangers — The Artisans
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What do Guatemalans look like?
If you look at the photos of many tourists, Guatemalans only look like the Maya. I, however, have been making portraits of …
The Art of Street Portraits of Strangers
If you would like to learn the art of photographing strangers, you should book a street photography photo walk through my www.AntiguaPhotoWalks.com …
Happy Smiling Guatemalan Faces
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Street Portraits of Strangers — Guatemalans at Lunch
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Antigua Guatemala Makes Me Happy
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Guarding The Garden Areas of Parque Central
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Guatemalan Women Styles
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Mayan Boy Guarding The Colorful Textiles
This street portrait of a Maya boy guarding a truck-load of Mayan textiles was captured during a recent Antigua Photo Walk where …
Guatemalan Food — Caldo de Mariscos
Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day: Mariscos for seafood. Can someone explain to me how could I have missed caldo …
The Most Popular Family Vehicle in Guatemala
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Portraits of Strangers — Mayan girl
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Happy Guatemalan Mothers Day
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La niña de Guatemala
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The Mayan Way of Roasting Coffee
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Close Encounters of The Third World
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Master the Art of Photographing Strangers with Rudy Giron
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Goat milk?
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The omnipresent Guatemalan tiendas & chuchos
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Guatemalan hospitality and smiles are always ready to be shared
CLICK ROULETTE » Guatemalan hapiness is contagious.
Consecutive Day 3653 — The pre-Columbian Mayan food to go — Patin
Patín is the pre-Columbian Mayan food to go. The recipe is quite simple, a cooked tomato and chile sauce smashed over a …
Consecutive Day 3652 — Eating at Parque Central
Ah, look at all the hungry people All the hungry people Where do they all come from? All the hungry people Where …
Consecutive Day 3651 — Street Wedding Photography in Antigua Guatemala
As I have explained before, simply put, street wedding photography is all about telling a story. Using street photography techniques, images are …
Consecutive Day 3650 — The City of the Perpetual Roses
Did you know that the slogan for the city of La Antigua Guatemala is “La Ciudad de las Perpetuas Rosas” or the …
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 …
Consecutive Day 3648 — Viviendo La Receta Book
The world-famous Guatemalan chef, Mirciny Moliviatis, has a new book that she’s promoting at present in the U.S. by the name of …
Consecutive Day 3647 — Food For Funds
I don’t know if this a popular thing in other parts of the world, but in Antigua Guatemala, the world capital for …
Consecutive Day 3646 — Bicycle Riding
I am happy to report that bicycles are still the most popular means of transportation, after walking, of course, in and around …
Consecutive Day 3645 — Fresh-fruit Drive-thru
We do not have any fast food drive thrus in Antigua Guatemala, except for perhaps Pollo Campero on Alameda Santa Lucía. Another …
Consecutive Day 3644 — Playful Mayan Girls
The fountain of youth! Working children always find a little time to have fun. Regardless of what many of the readers have …
Consecutive Day 3643 — We’re made of maize
We are men of maize!. As I have said before, it’s impossible to think the Guatemalan and Mesoamerican diets without maize. From …
Consecutive Day 3642 — Jaywalking in Antigua Guatemala
Jaywalking in Antigua Guatemala is quite common. So common that I think we probably jaywalk more often than crossing at the corners. …
Consecutive Day 3641 — Swim Suits in Antigua Guatemala?
Climate change denier Sarah Palin might benefit by a visit to the highlands of Guatemala, specifically the city of Antigua Guatemala, located …
Consecutive Day 3640 — El Carmen Ruins
La Ruinas de El Carmen in Antigua Guatemala are a magnificent example of baroque colonial architecture. Even in it’s decay and abandoned …
Consecutive Day 3639 — Antigua Guatemala Patios
Often during the photo walks I lead around Antigua Guatemala, I encourage people to enter every hotel, restaurant, shop and building to …
Consecutive Day 3638 — All the names
Strictly speaking, we do not make decisions, decisions make us. The proof can be found in the fact that, though life leads …
Consecutive Day 3637 — Beer Choices in Antigua Guatemala
Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day: Cervezas for beers. Slowly but surely, we are getting many more beer choices in …
Consecutive Day 3636 — Cerveza Cabro Reserva
Most people are familiar with Cerveza Gallo, the most popular beer in Guatemala. However, in my humble opinion, Moza and Cabro are …
Consecutive Day 3635 — Mayan Pizza
Here’s your illustrated Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: Pupusas for cornmeal cakes or pizzas. Pupusa is a name inherited from El …
Consecutive Day 3634 of 3654 — Maya Generations
Candid street portraits are my specialty. Here I was able to capture two Maya generations with enough context to place the candid …
Consecutive Day 3633 of 3654 — Photographing Strangers
What kind of photography would you like to do in Antigua Guatemala, candid street photography or street portraits? Why choose, let’s do …
Consecutive Day 3632 of 3654 — Parque Central Facelift
This week Parque Central has been going through a facelift. New fences, new benches, new trash cans, new garden areas. This is …
Consecutive Day 3631 of 3654 — Parque Central Meetings
Parque Central is still the best place to meet with friends and acquaintances. Better yet if it’s after 4pm when the light …
Consecutive Day 3630 of 3654 — Portraits of Selfies
As you take a photographic tour through the entries about selfies, you realise that “portraits of selfies” could be a very popular …
Consecutive Day 3629 of 3654 — Champurradas, The Guatemalan Cookies
Champurradas is what we call the most popular pan tostado [crunchy sweet bread] in Guatemala. It’s round shape and crunchy sweet taste …
Consecutive Day 3628 of 3654 — In Antigua Go Nuts
That’s right go nuts, we have so many of them. So next time you see the nuts guys, give a few exotic …
Consecutive Day 3627 of 3654 — Yellow Walls
Even though I have shown every color possible that you can find in Antigua Guatemalan and surrounding communities under the archives of …
Consecutive Day 3626 of 3654 — Focus On The Details
All along the nearly ten years of publishing daily stories from Antigua Guatemala, I have often focus on the details to tell …
Consecutive Day 3625 of 3654 — Adjust Your Focus
Adjust your focus, always. This was my directional command from the very beginning. Post stuff no one else is covering; focus on …
Consecutive Day 3624 of 3654 — Typical Vista At A Corner of Antigua Guatemala
During the next 30 days I will try to show highlights of the themes and photographic subjects I have been sharing with …
Things To Do in Antigua Guatemala — Antigua Photo Walks
Of course, we could not leave out on the list of things to do in Antigua Guatemala the TripAdvisor top-rated www.AntiguaPhotoWalks.com, lead …
Things To Do in Antigua Guatemala — A Different Coffee Tour
De La Gente NGO has put together a different and more down-to-earth coffee tour by involving the small plot farmers who belong …
Things To Do in Antigua Guatemala — The Avocado Tour
The Avocado Tour is fairly new, a couple of months or so, yet it is one of the most fascinating and interesting …
Things To Do in Antigua Guatemala — Learning to Cook Guatemalan Food
We jump-start the week after Easter with mini-series in some of the best activities to do in Antigua Guatemala. We start with …
Selfie Generation During The Holy Week
We wave good-bye to Semana Santa 2016 with the most emblematic image found during the Holy Week: The Selfie. As every year, …
Vistas from The Holy Week in Antigua Guatemala
The Holy Week is almost over. I have a few dozen photographs such as this one in my archives now. Tomorrow, Domingo …
Vistas from Good Friday in Antigua Guatemala
Good Friday, good vibes. That’s how I can summarize the sensations most people feel while spending a few hours during the Good …
Holy Week Processions — Jesús del Perdón from San Francisco El Grande
Today was a good day, well make it a Good Thursday since we are in the Holy Week. A day full of …
The Holy Week Roman Soldier Refueling Station
I always wondered where do Roman soldiers and cucuruchos [coneheads] refuel for the tremendous amount of energy required to do a full …
Holy Week Processions — Viacrucis de Santa Inés
On Good Monday, from the finca “La Chacra” comes out the procession of Jesús Nazareno del Santo Viacrucis. This is a small …
Holy Week Processions — La Reseña of La Merced
Here’s the exit of La Reseña procession from Iglesia de La Merced in Antigua Guatemala. On Palm Sunday one of the most …
Holy Week Vistas: Maya Selling Palm Sunday Bouquets
So, finally we have arrived at Domingo de Ramos, Palm Sunday. Even though I have shared a few photographs and posts during …
Maya girls baby-sitting
Children baby-sitting children, especially true with the Maya. That’s how it is. Someone how to baby-sit Fernando while the parent are working …
Conquering Your Fears of Photographing Strangers
One of the things I enjoy the most about leading the Antigua Photo Walks is to share my approach to photographing strangers …
Things to Do in Antigua When You’re Bored
People watching at the park. Having an ice cream while having your shoe shined. Talk to locals about anything and everything. Visit …
Street Photography Engagement Session in Antigua Guatemala
Here’s a sneak preview at a street photography engagement session of a couple from NYC that I made recently in Antigua Guatemala. …
Portraits of Strangers — The Guatemalan Looks
Often I see people placing Guatemalans into a tight, constricting box of looks, really tight set of guidelines of what Guatemalans are …
Street Portraits of Strangers — New Yorker
Here’s a portrait of a New Yorker having a joyful coffee experience in Antigua Guatemala! I am beginning to see a new …