Forged Metal Door Knocker
How can one find beauty in such a rustic forged metal knocker? I don’t know, but the instant I saw it I …
Antigua Style Street Lighting
I promise to stop whining about the rainy season and its washed and gray skies if I am allowed to capture a …
New Gardens in San Pedro Las Huertas
In the nine years that I have been living around La Antigua Guatemala I had never seen so much work being done …
Immigration Inception
What is the most resilient parasite? Bacteria? A virus? An intestinal worm? An idea. Resilient… highly contagious. Once an idea has taken …
Remittances Architecture
Immigrants remittances are shaping the landscape of Mesoamerica with houses and constructions built upon the dreams and hard work of people in …
Arquitectura de Remesas Exhibit
Not too long ago I visited the exhibit Arquitectura de Remesas, an anthropological, architectonic and photographic study of how immigrants remittances are …
Antigua Guatemala Terraces
As I said before in Casa Antigüeña: The Terrace, “from the attic, it is only a matter of a few steps to …
Brand New 200 Quetzals Bill is Already Circulating
Today while doing some banking mandados, errands, out of curiosity I ask if they already had the brand new Q200 bill (200 …
Almost Perfect
There are days in La Antigua Guatemala that are almost perfect, even during the rainy season. However, most days of the rainy …
Corner Búcaro Fountain
According to Foursquare, I hold more mayorships than anyone in La Antigua Guatemala, including the current elected Mayor, Dr. Vivar. 😉 So, …
Baltika Beer in Antigua Guatemala
You know La Antigua Guatemala is a cosmopolitan town the moment Baltika beer specials are found in the local supermarket. That’s right …
Colorful Guatemalan Vegetables
We are so lucky in Guatemala to have an abundant supply of fresh and colorful vegetables all year long. This colorful side …
Guatemalan Cuisine: Ensalada de Remolacha
Remolachas, beets, are another staple of the Guatemalan gastronomy. You will find often in salads, as a side dish, in curtido (pickled …
Playing With Running Water
Three simple shots of fountains found inside the patios of Casa Santo Domingo. In the picture above I decided to freeze the …
Paper Travel Guides
In my quest to bring you the most complete photographic library of the people, things and events that you may encounter while …
The Redefinition of The Pan-Maya Identity
In the previous century it was common knowledge that one could identify the provenance of the Maya people in Guatemala, especially women, …
Guatemalan Fresh Milk Home Delivery
Guatemalan fresh milk home delivery. It doesn’t get any fresher than this! How much does cost a drawn-on-the-spot glass of milk? The …
Guatemalan Cuisine: Chojin
Chojín is a word that I learned recently. Most of my life I just thought that radish salad was ensalada de rábano. …
Guatemalan Cuisine: Guacamol
Guacamol has to be among the most present sauces or salads in the Guatemalan cuisine; as well as chirmol and often together. …
Guatemalan Cuisine: Ensalada de Verduras
Contrary to popular belief, Guatemalans do have a large selection of salads in their gastronomy palette, including, of course, one of the …
Changing a light bulb
How many people are required to change a light bulb? a whole crew and a truck with basket if the light bulb …
Finca Washbasins and Water Tanks
Don’t ask me, but how did the venerable utilitarian pila (water tank) and lavadero (washbasin) became decorations elements or design accents? In …
Valle de Panchoy’s Coffee Jelly
Well, it was only a matter of time and natural that someone in La Antigua Guatemala would try to make a coffee …
Guatemalan Cuisine: piloyada antigüeña
The Piloyada Antigüeña is one of the most classic dishes from La Antigua Guatemala. Piloyada antigüeña takes its name from the piloy …
Antigua’s Antique Bicycles
This how imagine a parking lot looked like at the beginning of the 20th Century in La Antigua Guatemala. Nowadays, however, I …
Vive tu vida y deja vivir
Vive tu vida y deja vivir translate more or less to Live and let live. Well, I can believe I am letting …
Salvadoreans Flock to Antigua Guatemala
These are the most common license plates in La Antigua Guatemala right now. I could go as far as saying that there …
Guatever
Guatever. I want one because I like the color, the typography and the chapín twist. Where can I buy it? Now, can …
Market Marchers Manifestation
La Antigua Guatemala sí es Guatemala after all. I hate to admit it, but Manolo was right! Just when I think Antigua …
Ubi’s Ceviche
Last week Jonathan Gold from LA Weekly and Evan Kleinman host of KCRW’s Good Food program did a review of La Cevicheria, …
Thought Provoking Art at Casa Santo Domingo
As you walk around Casa Santo Domingo, you find antique and contemporary artworks one after the other without disrupting harmony and a …
Art at Casa Santo Domingo
Hotel + Museo Casa Santo Domingo takes very seriously the museo, museum, part of its name. Not only there are several museums …
Theme day: Bright Colours
August 1 marks the opportunity to participate in the theme day of the City Daily Photo community around the world and this …
Guacamaya’s Bright Colours
Tomorrow, August 1, the theme day for the City Daily Photo community will be Bright colours. I figured I get a head …
New Closing Time City Ordinances
There is new seismic activity in La Antigua Guatemala’s grapevine. For a while now, I’ve been hearing rumors about new closing times …
1773 Guatemala Earthquake Time Capsule
An earthquake struck Guatemala on July 29, 1773 and had an estimated epicentral intensity magnitude of 7.5 Mi. It was followed by …
Daredevil in Antigua Guatemala
The things one must do to earn a living. 🙁 So what’s the guy doing all the way up there? Good question …
Typical Lunch from Travel Menu
Ah hah, I am very close to discover exactly what turns any meal into a typical Guatemalan dish. I believe that you …
Leaves of Grass
I am sure you were already thinking of Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass. Gotcha! Well, this is really a literal snapshot or …
Amantes a La Antigua
Do you believe this couple will also record their names interlocked inside a heart as proof their present love?
Coupled Up
For as long as there’s love, couples will feel the desire to record their names, interlocked, as proof that at one point …
Las Capuchinas Ruins Stairway
The Convento de Las Capuchinas is among the best preserved ruins in La Antigua Guatemala. Every nook and cranny of Las Capuchinas …
Time To Take A Nap
Guatemala is a tiny little country with a tremendous wealth of things to do and see. From La Antigua Guatemala, you can …
Keeping An Analog Travel Log
My aim is to put down on paper what I see and what I feel in the best and simplest way. —Ernest …
The Titanic Sushi Sampler
In my never-ending quest to bring you the cosmopolitan dining options available in La Antigua Guatemala. Ubi’s Sushi, managed by chef Jeremías, …
Half Marathon Las Rosas 2010 Part 2
The Antigua Guatemala’s Half Marathon Las Rosas consists of a route of 21 kilometers through La Antigua Guatemala, Jocotenango, Ciudad Vieja and …
Half Marathon Las Rosas 2010 Part 1
This past Sunday I covered the Half Marathon Las Rosas 2010 with two cameras and the iPhone. I was tweeting and sending …
The Maestro Behind MaestrosdelWeb
Like I declared yesterday, I am a lucky guy! I am so fortunate to have among my friends and acquaintances movers and …
Benefit Photo Exhibit for Agatha’s Victims
I am a lucky guy! I am so lucky to have among my friends and acquaintances movers and shakers of the Guatemalan …
Weather Forcast for Antigua Today: Sunny
This is how Guatemala’s Instituto Nacional de Sismología, Vulcanología, Meteorología e Hidrología, INSIVUMEH for short, measures the hours of sun light for …
Green, Green, Green Quetzalumán
A simple image with lots of green and a touch of red, similar to our beautiful Quetzal; Guatemala’s ultimate symbol for freedom. …
Guatemalan Geek Squad Lunch
One important goal for me is to show you what’s possible and what’s available in La Antigua Guatemala. Believe it or not, …
Guatemalan Weekend Tamal Breakfast
Here’s what a typical Sunday morning Guatemalan breakfast may look like. I say Sunday morning breakfast because normally one can only find …
Listen to this Maximón…
I love black and white photography! Even though my photographic signature is actually rich, vibrant saturated colors, I really love what can …
Maximón Lives!
A few months ago, I posted as part of the Theme Day some Maximón effigies made from wood, now holly wood really …
Once Upon a Time In Antigua Guatemala
Here’s once again my dear friend Nelo being such an accomodating model for my take on Antigua Guatemala’s version of El Mariachi …
Guatemalan Beers: Cabro and Moza
If I had a penny for each time a Moza beer has been shown in the over 1,555 pages of AntiguaDailyPhoto? Moza …
Guatemalan Ceviche Mixto: Concha y Camarón
The best Guatemalan ceviche has to be ceviche of concha and camarón. Concha is sort of a shell clam known in Mexico …
Antigua’s First Recycling Program
A few weeks ago I introduced you to the recycling truck of La Antigua Guatemala and hi-lighted the fact that it runs …
Recycling Bins in Finca Filadelfia
Slowly but surely recycling is becoming a reality in Antigua Guatemala. Can anybody explain me what is the Guatemalan fascination with toneles …
Inside Patio and Fountain
Here’s an interesting idea, cover the patio with transparent laminas plus a pergola framework where one can hang the Colas de Quetzal …
Palo de Izote Reflected
Palo de Izote is the Mesoamerican cousin of the Joshua or Yucca tree. I have a fascination with the Izote tree; I …
I Wonder What’s New in Guatemala
Me too! I wish I knew what’s new in Guatemala. Can you help me?
Theme day: Reflections
Like every first of the month, today is theme day for City Daily Photo community around the world and this month’s theme …
Even Volvos Look Great in Antigua Guatemala
In Hollywood movies whenever they want to portrait or build the character as a safe person, either a house girlfriend or a …
Antigua Fragments
Here’s my humble attempt at summarizing some of the architectonic elements of Antigua Guatemala. How you like it?
Fountain Fragment
Besides signs, I also have a fascination for fountains. I am glad in La Antigua Guatemala there is an abundance of both. …
Antigua Abstracta
Early on I had been bewitched by the abstract possibilities found in every nook and cranny of this enchanting and vibrant sleepy …
Vibrant Guatemalan Women
As a graphic designer I can never ceased to be amazed by the intricate brightly colored textiles worn by the Maya people …
We’re Men of Maize Diner Decoration
Café Santa María is quite possibly the most popular comedor in Antigua Guatemala nowadays. I eat there at least twice a week …
Coffee, Bagels and Free Wifi
The Bagel Barn is a popular venue in La Antigua Guatemala for getting a bagel sandwich, great coffee and checking your email. …
Chunches y Chunchitos Sign
“Chunches y Chunchitos” is what a call a creative Guatemalan name for a business. What do you think they sell inside and …
Guatemalan Culture and History Through Textiles
The Maya were among the most prominent story tellers. The Maya ‘wrote’ just about everything. I am sure that if the ancient Maya scribblers had access to Twitter and Facebook, they would have had busy timelimes; heck they would have used aggregators to fill their lifestream with every imaginable media.
Mango, Pepitoria and Lemon Juice Popsicle
Guatemalan are living a new sense of freedom, not the kind that was expected by the signage of the Peace Accords of …
Colorful Guatemalan Wooden Handicrafts
I am a firm believer that if Alfred Hitchcock had lived in Guatemala his nightmares would have been in Technicolor. Certainly, Hitchcock …
Crater of Volcán de Agua Wallpaper
Wow, time flies by; I just realized I have not shared a wallpaper with you since the Earth Day Wallpaper From Antigua …
Rainy Season Vistas: Rain Drops and Chiles
Here’s a follow up image to Rain Drops, which because of the extreme close-up was unclear that you were looking at a …
Father’s Day in Guatemala
Today, for instance, in Guatemala we celebrate Día del padre, Father’s Day. So I decided to share with you three photos of a series of a father and her daughter having a tender lunch. The little girl refused to take the byte unless her dad gave it to her on the mouth. These three photos are in reverse order, so the first frame is the thumbnail on the right, next the thumbnail of the left and finally the photograph above as they break into smiles and happy moments. There other photos with both of them smiling, but I love the mirada juguetona, playful look of the lit
Rainy Season Vistas: Rain Drops
What better way to capture the beauty of the rainy season than with rain drops?
Nature-inspired Beauty Pageant Floats
Here’s a lesson to be learned. Even though San Pedro Las Huertas was one of the villages that was hit the hardest …
Rainy Season Vistas
I have decided that instead of complaining about the horrible light and photographic conditions of the rainy season I am going to …
El Foot Bool Une Fronteras y Razas
Foot Bool with the African spelling is how the people of San Pedro Las Huertas want to let everyone know that the …
Blink And The World Will Change
It’s kind of paradoxical that in a place like La Antigua Guatemala things change in the blink of an eye. But, things …
Solar Water Heaters, Clear Energy
Water heaters is another important area in Guatemala where one can bring clear energy and help the environment and the economy. That …
Proyecto Biodiesel Antigua Guatemala
This is what I shared with you before about the Antigua’s Biodiesel Project: Antigua Guatemala is full of Quixotes who do not …
The Recycling Truck of Antigua Guatemala
Recycling the recycling truck of La Antigua Guatemala. Keep reading and I promise the previous sentence will make sense. My dear green …
Guatemala Green: Recycling Hi-Tech Junk
I have always believe that Green should be the color of Guatemala; green should be the flag and all other national iconography …
Tuk Tuk Toy
Believe it or not, the tuk tuk motorcycles which are used as short-run taxis, tourist police patrols units and grocery delivery vehicles …
Antigua Guatemala Is Not The Real World
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Lazy Afternoons At The Park
The fountains around the Plaza Mayor provide the perfect sound track for spending a relax time sitting on a bench and watching …
Pasadores Coloniales
Can you guess what kind of furniture has these fasteners on it? Hint, hint, a recent sign has the word you’re looking …
Guatemalan Cuisine: Sancocho
First of all, I am going to request the help of my dear epistolary friends Erin and Manolo for this entry. Erin …
Traffic Jam at the Panadería
If you hate traffic jams and bumper-to-bumper situations, then, stay away from the panaderías between 5 pm and 7 pm; the afternoon …
Theme day: Funny sign
What kind of business do you think corresponds to El Cofre sign? Like every first of the month, today is theme day …
Give Me A Hand
You know what I mean! 😉 Okay, let’s review the recent events of the last four days: 1. Fast jolt by an …
Agatha’s Aftermath
As the new figures and images keep pouring in it becomes obvious that the tropical storm Agatha has caused more damages in …
Stop Agatha, Stop!
Guatemalans urgently need a break! First we experience a short but strong jolt cause by an earthquake. Right after Pacaya volcano began …
Stop Pacaya, Stop!
I can easily hear a lot of Guatemalans asking just that: Stop Pacaya, Stop! For those who don’t know, Pacaya is the …
Typical Guatemalan Breakfast
I have shown you the typical Guatemalan breakfast at least three times and each time has been somehow different, how so? Well, …