Entrance to the Popenoe House
Entrance to the Popenoe House, originally uploaded by rudygiron. This is the entrance to the Popenoe House, a colonial mansion restored by …
Look, I am watching you
Look, I am watching you, originally uploaded by rudygiron. A young Antiguan lady was watching me as I took the photo that …
Selling furniture on Antigua’s streets
Selling furniture on Antigua’s streets, originally uploaded by rudygiron. The other day, on my way to work, I saw this wood-carver selling …
Best coffee in the world
Best coffee in the world, originally uploaded by rudygiron. We produce the best coffee in the world: coffee from Antigua. I said …
Chiltepe, the hot pepper of Guatemala
Chiltepe is the name given to Guatemala’s most widely-used hot pepper. I posted a photo of shrimp ceviche, a shrimp coctail, on …
Arch and fountain of El Jaulón
Arch and fountain of Jaulón, originally uploaded by rudygiron. Okay, here is another fine example of a building restoration. Most buildings in …
Antigüeños demand safety
Antigüeños demand safety, originally uploaded by rudygiron. Many businesses and Antigüeños demanded safety from the city and province government today. There has …
Antigua’s NGOs capital of the world
Veggie Oil Bus, originally uploaded by rudygiron. For being such a small city, Antigua has more non-governmental organizations (NGOs, thanks anonymous) based …
To sleep or to guard, that is the question
There can not be a cat photo without a dog photo. So here you have a dog asking himself the difficult questions …
Selling Guatemalan textiles
Guatemalan textiles, originally uploaded by rudygiron. If you come to Antigua and decide to take a stroll you will be approached by …
Antigua’s Church of Santa Lucía
Church and stars, originally uploaded by rudygiron. There are about 12 churches, colonial nonetheless, in Antigua and today it occurred to me …
Guatemalan Beers
These are the widest available Guatemalan Beers. In the picture you can see the 1 liter container for Gallo, Victoria and Brahva. There are five other brands which belong to Gallo house (Cervecería Centroamericana) as well as Victoria. Beer is the preferred alcoholic drink for Guatemala and quite understandable since it is a tropical country. My favorite Guatemalan beer is Moza [sp], a bock type recipe.
Wood used as fuel in Antigua
The name Guatemala derived from the word Goathemala which was given by the Spanish conquistadors and it derives from Quauhtlemallan a word …
Opposite ends of life
Opposite ends of life, originally uploaded by rudygiron. Opposite ends of life meet to cross the street. Both depend on one another. …
Fountain of Palacio de Doña Leonor
Spanish colonial architecture was based on a central patio with fountain (most of the time) surrounded by rooms. This rebuilt building is a good example of this type of layout.