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Entrance to the Popenoe House, originally uploaded by rudygiron. This is the entrance to the Popenoe House, a colonial mansion restored by Wilson Popenoe from the United Fruit Company. An intimate glimpse into the house and its rich history and rebirth was done on the May issue Revue Magazine(page 10) as PDF download. The house … Read more
Look, I am watching you, originally uploaded by rudygiron. A young Antiguan lady was watching me as I took the photo that will be published tomorrow. As I turned around, I saw her peeking through the window, and I was quick on the shutter button. I guess I was lucky that the camera responded as … Read more
Selling furniture on Antigua’s streets, originally uploaded by rudygiron. The other day, on my way to work, I saw this wood-carver selling his furniture on the street. I parked and took a snapshot for this blog. Later that day, on my way home for lunch, I saw a car parked next to wood-carver; he was … Read more
Best coffee in the world, originally uploaded by rudygiron. We produce the best coffee in the world: coffee from Antigua. I said it on my May 1st post and again on May 26th, but I am not the only one saying it. Here you see a sign at the entrance of a Cafe near my … Read more
Chiltepe is the name given to Guatemala’s most widely-used hot pepper. I posted a photo of shrimp ceviche, a shrimp coctail, on May 14th that had chiltepe in it. In the picture above, you can see chiltepes as they are sold in the mercado of La Antigua Guatemala.
Arch and fountain of Jaulón, originally uploaded by rudygiron. Okay, here is another fine example of a building restoration. Most buildings in Antigua are one-story, but you can still find two-story buildings, usually used as shopping centers. The Jaulón building houses a bank, a cafe, a bar, a jewelry store, among other business. P.S. El … Read more
Antigüeños demand safety, originally uploaded by rudygiron. Many businesses and Antigüeños demanded safety from the city and province government today. There has been a lot of crime for a while now and the Antigüeños said today: enough is enough. The whole story can be read in Spanish here. Technorati tags: AntiguaDailyPhoto / Antigua / Guatemala … Read more
Veggie Oil Bus, originally uploaded by rudygiron. For being such a small city, Antigua has more non-governmental organizations (NGOs, thanks anonymous) based here than maybe any city in Central America. NGOs or private voluntary organization (PVO) are tough cookie to swallow and there seems to be two camps on the subject: the ones that say … Read more
There can not be a cat photo without a dog photo. So here you have a dog asking himself the difficult questions that troubled Shakespeare and not allowed him to get a good-night-sleep. I believe that dog has resolved quite nicely; not much to guard anyway.
Guatemalan textiles, originally uploaded by rudygiron. If you come to Antigua and decide to take a stroll you will be approached by a lot of people trying to sell you orchids, jade necklaces, Guatemalan textiles, and all sorts of native folk art. Here you see the back of a lady with many kinds of textiles … Read more
Church and stars, originally uploaded by rudygiron. There are about 12 churches, colonial nonetheless, in Antigua and today it occurred to me that, except for the Cathedral, I have not posted a single church photo. Now, I am not the type of person that visit churches very often, but if you have visited Antigua before, … Read more
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.
The name Guatemala derived from the word Goathemala which was given by the Spanish conquistadors and it derives from Quauhtlemallan a word from the Nahualt language spoken by the Tlaxcala’s natives that accompanied the conquistadors. Quauhtlemallan was a direct translation from the Mayan language’s Quiche, land of trees, or Iximche, land of corn trees, either … Read more
Opposite ends of life, originally uploaded by rudygiron. Opposite ends of life meet to cross the street. Both depend on one another. Technorati tags: AntiguaDailyPhoto / Antigua / Guatemala / Elder and child
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.