There are now 5,400 posts in the archives of AntiguaDailyPhoto, organized neatly in reverse chronological order, by category order and by hash tags. This is the largest multimedia resource in English about the Guatemalidad or the Guatemalan identity, traditions and culture. I have tried to cover just about everything I have come across in these +16 years…
Attention, attention, In Antigua Guatemala we are offering shelter and refuge to those in need of sunshine and temperate weather. Everyone is …
Started with the night of December 15, there have been sightings of Joseph and Mary’s quest for shelter around the streets of …
Antigua Guatemala is a popular destination for snowbirds looking for warmer Winter weather. Although, Antigua Guatemala is located about an hour away …
Everywhere you walk in Antigua Guatemala now you fill Christmas decorations. I captured today’s photo of the traditional posada lanterns and omnipresent …
This vista of Lavaderos of Pilas de Santa Clara, washbasins, better known as Tanque de la Unión, with the towering colossal Volcán …
Even during the rainy season that spans from May through early November, we get to enjoy sunshine bathed evergreen gardens with flowers …
It was on May Day 2006 that I began sharing daily life vistas from Antigua Guatemala at my blog for the colonial …
I never get tired of sharing with you all the wall textures I find during my photo walks. Of course, to celebrate …
Today I share with you the view of Finca Filadelfia and the village of San Felipe de Jesús and the municipality of …
We are almost at the end of the dry season, soon the skyline of Antigua Guatemala will be filled with clouds and …
I really enjoy sharing my approach to street photography and seeing how other timid photographers dramatically transform from being shy to really …
If a picture is worth a thousand words there’s no need for a caption for today’s photo, don’t you agree?
As I mentioned earlier this week, the temperate Winter season in Antigua Guatemala comes with gorgeous light in the morning and afternoon …
The temperate Winter season in Antigua Guatemala comes with gorgeous morning light and comfy temperatures between 10ºC/50ºF and 25ºC/77ºF. Canadians and people …
… We don’t talk about ####. I am hopeful for 2021 and I believe the world will be a better place, poco …
Here’s your illustrated Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: Pashte for Spanish moss. One of the most important organic decorations for the …
My commitment to share with you daily life images from Antigua Guatemala is as strong as it was on May 1, 2006. …
Over the weekend these newly installed speed bumps were painted with bright yellow and black paint; as it is the usual the …
Today I share with you a vista of the morning light bathing the magnificent Ruinas de Santa Rosa. Right now is the …
Take a photographic tour through the different images of morning light in Antigua Guatemala. Enjoy! Gorgeous Morning Light at Calle del Arco …
Here’s your illustrated Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: Tienda for convenience store. Tiendas are so common in Latin America and Antigua …
Since many of you might still be under lockdown or quarantine regulations [that’s the case in Guatemala] and traveling is still out …
What a sight, hundreds of people in queue on Sunday morning waiting to be hired by Antigua Guatemala’s leaving municipal administration. Is …
Here’s your illustrated Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: Zaguán for entrance hall or hallway. Antigua Guatemala is full of entrance hall …
The town of Antigua Guatemala was founded as Santiago de Guatemala on July 25, 1524. The location of Antigua Guatemala was third …
Officially so far there are only two co-working spaces in Antigua Guatemala: Impact Hub, profiled back in October 2014 and Salina’s Co-working …
Follow the white rabbit to take a photographic tour of the different ice cream carts found in and around Antigua Guatemala.
This is a centuries old play written by a Franciscan friar as a warning for those who make the wrong choices in …
The early morning photo walks are the best because the quality of the light and the quality of the vistas one finds …
Antigua Guatemala’s Bus Terminal is so vibrant and photogenic. Watch out though, buses come and go so quickly that you might get …
Guatemala’s Independence Day is observed on September 15th and since we celebrate the entire month September becomes into the Guatemalan flag season. …
As I often preach: lest is best. This is only the corner of Museo de Arte Colonial, formerly the building of Universidad …
Quotidian life is coming back to Antigua Guatemala after a couple quiet days of clean up. Even the ambulant vendors can be …
There are cleaning up crews in every block of Antigua Guatemala. At this rate, the city is going to look even better …
Although I prefer the warmer colors of the late afternoon during the magic hours, I usually shoot in the mornings during my …
La Antigua Guatemala is one the most fun and enjoyable cities to walk and explore, even with its cobblestone streets. My recommendation: …
Today’s panoramic picture was taken from the second floor of Palacio del Ayuntamiento, better known now as la Muni; short for Municipalidad. …
Can you tell me why this is an unusual picture for Antigua Guatemala? Interesting enough, about 12 years ago I started AntiguaDailyPhoto.com …
For nearly a year AntiguaDailyPhoto has been providing a daylight live webcam with a panoramic vista of the volcanos Agua, Fuego and …
Jocotes are the Guatemalan version of plums. Jocotes are also known as Spanish Plum or Red Mombin or Hog Plum. Most people …
Even though there’s one co-working space company in Antigua Guatemala, many people still prefer to use coffee shops and restaurants as co-working …
Here’s another typical vista from Antigua Guatemala, fruit and veggie delivery on market days. Enjoy!
Of course, motorcycles are bought to show off and to create experiences. Guatemalans are no strangers to big, expensive bikes and often …
The best places to photograph in Antigua Guatemala is among the most popular photo walks people take with me. I guess after …
This is the end, beautiful friend This is the end, my only friend, the end Of our elaborate plans, the end Of …
If you go beyond the heart of downtown Antigua Guatemala, there’s a world of interesting destinations around the villages and nearby municipalities. …
Here’s another typical small entrepreneurial shop found in the villages of Antigua Guatemala, in San Pedro Las Huertas in this particular case. …
Having one shoes shone is among the most popular things to do in the parque central of Antigua Guatemala. Eating ice cream, …
Guatemalan tostadas are simple and tasteful. Normally, frijoles, guacamol or salsa de tomate, or beans, avocado sauce and tomato sauce. Sometimes, though, …
So what differences do you find between the two women?
That’s right, today’s entry is number 3,911 at AntiguaDailyPhoto.com. That’s over 10 and a half years daily updates from Antigua Guatemala. To …
That’s right, when Winter is unbearable in the north, people in La Antigua Guatemala are enjoying the best temperate weather and lots …
Here’s your illustrated Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: Invierno for Winter. How could you not like the chilly, lots of sunshine, …
Winter is coming! This is what twilights feel like during the dry season in Antigua Guatemala that encompasses the months of November …
Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day: Crepúsculo or twilight. Once again we are experiencing some sunset clouds, celajes pues, as …
As I have said it many times before, in Guatemala we sell light, sunshine pues. Almost any time of the year you …
One of the most striking features of the Winter season in Guatemala is how much sunshine we get. Perhaps, we notice it …
Pilas de Santa Clara, better known as Tanque de La Unión, is quite possibly the most romantic spot in Antigua Guatemala. Teenagers …
This what Winter looks like in Antigua Guatemala. This chair could be your seat in the mornings or afternoons during this Winter …
Día de los Difuntos or Day of the Dead is observed in Guatemala on November 2. This means that for a few …
As some of you may already know, I lead photo walks at three distinct cemeteries on All Saints Day. After a photography …
Last Saturday night, once again, “Un Mensaje al Cielo” or “A Message To The Sky” event released over 1,000 hot air balloons …
This lady sells and delivers flowers to many shops and houses in Antigua Guatemala. She’s quite a popular subject with photographers as …
There are so many ways in which Guatemalans use eco-friendly lifestyles, such as hand carts for deliveries, recycling and repurposing of junk …
Here’s an everyday vista at Casa Presidencial in Antigua Guatemala; airing the laundry out in public view. As you can see, we …
Often I think that Antigua Guatemala is not Guatemala. La Antigua Guatemala is a bubble where the Guatemalan reality is warped. Then, …
How could I not get in to take a peek at this new candy shop; I mean, as a photographer I am …
Thanks to Ecofiltro’s water stations, peppered through out Antigua Guatemala we now can offer free water for all. You can find these …
These traditional wooden ice cream carts found around Parque Central, the main square in Antigua Guatemala are so colourful and fit right …
Inspired by the pop-up restaurant movement of Europe and North America, chief chef Rodrigo Aguilar of Por Q’ Comemos has popped up …
Is there anyone caring for the horses that are used for the carriage tours around Antigua Guatemala? Follow the white rabbit to …
Sometimes life in La Antigua Guatemala feel like you’re going downhill with no break. Sometimes is the opposite. Summer is already here …
La Antigua Guatemala is a very small town, less than one squared mile, about 10 blocks in the longest dimension. You could …
Well, this story can make anyone go postal. It turns out that the Canadian company running the postal service for Guatemala did …
The sight of smartphones next the Mayan textiles is quite common now in Antigua Guatemala. For better or worse, Mayas taking selfies …
Follow the white rabbit to » Guatemalan Cotton Candy.
Follow the white rabbit to » Guatemalan Faces at Antigua Guatemala’s Main Square.
Ah, look at all the hungry people All the hungry people Where do they all come from? All the hungry people Where …
I am happy to report that bicycles are still the most popular means of transportation, after walking, of course, in and around …
La Ruinas de El Carmen in Antigua Guatemala are a magnificent example of baroque colonial architecture. Even in it’s decay and abandoned …
Adjust your focus, always. This was my directional command from the very beginning. Post stuff no one else is covering; focus on …
Neo: What are you trying to tell me? That I can dodge bullets? Morpheus: No, Neo. I’m trying to tell you that …
Back in the day when cyber cafes started back in the U.S., I always wondered why they were called cyber cafes when …
You can find all kinds of merchandise for sale on the streets of Antigua Guatemala and the rest of the country for …
Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day: Cucurucho or cone-head. Cucuruchos are the men who carry the heavy processional floats. What …
Today I am sharing a simple street view of Antigua Guatemala. It’s been a while since I posted a street view and …
We continue our Antigua Sandwich Week mini series with an open face sandwich: the Guatemalan take on eggs benedict includes dices of …
If you want to know more about these devil masks, let me know and I will tell you the story behind them.
That’s right, life a Latin America can be surreal at times, don’t you agree?
As I mentioned on the entry Guatemalan Fashionistas in Antigua Guatemala, the city is the excellent destination for fashionistas who are looking …
If Kafka had lived in Guatemala, he would have been only a clerk. I have said it before and I am certain …
Drones and selfies. As you can see, we also suffer from the aberrations of humanity in La Antigua Guatemala. Needless to say, …
Early morning walks and runs around La Antigua Guatemala are the best, don’t you agree? This is especially true during the rainy …
This is a typical vista from the streets of La Antigua Guatemala. If you get up early you can catch antigüeños on …
Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day: Cervezas for beers. This is one of most important words you can learn in …
This a typical vista during the dry season, normally November through April. This year however, this is the sort of vista one …
It’s been a while since I shared an architectural decoration piece from the streets of La Antigua Guatemala. I always recommend photographing …
