… All in one place. There are many community bulletin boards around La Antigua Guatemala. Okay, I will do an experiment. I will do a simple flyer and paste it on all the bulletin boards with the following: A title like Daily Photo Cities Around the World and a list of URLs of all the … Read more
… Equal opportunity. Related entries: Selling folk-art on the park Where are the Maya women going to? Let’s go mija, we’re are going to be late… Fruits and jelly stand Tags: Antigua Daily Photo / Antigua / Guatemala / indigenous+woman / Guatemalan indigenous dress
Not too long ago, Pamela, from Tenerife Daily Photo, talked about her bread delivery service and the “blame of the milkman” (interesting post, you should read it). Well, La Antigua has both services, although the milk delivery is disappearing, the bread delivery is very healthy here and throughout Guatemala. The bread eaten by most Guatemalans … Read more
Eric, from Paris Daily Photo, has been publishing a series of photos linked by a ‘walking’ theme. We do not have traffic lights in Antigua, but people does still cross the streets, and they not always do it at the intersection. Does people in your town respect the little green man that Eric talks about? … Read more
Tuk Tuk police, arrest this man, he talks in maths He buzzes like a fridge, he’s like a detuned radio Tuk Tuk police, arrest this girl, her hitler hairdo, is making me feel ill And we have crashed her party This photo should go with the sounds of Karma Police of Radiohead as the soundtrack. … Read more
Today I break away a bit from the daily photo format because I am including a slide show of the photos I took yesterday below. Please, let me know what you think of it; I will be waiting for your comments. Tags: Antigua Daily Photo / Antigua / Guatemala / slideshow / Independence’s Torch / … Read more
Somehow, not by conscious intention, I have managed to avoid the common references and photos of Antigua. For better or for worse, at 90 days from the beginning of this blog I have yet to publish a photo of Santa Catalina’s Arch and Calle del Arco which is the most emblematic photo of Antigua; the … Read more
Selling avocadoes, originally uploaded by rudygiron. Ever since I came to Antigua about four years ago, I often come across this lady who is always selling avocados. I believe she must have a small parcel of avocado trees. Anyhow, it is a pleasure to see her and her avocados, the local variety, are always of … Read more
Antigua’s main entrance, originally uploaded by rudygiron. On my post Welcome to La Antigua Guatemala, I showed what you see first as you come to Antigua. Today I move a little further and show you the entrance from the the opposite end. You are thrown into a different state of mind as soon as you … Read more
Ermita de la Santa Cruz Ruins, originally uploaded by rudygiron. On June 29th I posted a photo of Charly García on concert in Antigua Guatemala. Well, then I mentioned that Antigua is used as natural venue for concerts, jazz festivals, classical music recitals. The venue they use most often for concerts is La Ermita de … Read more
Live flowers for the innocent, originally uploaded by rudygiron. Today’s photo is dedicated to the dead and the innocent victims of the war in the Middle East. Let’s hope they find the road back to PEACE. My heart and sincere worries go out to all of you. Please pay a visit to Beirut Daily Photo.
Old window, originally uploaded by rudygiron. Because the high levels of humidity around Antigua, people have to paint their walls often. Not every time walls get painted they use the same color and after so many years when the paint peels, you get the gorgeous texture where the different colors peek through. The Antigua Protection … Read more
School bus and street sweeper, originally uploaded by rudygiron. Street sweeping is still done manually in Antigua. You can see the street sweeper carrying his trash can and a broom which is made with dried branches of a bush. I will make sure to take a snapshot of the broom itself next time. Technorati tags: … Read more
Guatemalan Cuisine: Pache, originally uploaded by rudygiron. Tamales are an ancient American food, made throughout the continent for over 5000 years. How about that for trivia, thanks to Wikipedia. There are so many kinds of tamales that if one was to try one per day, it would take you over twenty years to try all … Read more
Really green garden, originally uploaded by rudygiron. This a very lush and green garden. It is a pleasure to the eye. In you enter though that door, you find yourself in the dining room, which, by the way, will be tomorrow’s photo. I leave you now to digest this tranquil view. Technorati tags: Antigua Daily … Read more