The best places to photograph in Antigua Guatemala is among the most popular photo walks people take with me. I guess after photographing the city every day for over 11 years, you learn the best angles and spots to take pictures. This knowledge comes handy as well for photo sessions. Here are my five favourite … Read more
This is the end, beautiful friend This is the end, my only friend, the end Of our elaborate plans, the end Of everything that stands, the end No safety or surprise, the end I’ll never look into your eyes, again… There are now 4,032 posts in the archives of AntiguaDailyPhoto, organized neatly in reverse chronological … Read more
If you go beyond the heart of downtown Antigua Guatemala, there’s a world of interesting destinations around the villages and nearby municipalities. For instance, the road to El Hato provides so many gorgeous views of the surrounding communities. The road to San Cristóbal El Alto is quite scenic. El Pilar in San Cristóbal El Bajo … Read more
Here’s another typical small entrepreneurial shop found in the villages of Antigua Guatemala, in San Pedro Las Huertas in this particular case. The more business you find in the villages, the less you have to visit downtown Antigua Guatemala. How are you liking the post cards of real life in Antigua Guatemala?
Having one shoes shone is among the most popular things to do in the parque central of Antigua Guatemala. Eating ice cream, talking to other people, meeting tour guides, reading, hanging out with friends, are other things that come to mind. What else am I missing?
Guatemalan tostadas are simple and tasteful. Normally, frijoles, guacamol or salsa de tomate, or beans, avocado sauce and tomato sauce. Sometimes, though, tostadas can have other stuff on them, such as enchiladas or any tostada with chojin, radish salad. Chomín, chau mein, is another possibility for tostadas. Which Guatemalan tostada is your favourite?
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 think that when I started I didn’t imagine I was going to be able to do it for 30 days. I have covered just about every single topic, theme and issue that I … Read more
That’s right, when Winter is unbearable in the north, people in La Antigua Guatemala are enjoying the best temperate weather and lots of sunshine of the entire year. So, if you like warm sunshine in the morning or colourful sunsets with comfortable weather, Antigua Guatemala is the place to be. So, what are you waiting … Read more
Here’s your illustrated Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: Invierno for Winter. How could you not like the chilly, lots of sunshine, mostly cloudless dry season in Antigua Guatemala which happens to fall during otoño, Autumn, and invierno, Winter? Come on, tell me what’s not to like about it. Did I mention the most colourful … Read more
Winter is coming! This is what twilights feel like during the dry season in Antigua Guatemala that encompasses the months of November through April. If you need a temperate place to hibernate the long harsh Winter, perhaps you need a little Guatemala in your life. By the way, what is it going to be for … Read more
Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day: Crepúsculo or twilight. Once again we are experiencing some sunset clouds, celajes pues, as we are supposed to during the dry season. By the way, I don’t know if you have heard me rave about the dry season, the best time to come to Guatemala. As I … Read more
As I have said it many times before, in Guatemala we sell light, sunshine pues. Almost any time of the year you can to Guatemala for the light. Winter is not exception, in fact, quite the opposite. Even the water in the fountains is warm enough for kids to play with. How is weather during … Read more
One of the most striking features of the Winter season in Guatemala is how much sunshine we get. Perhaps, we notice it more simply because the cold wind blowing from the true north, pushes the, otherwise stationary, clouds away. This much sunshine, of course, counters the cold wind, thus give us such wonderful temperate weather … Read more
Pilas de Santa Clara, better known as Tanque de La Unión, is quite possibly the most romantic spot in Antigua Guatemala. Teenagers and young adults prefer it over all other romantic spots in Antigua Guatemala, especially so around the golden hour and through the blue hour, as you can see in this post. By the … Read more
