Here’s the story of Adam and Domingo, which is the typical story of many of the kids and teenagers of the high lands of Guatemala. Adam was trained in the loom to create the beautiful textiles of Quiché at his native San Antonio Ilotenango, a beautiful town with a lagoon at the center of it. … Read more
Today we have more good news from Antigua Guatemala. Today we celebrate the founding of the City of Santiago de los Caballeros de Guatemala, now La Antigua Guatemala. To celebrate, the people of Antigua Guatemala are throwing the house out the windows with parades, processions, concerts, pala encebado [greased pole], mass service and much more. … Read more
This is the vista from the runners perspective of the finish line of the half marathon of Las Rosas this Sunday morning. There were lots of things going on this Sunday in Antigua Guatemala besides the half-marathon, such a food fair, a marimba concert, photo walks again with another group of the Foundry Photojournalism Workshop, … Read more
The seventh day of the seventh month began at 5:23am with a strong tremor, a 7.1º magnitude earthquake near the Mexican-Guatemalan border that was felt all the way to El Salvador. Even though, this strong earthquake only a gave Antigua Guatemala and surrounding areas a big scare, it left casualties in Mexico and Guatemala. Since … Read more
Here’s your Spanish word of the day: Piscina or swimming pool. I don’t know if I notice them more now, or if there are really many more swimming pools around Antigua Guatemala. The biggest problem with the pools at this height over the sea level is how cold the water is, especially for Guatemalans who … Read more
Here’s your Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: “Montaña rusa” or roller coaster, although it literally means Russian Mountain. Even though the Fiestas de Santiago, Antigua Guatemala’s town fair festivities are held on July 25, the mechanical games and booths are build ahead of time. The Antigua Guatemala’s Saint James festivities are held through out … Read more
As I explained yesterday, I began the tree silhouette series even before I was even aware I was doing it. Sometimes it happens that way. Today’s picture of the silhouette of a tree a parque central was captured with the help of an 8mm fish eye lens. Often times the distortion of the fish eye … Read more
Here’s your Spanish word of the day: Catastro or Cadastre in English. Cadastre is a land registry. La Antigua Guatemala and the Departamento of Sacatepéquez are undergoing a cadastral survey by the Registro de Información Catastral, or RIC for short as part of a larger effort to build a comprehensive cadastral map or land and … Read more
While I was taking new photographs of the harpy-siren at the washbasin water tank inside the renovated Casa Herrera, corner of 3rd calle oriente and 4a avenida norte in Antigua Guatemala, I took advantage of the staircase nearby that gives access to the roof top to make this panoramic vista. With this image, I want … Read more
La Antigua Guatemala celebrated its anniversary 471 yesterday with all sorts of activities from guided walks around town, live marimba music recitals, adorning the fountains around town with flowers, and a special edition municipal council meeting. The group of pregoneros [criers] of Antigua Guatemala were seen through out dressed as in colonial times as monks … Read more
Recently several video makers are filming Antigua Guatemala from a new perspective, from above, armed with remote controlled helicopters and indestructible GoPro Hero cameras. I have been meaning to share some of these videos with you, but I hadn’t had the chance to maker photos of the actual filming process. Normally, these radio controlled helicopters … Read more
A town fair is not a fair without the churros. A churreria is the place where they make churros; [CHOOR-roh] Similiar to a cruller, this Spanish, Mexican and Guatemalan specialty consists of a sweet-dough spiral that is deep-fried and eaten like a doughnut. This churreria takes its name from a flyer the original owner, the … Read more
I don’t know if it is obvious or not, but Guatemala is not in South America or in the southern hemisphere, so in Antigua Guatemala we experience Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter at the same time than North America and Europe. So, If you really like the snow and freezing temperatures of the Winter polar … Read more
All Roads Lead to Antigua Guatemala, I’ve declared before and even had an entry with the title. Often I point out the importance of Antigua Guatemala, formerly Santiago de los Caballeros de Guatemala, through out the history of the Central American isthmus and beyond. I make a reference to this fact because La Antigua Guatemala … Read more
Here’s another photograph of the harvesting of coffee berries in Antigua Guatemala for the #RealGuatemala series. The freshly cut coffee berries being pulled by the tractor to the beneficio so they can undergo the next step in the process of producing one of the best coffees in the world. I have a few questions for … Read more