Mobile Advertising Invades La Antigua Guatemala
I don’t know who had the bright idea to rent the clean body of almost-new vehicles for advertising, but many vehicles receive …
The Arches of McDonald’s in La Antigua Guatemala
Even fast-food restaurant have exquisite architectonic details to make them be in harmony with the colonial architecture of La Antigua Guatemala. Maybe you remember the fountain inside the Burger King’s restaurant shown here back in April 10th.
Arch column in Jocotenango
Okay enough is enough. If you browse the Arches category you can find 22 entries and that is not counting all the arches that have appeared through the 535 consecutive days, but I have not tagged or classified as arches. Not once I have talked about the simple column that supports the arch; that is wrong if you consider that it takes two columns to support a single arch.
Arches at the Jocotenango Municipalidad
Here is another shot taken at the Municipalidad de Jocotenango which shows its yellow façade and abundance of arches. Jocotenango was the community where workers and artisans (indians) lived in colonial times. Nowadays, Jocotenango still provides residence to many of the workers of La Antigua Guatemala.
Arch-framed Women in Jocotenango
This is very simple image will allow us to play a creative game. Taking the two women as our characters we will write up one of many conceivable dialogues as the interaction between them. This would be similar to what we did in Opposite Ends of Life #2, which you should look at and read to get an idea. The apparent age difference could be used to set the pair as mother and daughter or sisters or simply co-workers of the newly opened Subway; it is up to you. I will submit the first plausible dialogue.
Garden Grid and Fountain at Compañía de Jesús
I have said that I really enjoy being in this building so many times that you might actually believe that I work …
Arched Doorway in Calle de Chipilapa
A simple old and weathered arched doorway in Calle de Chipilapa. Believe it or not, there’s a matching window photo belonging to the same house… can you tell us under what name or date was published?
Taking a Break from La Antigua Guatemala
The photo above was taken at Palacio de los Capitanes building and in a late lazy afternoon. Let’s enjoy the break.
Arches at the Compañía de Jesús Building in Antigua Guatemala
The Compañía de Jesús Building has to be one of my favorites building in La Antigua Guatemala. It is beautifully restored with …
Municipal Band Concerts on Fridays
On Fridays, between 4 and 6 p.m., you can seat on one of the benches in Parque Central and enjoy of a …
Monk in San Francisco El Grande Church
It is not unusual to come across monks or nuns in La Antigua Guatemala. This morning as I was driving past the …
Don’t Ask for Directions Here!
La Antigua Guatemala is based on the time-tested Spanish grid of Streets and Avenues (see this map to get an idea). Streets …
Upside Down Arches
The first time I published the arches reflected on the water tank at Tanque de la Unión Park in La Antigua Guatemala, there were many people who really liked the photo. There were even some Guatemalans who said the reflection was done in Photoshop. Now you can take the statement either way: you can feel proud to know that you’ve snapped a shot that people think you spent many hours in the digital lab of Photoshop or you can take it as a put down on your photo-taking ability. I am glad I am very competent in the Photoshop department, heck I could even argue that I excel in the skills of Photoshop since I started working in version 2 and I use the program in a daily basis.
Voters Registration Campaign
A new roller-coaster ride has began in Guatemala: it is once again election year. Guatemala has election every four years. Normally people …
Lent Celebrations Began Today
In the Catholic realm the Holy Week Celebrations begin today with the Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of Cuaresma, the Spanish …