Here is another section of the façade of La Merced Church in La Antigua Guatemala. I also like this particular shot because of the contrast of the yellow paint and the white stucco against the dark blue sky and the irregular shapes on top. What do you think of this vista?
For sure, if you have followed the AntiguaDailyPhoto.Com for a while, you have seen photos of La Iglesia de La Merced, right? Well, in case you have not seen this richly saturated yellow landmark from La Antigua Guatemala, here are some of the previous photos: La Merced Church framed by the Arch of Santa Catalina; … Read more
Yesterday, I mentioned that La Antigua Guatemala’s Central Park is often used as stage for many free cultural and artistic events. Well, the Main Plaza, or Plaza Mayor as it is the official name, is also often used as shooting location for many photographers covering Quinceaños (Fifteen years) and Weddings. In the picture above, we … Read more
Well, it looks like 2009 will be the year of the new paint jobs on all the major churches around Antigua Guatemala prior to the Holy Week celebrations, which, by the way will begin one week from today. In the photo above, you can see new colors for La Antigua Guatemala’s Cathedral. This is the … Read more
Detalles, detalles, detalles. What better way to show you the brand new paint job at the Iglesia de La Merced than to find a contrasting color to warm yellow of the La Merced church. To get a nice deep blue to contrast yellow and white paint and the Moon hanging right up there is just … Read more
Elizabeth, watch I am going to take this photo and send it to him with only one line: I wish you were here, honest! Honest, I wish ALL of you were here to enjoy this wonderful weather and those captivating sunsets of the Lent season; don’t you wish you were here?
Oh February, what a magnificent month to visit La Antigua Guatemala. First, you get to enjoy the Día del Cariño y Amistad celebrations; heck if you’re lucky you may come across a house plastered with I LOVE YOU post-it notes on Valentine’s Day. You can buy cascarones (colorful egg shells filled with confetti) to celebrate … Read more
Those darn electrical wires! There they are again… getting in the way. ¡Son tan metiches! —MO I agree, but what can I do? I could edit them out in Photoshop, but then the photos would not be true document of the place. Also, next time you come to La Antigua Guatemala and take the same … Read more
Regardless what you may be thinking right about now, this is not edible. Believe it when I tell you this is not a close up Antigüeño cake. However, it’s a sweet view. On the other hand, do you remember what church the close-up above belongs to?
It’s amazing what a paint job can do. The façade above belongs to the Church of San Pedro, which is the church for the Las Obras del Hermano Pedro Hospital. Well, if you go back in time to November 25th, 2007 and look at the same façade in the background of Marimba Chicken Bus and … Read more
Normally, the cathedral is the most important church in a town, but in La Antigua Guatemala, a colonial town full with so many churches, the San Francisco El Grande Church has to be the most important of all. Can you guess why?
Modernity has arrived to the quincentennial Antigua Guatemala. Surely you remember all the talk about the cellular telephones available from Q100 with Q150 of air time and NO contracts or the sim cards (chips) available from Q25 that you can put in your flashed (liberated) cell phone to get a Guatemalan telephone number while in … Read more
This is how the inside of the San Pedro Apostol Church looked like last night as the last repairs were being done. As you can see, the whole church received a paint job, including the terra cotta floor tiles. Today, the whole town of San Pedro Las Huertas is having a party… as a matter … Read more
Do you really want a long name, here’s one: “Parroquia San Pedro Apostol, San Juan Bautista of San Pedro Las Huertas, La Antigua Guatemala” If you remember at least one of the photos of the former San Pedro Apostol Church, you may say, “wait it a minute, this is not the same church, is it?” … Read more
