Christmas Lights Decorations Around the Arco de Santa Catalina
Today I share with you how the world-famous Arco de Santa Catalina looks like with the fleeting stars Christmas lights surrounding the …
Fleeting Stars Christmas Lights at Calle del Arco
The theme for the Christmas lights decorations through out Antigua Guatemala is fleeting stars; especially Calle del Arco with its repeating estrellas …
Early Morning Vista at Calle del Arco
If there’s something I have learned from my Antigua Photo Shoots is that if you want to find the emblematic arch and …
Early Morning Vista of Calle del Arco
I much prefer the early morning for walks, photo walks and photo shoots in Antigua Guatemala and elsewhere when everything is more …
Early Morning at Calle del Arco
The best time to take photos of Calle del Arco without pedestrians and traffic is early in the morning, around 7am. That’s …
Capturing Daily Life Vistas from Antigua Guatemala
Smartphone cameras are the most common cameras people use during the photo walks I lead in and around Antigua Guatemala. Of course, it is very gratifying to me teach people how to best use their smartphone cameras and all the features they offer to be able to capture daily life vistas during their travels…
Calle del Arco is Turning Into a Pedestrian Pathway
Yesterday I noticed how the municipal transit police closed completely the one block where the Arco de Santa Catalina is located. Honestly, they should have turned the entire strip of 5a avenida, from Parque Central to Iglesia de La Merced, into a pedestrian pathway, don’t your agree?
Christmas Lights Decorations at Calle del Arco
The last week of November municipal employees were busy installing the Christmas light decorations through out the city. The angel wings illuminate Calle del Arco from Parque Central to Iglesia de La Merced… TAP to see the full size photo and post.
Fall is Here, Winter is Coming!
As I mention every year at the beginning of the Fall season: you better start making your way towards Antigua Guatemala to enjoy the Fall and Winter light and colors and our temperate weather. Don’t get caught in the long, cold, harsh Winter…
Macondo is in Antigua Guatemala
If you don’t know what Macondo is, follow the white rabbit into the rabbit hole of magic realism… TAP to see the full size photo and post.
Antigua Guatemala’s Most Popular Colors
I would venture to say that these two colors are the most often used to paint the façades of houses and buildings through out this enchanting town… TAP to see the full photo and the official Cartilla del Color of La Antigua Guatemala.
Window Decoration in Antigua Guatemala
Back on May Day 2006 I set out to share with you daily life vistas and something else from Antigua Guatemala, a …
One Week for the 15th Anniversary of Antigua Daily Photo
Actually in five days we will be celebrating the 15th anniversary of AntiguaDailyPhoto.com. You know, I will be stopping the daily updates …
Life Goes On in Antigua Guatemala
I have been contacted by quite a few people with interesting in traveling to Guatemala in the coming months and wanted to know how is life in Antigua Guatemala, how are we coping with the pandemic. This is what I told them… KEEP READING.
Removing Christmas Decorations at Calle del Arco
Well, it looks like in 2021 the Christmas decorations will put away much sooner than under normal circumstances. Just yesterday I shared …
Christmas Decorations at Calle del Arco
For this Christmas season, Calle del Arco was decorated with Xmas lights in the shape of angel’s wings. This is what they …
Gorgeous Morning Light at Calle del Arco
As I have said a few times before through the years, we have the most beautiful and fantastic light around Antigua Guatemala …
Sights of Our Times: Colossal Volcán de Agua Towering the Colorful City of Antigua Guatemala
Welcome to the New Normal! When you look at a vista like this one of Volcán de Agua towering at end south …
Sights of Our Times — Hot Tourist Spots Sans Visitors
Finally we have a gradual re-opening date for Guatemala: July 27. The re-opening will be gradual and by municipalities [counties] using a …
Sights of Our Times — Nearly Empty Streets
La Calle del Arco, actually 5th avenue, is the landmark street of Antigua Guatemala and certainly always packed with people, except during …
Atypical Morning Vista of Calle del Arco
Even though there were still a lot of people on the streets on the first two days of April, mostly cashing paychecks …
Morning Vista of Calle del Arco
With nearly 14 years of posting daily updates from Antigua Guatemala and with nearly 7 years of teaching others how to better …
Arco de Santa Catalina at Sunrise
Did you know that for the first 1,093 daily photo posts from Antigua Guatemala not once I shared a photograph of the …
Best Instagrammable Spots of Antigua Guatemala Photo Walk
Let’s explore the streets of Antigua Guatemala with a camera, any camera from smartphone cameras to pro-level cameras and Discover the most …
Santa Ana’s Men Processional Float at Calle del Arco
The fourth Sunday of Lent is the turn for the Santa Ana Procession to serpent through the streets of Antigua Guatemala and …
Daily life vistas from Antigua Guatemala
Nothing beats Street Photography when it comes capturing authentic images of daily life. The less intimidating way to capture candid photographs is to shoot from across the street…
End of the Year Celebrations in Antigua Guatemala
In Antigua Guatemala we celebrate the end of the year and welcome the new year with lots of music, dances, plays, and …
Walking Among Giants in Antigua Guatemala
Since we are talking about the Gigantes, which are used in Dances of the Giants or Baile de los Gigantes, through this link you will find the agenda of activities for The End of the Year Festival at Calle del Arco. Enjoy!
Pop-Up Art Galleries on the Streets Antigua Guatemala
Calle del Arco is where most art galleries pop up in Antigua Guatemala, especially on the weekends when the entire strip becomes pedestrian.
Have you ever bought a painting from these ambulant art vendors?
The Complete Calle del Arco in Antigua Guatemala
Calle del Arco is actually an avenue; 5a avenida to be precise. Even though 5a avenida starts on 1a calle poniente and …
Balcony on Calle del Arco
This is one of my favorite balconies in Antigua Guatemala and believe it or not, you can find at Calle del Arco. …
Arco de Santa Catalina at Night
The renovation works done to the Arco de Santa Catalina are paying off already. I must say the arch is looking pretty …
The renovated look of Arco de Santa Catalina
This is the new renovated look of Arco de Santa Catalina. As I shared with back in October, the Arch of Santa …
Calle del Arco is closed until further notice
The arch was in need of repairs, clean-up and perhaps even a paint job, so the protection agency closed down the Calle …
No eclipse show in Antigua Guatemala
When is the dry weather when we need it the most in Antigua Guatemala. I mean, why did we have a full …
Weekends in Antigua Guatemala
There’s so much to see and enjoy during the weekends in La Antigua Guatemala in December. From recitals, to processions, to posada …
Calle del Arco Should Be A Pedestrian Street Always
It only takes a weekend stroll on Calle del Arco to realise this short 3-block street should be a pedestrian walkway every …
Leaping Through Giants in Antigua Guatemala
Here’s your Spanish word of the day: Puente, that’s what we call a long weekend in Latin America. Have a wonderful Labor …
Live Maya Marimba Music at Calle del Arco
Follow the white rabbit to » Everything you ever anything to know about marimba music.
Making Art at Calle del Arco On The Weekends
Follow the white rabbit to » Antigua Artisan Triptych: The Mayan Weaver.
Consecutive Day 3634 of 3654 — Maya Generations
Candid street portraits are my specialty. Here I was able to capture two Maya generations with enough context to place the candid …
Weekends At Calle del Arco, Antigua Guatemala
Calle del Arco in Antigua Guatemala is so much fun on the weekends because this short 3-block strip is turned into a …
Framing Vistas of Daily Life in La Antigua Guatemala
Framing, sub-framing or natural framing is one the photographic compositions that can make images much more interesting. Here I am using a …
Taking selfies in Antigua Guatemala
Needless to say, the selfie practice is so prominent in La Antigua Guatemala and even more so around Calle del Arco. Talking …
Simple Photo Tips to Capture The Essence of La Antigua Guatemala
Here’s one more post with simple photo tips to improve your images from Antigua Guatemala. Let’s start with this simple photographic recipe: …
Weekend Vistas At Calle del Arco
On the weekends and holidays, Calle del Arco is turned into a pedestrian path. Honest, I don’t understand why they don’t make …
Framed photographer during a recent Antigua Photo Walk
Here’s a natural framing or sub-framing picture made at Calle del Arco on a recent weekend photo walk. As always, the ambience …
-6 Days to 9th Anniversary: The Visual Duel
The painter vs the photographer in a duel on Calle del Arco, Antigua Guatemala. Each one with the visual tool of choice. These are quotidian vistas one can find in Antigua Guatemala on a typical weekend…
Holy Week Vistas: Children’s Precessions
As I have said before, the Holy Week in Antigua Guatemala is an equal opportunity celebration. Sure, cucuruchos take the majority of …
Portrait of selfie at Calle del Arco, Antigua Guatemala
I know that through history artists have realised self-portraits. Also, I am aware that the people started taken self-portraits when the Instamatic …
Marimba Day in Guatemala
Apparently, the marimba is everywhere nowadays. For starters, Guatemala has an official Marimba Day, which is observed on February 20. They play …
Rainy Thursday of February in Antigua Guatemala
A much needed light right arrived on the afternoon of Thursday in and around Antigua Guatemala. Hopefully, enough to wash away all …
Dog Day Afternoon… at Calle del Arco
I believe I have said before that Calle del Arco is a catwalk on the weekends. I would like to expand my …
Marimba Music for the Weekend Masses
As I have mentioned before, most weekends in Antigua Guatemala are marimba days. There are quite a few places, private and public, …
The Finish Line Las Rosas Half Marathon of Antigua Guatemala
This is the vista from the runners perspective of the finish line of the half marathon of Las Rosas this Sunday morning. …
Roof repairs before the rains
During the dry season Antigua Guatemala goes through a lot repairs and paint jobs. In my opinion, the paint jobs are to …
Here’s your picture, do you like it?
As I was walking on Calle del Arco yesterday, I was lucky to catch the interactions between this photographer and the man …
Wintertime in the Land of Eternal Spring
Contrary to popular belief Guatemala shares the same seasonal schedule as North America. Thus, it starts to get chilly in LAG by …
New Year’s Fireworks Shows in Antigua Guatemala
Antigua Guatemala is the preferred destination for Christmas Even and New Year’s Eve celebrations because Antigüeños know how put on a good …
Waiting #3 in Antigua Guatemala
WIN A PHOTO POST CARD FROM ANTIGUA DAILY PHOTO! We continue with the mini series on “waiting” and the win-a-post-card contest. Here’s …
Photo Walks in Antigua Guatemala
You know, I have toyed with the idea of giving one-day and/or one-week photo workshops in Antigua Guatemala taking advantage of my …
The Dreamcatchers in Antigua Guatemala
If I were you I would be very careful about walking around Calle del Arco. See, there’s guy selling dreamcatchers, atrapasueños in …
Jazz Recitals on Calle del Arco
Calle del Arco is the place to be on the weekends in Antigua Guatemala if you want to listen to live music. …
Antigua Guatemala Fragments
This photo has a nice collection of architectonic fragments which are very representative of La Antigua Guatemala. Interesting enough, this photo is …
Garrick
Watching the world-famous mime Tamagochy yanking smiles and laughs from the audience formed around his “maleta de la alegría” (happiness suitcase) I …
Arch Street Marimba Music
Every Saturday and Sunday the city closes 5a avenida norte, better known as Calle del Arco, to all traffic. Only allowing people …
Colonial-style Marketing Gimmicks
Casa Escobar resturant is known for having people dress up like colonial-times Spaniards to cry out the specials and menu options to …
Antigua’s First Recycling Program
A few weeks ago I introduced you to the recycling truck of La Antigua Guatemala and hi-lighted the fact that it runs …
Antigua Fragments
Here’s my humble attempt at summarizing some of the architectonic elements of Antigua Guatemala. How you like it?
Show Me What You Paint
Sure, no problem. This is what I paint…
Here, Take My Photo
On the weekends Calle del Arco is turn into a pedestrian strip and several business bring out benches, carts and flowers and …
Taking A Short Break
Often we hear that Guatemala is a country of contrasts. Even I try to show it often and what better way to …
Guatemalan Weekend Fashion
The people from Guatemala City are known as capitalinos; residents of the Capital city. Women from Guatemala City would be capitalinas. La …
Guatemalan Smile
Last Monday 8 of March was celebrated the International Women’s Day through out the world. I believe women should be celebrated everyday, …
Festive Mood at Calle del Arco
This Sunday afternoon at Calle del Arco was just as guest contributor Arturo Godoy said in The mime just wants to get …
Lent’s First Sunday Procession
Sunday was such a great day in La Antigua Guatemala; nice weather conditions and a wonderful atmosphere all around town with people …
Antigua’s New Year Celebrations Slide Show
Who said New York is the only city that never sleeps? The New Year celebrations is one of the occasions in which …
The mime just wants to get married
Often it’s a bit complicated to go out on Sundays because La Antigua Guatemala gets crowded. Two dear friends from El Petén …
Guatemala’s Independence Day Marathons
On September 14 10, people from all over the country begin a marathon to go to another part of the country to …
Shoe-shining at Calle del Arco
Shoe-shinning is quite inexpensive in La Antigua Guatemala, about Q2/US$0.25 so there is no reason not to have one’s shoes shinning and …
El Arco de Santa Catalina
To finish the miniseries on The Arch of Santa Catalina, here it is the actual arch with white stucco and classic Antigüeño …
Corner at Calle del Arco
Oh how I wish I could capture in images the feelings, the energy and the tranquil atmosphere one gets while strolling around …
Arch-framed Volcán de Agua
Yesterday’s shot of the Arch of Santa Catalina was taken from the South looking towards the North, with the main dome of …
The Arch of Santa Catalina
Somehow, I manage to do everything backwards, on purpose, or not. See El Arco de Santa Catalina is the most famous landmark …