Real Estate Development Around Antigua Guatemala
One thing I have learned through the years of photographing Antigua Guatemala and its surroundings is to always expect the unexpected. If …
Texture of the Kitchen Cupola at Casa Herrera
Look up, always look up and down, you’ll never know what interesting things you might find. In today’s case, by simply tilting …
Washbasins and Water tank at Casa Herrera
This is the top view as seen from the spiral staircase of the washbasins and water tank at Casa Herrera. Although, as …
Cocina Colonial at Casa Herrera
In my never ending quest of bringing you the contrast of the ‘Old’ Guatemala versus the ‘New’ Guatemala here’s a new take …
Typical Façade of a Modern Antigua House
How many architectonic elements can your point out that make this modern house into a typical Antigua Guatemala house?
Faux Colonial Style Living Room Window
How about having a living room window like this one? Do you like the colonial architecture found in Antigua Guatemala? How about …
Typical Kitchen from Antigua Guatemala
This impeccable colonial style kitchen is found inside the El Sabor del Tiempo restaurant, well it’s actually located all the way on …
Second floor or Mezzanine
As I mentioned before in Casa Antigüeña: The Attic, the building codes in La Antigua Guatemala prohibit new construction of two-story houses …
Casa Antigüeña: Colonial Shower
Simple and elegant, that’s what I think is the essence of the colonial architecture of the Casa Antigüeña. How about you? What …
Casa Antigüeña: Circular Staircase
A huge part of the beauty of the Casa Antigüeña is found in its details. Simple details like a rustic round staircase …
Casa Antigüeña: Bathroom Details
Okay, I believe it is time to awake the dormant Casa Antigüeña series with fresh and new material. We’ll start slow with …
Colonial Kitchen And Modern Appliances
Like I said yesterday, “my never ending quest of bringing you the contrast of the ‘Old’ Guatemala versus the ‘New’ Guatemala…” Also, …
Casa Antigüeña: The Balconies
What better photo to wave goodbye to the Casa Antigüeña series than an image of the balconies against cloud-free deep blue sky, …
Casa Antigüeña: The Bedroom
We are just about done with the Casa Antigüeña series. Here you can see the master bedroom which basically has two large …
Casa Antigüeña: Tragaluz
The tragaluces (sky lights) are those crystal blocks you see at the far end. Craig was asking if the the light washing …
Casa Antigüeña: The Pila
The pila is basically a Guatemalan home staple. Normally the pila design has a water tank in the center and two sinks, …
Casa Antigüeña: The Niches
Of course, big part of the beauty of the Casa Antigüeña is found in its details, like the niches that can host …
Casa Antigüeña: Volcanoes Panoramic View
Well if the panoramic view of one volcano is astonishing, the view of two volcanoes, Fuego and Acatenango, is breath-taking, especially at …
Casa Antigüeña: Volcán de Agua View
It is quite obvious that when one lives in the land of the eternal spring, one would like to have a nice …
Casa Antigüeña: The Cupola
The cúpulas (cupolas) has to be among the most distinctive architectonic elements of the Casa Antigüeña. Originally design as chimney for the …
Casa Antigüeña: The Terrace
From the attic, it is only a matter of a few steps to reach the terrace or perhaps veranda would be more …
Casa Antigüeña: The Attic
Finally, we reached the loft in the second floor… oops, I meant the attic. Remember the building codes in La Antigua Guatemala …
Casa Antigüeña: The Spiral Stairway
In this escalara de caracol (winding staircase) you find the same repetitive azulejos (ceramic tiles) found in the stairway details photo from …
Casa Antigüeña: The Stairway Details
In this photo you can see how some simple details and their repetition turn a utilitarian architectonic device like the stairway into …
Casa Antigüeña: The Stairway
In the Casa Antigüeña you often find stairways or staircases. Quite often you find forged metal handrails beautifully worked by the antigüeño …
Casa Antigüeña: The Living Room
Now, I don’t know if the fireplace was an element of the original house from La Antigua Guatemala, but in recent years …
Casa Antigüeña: The Dining Room
The area for el comedor (dining room) in the casa antigüeña has always flowers nearby, light, lots of it and usually at …
Casa Antigüeña: The Kitchen
The kitchen area in the casa antigüeña usually has a high ceiling provided by cupola which in most cases served as chimney, …
Casa Antigüeña: The Corridor
Casas antigüeñas normally have at least one corridor or hallway, usually next to the garden and fountain. Omnipresent are the terra cotta …
Casa Antigüeña: The Búcaro
Several times people have asked to show the inside of a house from La Antigua Guatemala and I had said that I …