We continue the Antigua Color Series with yellow wall, Amarillo La Merced, to be precise, as backdrop for this interaction between a local and a visitor. This precisely what I like to capture when I hit the streets, human interaction, gestures, and emotions. Have a happy Sunday everyone. Stay tuned for a week full of … Read more
Did you guys know that there is an official color palette for Antigua Guatemala? The official color palette has 12 colors, I have done a series on these colors before, take a tour through the Color Palette category. The picture here showcases the Rojo Santo Domingo, red, as captured on the Compañía de Jesús building. … Read more
Today I have decided to share with all the people suffering from the harsh Winter cold, this simple picture of Winter sunshine in Antigua Guatemala, framed around the bright warm yellow from La Merced church, the purple flowers of the Jacaranda tree and a few friends playing an informal football game, chamusca we call it … Read more
Believe it or not, this Winter has been so harsh for the people living in North America that even Santa Claus felt the urgent need to enjoy his time off in the land of the eternal Spring. As our loyal reader Manolo stated: “So that’s where “he” takes his vacation while we all think he … Read more
Did you guys know that the slogan for La Antigua Guatemala is “La ciudad de las perpetuas rosas”? That’s “The city of the perpetual roses” in English. I have joked about changing this slogan from roses to bougainvillaea as that’s what you are bound to encounter more often through the city and surrounding villages. Nevertheless, … Read more
Today, I will let you caption this photograph. Have fun!
It’s been a while since I updated the color palette category and since there are so many house now with new paint jobs, this is a good time as any to add more colours. This blue house is from San Miguel Escobar. Enjoy!
I have to admit it to myself: I am a lucky guy. Let me explain. See, as I was driving towards Parque San Sebastian, I saw this gorgeous texture of greens and oranges, so I stopped to take some photos of it. As many of you already know, I collect textures. I set up my … Read more
I don’t know what prompts people in Guatemala to paint their houses with rich and bright colours, but all I can say is that I like it a lot. I prefer the colourful façades so much better than the ugly naked color of the concrete block-constructions as shown before on the posts Little gray boxes … Read more
Hurry, we only have a few more weeks of gorgeous light left before the rainy season begins. I wonder why Guatemala does not use the enchanting light along the temperate weather are selling points to potential visitors who might not where Guatemala is located. I am sure there are people out there who do not … Read more
As I have mentioned before because of the high levels of humidity around Antigua Guatemala, people have to paint their walls often, sometimes in a yearly basis. Not every time walls get painted they use the same color and after so many years when the paint peels, you get the gorgeous texture where the different … Read more
Did you know that the number 13 is sacred and a good luck number for the Maya? The same principal applies to owls and that’s why they manifest constantly in the handicrafts and arts of Guatemala. Follow the rabbit to the archives for Tecolote and you will see the many different versions found just around … Read more
Well, believe it or not, the information about the ingredients of the magical light is available in the long and deep archives of AntiguaDailyPhoto, nearly seven years of daily entries now. Sunsets in Antigua Guatemala are very special and even more so when you watch them from roof-top cafe or bar. Sunset’s warm light falls … Read more
I don’t know if I am attracted to yellow, but somehow in the dry season I captured many yellows and blues. If you ask me, I believe antigüeño yellow should be the official color of Antigua Guatemala. What do you think, should antigüeño yellow be the official colour of La Antigua Guatemala?
Here’s a typical Guatemalan breakfast for Christmas, which is normally a quite day except for the fireworks and firecrackers which begin at 12am and continue through the night until dawn and for 10 minutes at 12pm again. Christmas in Guatemala is a family day, an occasion for strengthening the family bonds. Christmas is also a … Read more