I will let you guys do the caption for this photo by digging through the archives of AntiguaDailyPhoto. Here are the hints: Churrasco and Convivio. Guatemalan Film Trailers Aside: Once again, we continue showing trailers of Guatemalan films and short films. This is the trailer for Puro mula, the first film by Best Picture System. … Read more
Pascuas (Guatemala) and Flor de Noche Buena (Mexico) are how poinsettias are known in Spanish. Poinsettias are native to Guatemala and Mexico and in general can be found in the wild or in gardens as undocumented aliens. Pascuas are in full bloom in The Land of the Eternal Spring from late October through March. The … Read more
Colorful Guatemala, I tell you! It is quite common for businesses to decorate with colorful Guatemalan kites during October and November. Above, you can see the Guatemalan kite decorations at the entrance of Doña Luisa Xicotencatl. Below, the stairway to the second floor. Also, don’t forget that the first exposition of the Antigua Photo Club … Read more
As every first of the month, AntiguaDailyPhoto is joining City Daily Photo community in the orchestrated global effort to show you “contrast” as a theme day. My dear friend Manolo Romero said this recently in his guest post Weekend en (La Antigua) Guatemala, “Guatemala is a land of contrasts, and in that sense, La Antigua … Read more
When was the last time you visited the Color palette category? Well, I know I fed it exactly one month ago. Talking about feeding and eating, well, todays color palette goes very well with Guatemalan caldos, surely you know what caldos are, right? Now that we are on the subject of caldos and Guatemalan cuisine; … Read more
Colorful Guatemala, I tell you, colorful Guatemala! Si ni los mismos guatemaltecos logramos entender la complejidad cultural en la que vivimos… —Ale de Desde Kinshasa Not even us Guatemalans can really comprehend the cultural complexity in which we live… —Ale from Desde Kinshasa Oh Guatemala can be a challenge for people who come from places … Read more
Here’s another addition to the color palette category. Also, this is second version of the Show Me The Moon from Antigua Guatemala. Photo Tip: One of the tips that I received from Ricardo Mata, Guatemalan photographer with over 50 years of experience and assistant to Ansel Adams at one point in his life, was always … Read more
It’s been a while since I last updated the color palette category. What do you think of the new colors?
The sonajas or maracas take on a different name in Guatemala, they are called chinchines; an onomatopoeia (onomatopeya in Spanish). Generally, Guatemalan chinchines are found painted black with incisions made to expose the natural color with patterns similar to what you may find in textiles, but more recently chinchines can be found of all colors. … Read more
Just like everything else in Guatemala, money is very colorful. I believe I could also do a series in Guatemalan currency. What do you guys think? Would you be interested in knowing a little bit of history and background information on the bills and coins from Guatemala? Can you imagine a series on bills and … Read more
Chicuyas is the name by which Guatemalans name the part of the pine tree, which I don’t its English name (can you help me with the English name for part of the pine tree). The pine tree provides many elements of the Christmas decorations for Guatemalans, like the pine needle that is spread on the … Read more
Some of you may still remember the image behind the Typical Post Card from La Antigua Guatemala, right? Well, today’s entry is yet another classic post card from La Antigua Guatemala. Okay, let’s dissect the vista above into its architectural elements and tell me how many of these pieces are needed to be present to … Read more
Here’s one more entry to feed the Color palette category. You can see red, green, blue, and black… ah, let’s see what event starting tomorrow will be using those colors plus yellow?
The Spring Season began a few days ago, so I’ve read somewhere {ñ}. Guatemala’s slogan is the Land of the Eternal Spring, yet in this country Spring has never showed up. As a matter of fact, Guatemala’s weather does not follow the ‘normal’ seasons. Instead, Guatemala has a dry and a wet seasons. The wet season begins in May and ends towards the last days of October; the remaining months are the dry season. So in about 40 days the rainy season will begin in Guatemala and the whole country will be wearing an intense verdurous foliage dress. If you ever decide to visit Guatemala, make sure you bring dark sunglasses because the adjective intense accompanies every shade of the color hue.
