Slowly but surely, all the traditional ice cream carts have been transforming into trucks, colorful buses, and pull man buses. Follow the white rabbit, the link, to take a closer look at the inside of these traditional ice cream carts.
Just because we are not having processions during Cuaresma [Lent] or during the Semana Santa [Holy Week] it doesn’t mean we are not going to decorate our balcanies, doors and windows with the emblematic purple flowers and banners. By the way, The purple color is a sign of penitence. Today I share with you the … Read more
Don’t you agree that modernity usually comes with visual pollution, especially in colonial Antigua Guatemala. Nevertheless, I have tried to capture power lines in creative ways in the past. How sucessful I was with Electric Wire Grid plus Volcanoes, Wonderful Sunset plus Power Lines and The Webs We Weave is hard to say; you better judge for yourself. Who … Read more
Some of the new readers and followers of Antigua Daily Photo may not know that back in May 1st, 2006, I set out to share a daily life photo with y’all everyday; that often includes interesting or unique stuff I come across during my very own comings and goings. This is why I am sharing … Read more
Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day: Manija de la puerta for door handle. Honestly, I like door knocker much better than door handles; yet I can not believe I have only shared two door handles in nearly 15 years of sharing daily images from Antigua Guatemala with you. I only found these in … Read more
Here’s your illustrated Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: Barrilete for kite. It is quite common for home and businesses to decorate with colorful Guatemalan kites during October and November. Above, you can see a Guatemalan kite decoration at the entrance of El Mercadito, located on Portal de Las Panaderas.
Since the new municipal administration took over on January 14th, huge flags, about twice as big as before, are flown over the Palacio del Ayuntamiento.
Antigua Guatemala has to have one of the most impressive collection of antique door knocker. The other day while leading an architectural photo walk that focused on the architectonic details, we noticed that the most popular themes for door knockers are: hands, lions, elephants and reptiles. How about having a beautiful print of this stylish … Read more
Did you know we have thousands of images of Santiago [Saint James Apostle] all over Antigua Guatemala such as these ceiling tiles? Do you know why we have so many Santiagos around Antigua Guatemala?
Did you know we have over one hundred mermaids in Antigua Guatemala? Follow this link to see how many pictures of mermaids I have shared with you guys so far… let us know which one is your favorite.
We are very fortunate to have such a large selection of beers from all over the world as well as our local selection crafted brews. Here’s gorgeous bottle of the German beer Licher found at Austrian restaurant in Antigua Guatemala.
This week will have a mini series on Nacimientos, Nativity scenes, a Guatemalan tradition that goes hand in hand with Posadas, the enactment of the search for shelter of Joseph and Mary right before Christmas.
Here are the most often used ingredients in the Guatemalan gastronomy. You can find this beautiful display at either branch of La Fonda de la Calle Real, it’s set on top of an antique stove. The whole display is screaming take a picture of me. Are you familiar with all these ingredients?
What’s fiambre I hear you asking, right? Well, simply put fiambre is a salad. Go down to the bottom of this post to see what this salad looks like. As I have said before, honestly, I don’t know why the salads get such a bad reputation with men. I mean take a look at fiambre, … Read more
One of the aspects I enjoy the most about exploring houses and buildings in and around Antigua Guatemala is the colonial art that one can encountered at the most unexpected places. Here’s a colonial statue of San Miguel Arcángel, as we know him in Castilian Spanish, that I came across at the lobby of condominium … Read more