Flyers Launch Pad
What a creative way to distribute volantes, flyers, don’t you think? By the way, I believe it’s time to go out at …
Colonial Búcaro Fountain
One or more búcaro fountains are found along a patio or corridor away from the main fountain normally found in the center …
Antigua Colonial Niche
This has to be one of the more elaborate niches I have seen around Antigua Guatemala, except for the niches on the …
Exotic Flower Arrangements
This was the second time I was alerted about the exotic flower arrangements placed on the fountains prior to a procession or …
The Economics of the Holy Week
As Semana Santa, the Holy Week before Easter, approaches, the historic colonial town of Antigua sees almost daily processions. These processions include …
Moon lit cupolas
This is a follow up image to Luna de Antigua to ease you up at the start of a new week. I …
The Young Maya and Technology
On January 4, 2010, in the comments posted under Digital life in Antigua Guatemala, Braaad wondered aloud: “I can’t wait till smartphones …
Natural Texture from Escuela de Cristo Church
Beauty in things exists merely in the mind which contemplates them. —David Hume’s Essays, Moral and Political, 1742 (source: phrases.org.uk) I agree …
Making Pilas: Setting the Mold
The first step of making the Guatemalan washbasin is to set the concrete mold pieces and then filling it with concrete. The …
Making Pilas: Removing the Mold
Actually, I should say removing the mold pieces. Basically, to manufacture pilas, washbasins, there four basic steps: Set the mold pieces and …
Making Pilas: Adding Color
These pilas go for a little over Q500/$60 because they use higher quality paint and more cement in the concrete mixture. Cheaper …
Making Pilas: Putting the Dots
First of all, I read ALL your comments. I don’t always find time to reply every single comment, but I do read …
Owls Are Abundant In La Antigua Guatemala
There seems to be an abundance of tecoltes, owls, around Antigua Guatemala. The reasons you might see lots of tecolotes in Guatemala …
Spanish Tile Roof Texture
I love textures and La Antigua Guatemala seems to possess an endless amount of textures. Perhaps the fact that I am a …