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Libre al viento tu hermosa bandera…

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Here is gift for those of you who like to collect the desktop wallpapers for your computer (18 so far). From here you can download the Guatemalan Flag wallpaper to help you get in the mood for the Guatemalan Independence Day celebrations. Don’t ever say I don’t give you presents! 😉 Okay Rudy, I don’t … Read more

New Tile On the Antigua Blocks

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With the new administration at La Antigua Guatemala’s City Hall, there have come new regulations and orderliness on the streets of this colonial town. Well, they are trying; I am not sure the Antigüeños are ready to change their 500-year-old ways, you know. The little tile embedded on the sidewalk depicting a motorcycle is there … Read more

Haves and Have-Nots: Recycling the World Over

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A simple photo of the doorway to Licuados Claudia in La Antigua Guatemala generates over 15 comments; I take one as the diving board for this entry. Coltrane_lives commented: “… In my photo, out front of the store, there is a little type of grill with three legs welded to what looks to be a … Read more

Colonial House Drains Onto Sidewalk

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La Antigua Guatemala’s sidewalks were not meant for walking. Sidewalks in La Antigua Guatemala are narrow and uneven, with so many 2 or 3-feet inclination ramps and potholes that you can easily fall down. On top of that, in the rainy season, you have be careful with the colonial house drains; both, the ground level … Read more

Antigüeño Shadows

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I know I have a problem… what can I say, I like to photograph shadows. Shadow Casting Lamp and Before Sunset in La Antigua Guatemala are just two more samples of my addiction. Should I look for help? By the way, from this point forward, you can buy prints from any photo available at La … Read more

All Kinds of Textures at Quesos y Vinos

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All kinds of textures are available at the tables in the patio of Quesos y Vinos Restaurant; from the ceramic table tops to the chairs cushions wrapped around Guatemalan textiles. Texture is everywhere you look. As you can see, just because you are having a meal in an Italian restaurant in a nearly 500-year old … Read more

Public Enemy Number 1: The Plastic Bag

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Dot 2: The very same day, after reading the article above in my lunch hour, I walked back to the office and sure enough a plastic bag came dancing towards me, just like in the American Beauty film. So what was I to do, but to pull my camera and to start shooting this new enemy. This incident happened right in front of Doña Luisa Xicotencatl restaurant; one of LAG’s landmarks.

Guatemalan-style Salt and Pepper Shakers

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eck, sometimes we even do some local recycling too. For instance, all those empty hard liquor bottles can have a fulfilling second life as salt and pepper shakers.

What I like about the people of Café No Sé is that they know when they are onto something; at once they apply the Café No Sé branding, and just in case, they make sure it is registered. These are my kind of hippies! 😉