There are now 5,400 posts in the archives of AntiguaDailyPhoto, organized neatly in reverse chronological order, by category order and by hash tags. This is the largest multimedia resource in English about the Guatemalidad or the Guatemalan identity, traditions and culture. I have tried to cover just about everything I have come across in these +16 years…
Slowly but surely Altamira is becoming one my favorite locations to shoot dramatic lifestyle portraits with nature and the colossal volcanoes as backdrops. As I have mentioned before, up the hills of the north villages of Antigua Guatemala you can spend a day or two in Tik Tok and Instagram paradise with some many out … Read more
It was on May Day 2006 that I began sharing daily life vistas from Antigua Guatemala at my blog for the colonial city: AntiguaDailyPhoto.com with all of you and the rest of the world. The goal was to show how is daily life in the most emblematic colonial town located in the highlands of northern … Read more
As I mentioned a few months back, Hobbitenango, a Hobbit-themed eco park is probably the most successful of the themed ecological playground, along with Altamira Oriole, up in the north hills of Antigua Guatemala, located at nearly 2,350 meters / 7,800 feet above sea level with so many fantastic Tik Tok and Instagram-ready backdrops. So, … Read more
Today I share with you the view of Finca Filadelfia and the village of San Felipe de Jesús and the municipality of Jocotengo as seen from one of the trails from the village El Hato at an altitude of 2,350 meters, 7,700 feet, above sea level. The panoramic vistas of Antigua Guatemala found in the … Read more
Hobbitenango, a Hobbit-themed private park is probably the most successful venue, along with Altamira, up in the north hills of Antigua Guatemala with so many Instagram-ready fantastic settings. This week I was fortunate to capture fun-tastic portraits of Álvaro and Claudia, a couple visiting from Mexico City, at Altamira and Hobbitenango. Of course, as I … Read more
Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day: Mirador for view point. Giant hands floating out of the mountains are the most popular miradores, view points, designed for instagrammers with incredible volcanic landscape backdrops, as shown here with the golden hand at Altamira Oriole. Of course, all of these miradores are also fabulous locations for … Read more
As I mentioned yesterday, up in the hills located in the villages on the north side of Antigua Guatemala you can find all kinds of Instagrammable spots such as this fantastic plantation of daisies or gerbera flowers as we know them here. Of course, these colorful daisies can be a fabulous backdrop for a photo … Read more
Up the hills of the north villages of Antigua Guatemala you can spend a day or two in Instagram paradise with some many out of this world location with giant hands floating into the air pointing the colossal volcanoes guarding Antigua Guatemala. You can find giant chairs, miradores, a Hobbit-theme park, zip lines, butterfly and … Read more
This kind of stoned wall is found through out Guatemala, especially, in the highlands. The purpose of this kind walls is to prevent landslides, deslaves in Spanish, or rather to prevent the landslides from damaging the roads and ridges. Of course, trees are the best defense agains landslides and campaigns against deforestation are the best … Read more
This photograph was taken at the entrance of El Hato village, located about 5 kilometers from La Antigua Guatemala. El Hato villages belongs to La Antigua Guatemala municipality, but if you decide to visit, you will find the typical Guatemalan village embedded in the highlands. The road between and Antigua Guatemala and El Hato is … Read more
Just yesterday, Zach was asking what is your favorite viewing spot of the Antigua Guatemala area? Well, I don’t have just one. Obviously I like the views from Cerro de la Cruz, Finca Filadelfia and Santo Domingo del Cerro. Nevertheless, I finding the views from the road that takes you to El Hato village quite … Read more
After having lived for more than three months now in La Antigua Guatemala, I’ve only been a little around its surroundings. So at some point I was in San Juan del Obispo, San Pedro Las Huertas, and so on, but this past weekend I had the opportunity to go to the Earth Lodge, located in … Read more