The color red is the official color of Nochebuena and Navidad in Guatemala and nothing exemplifies this better than the Pascua plants, poinsettia flowers… TAP to read the entire post and see the full size photo.
The majority flowers also blossom, not just sunflowers are always in bloom in Antigua Guatemala. In fact, during my morning photo walks I often bump into people carrying flowers for their homes or businesses. Let me know if you also see people walking with flowers on the streets of Antigua Guatemala.
I decided to place the vibrant hibiscus flowers [rosa de jamaica] in the foreground and and dramaticly-lit ruins as backdrop. I made several shots switching for the focal point from the flowers to the ruins as well making horizontal and vertical orientation version… TAP to see the full size photos and post.
These jacaranda flowers also mark the Lent season with their vibrant purple flowers. Today I share these colorful vista of the purple blooms of Antigua Guatemala’s Parque Central. Enjoy!
Poinsettias are autochthonous to Guatemala and Mesoamerica so they can be grown in gardens either by design or as wild intruders as well as in the fields as wild plants. In Guatemala poinsettias are known as Flor de Pascua, or simply as…
Today, I share with you a window dressed up with flowers for Antigua’s Flower Festival. Enjoy!
Honestly, I don’t know why we don’t have more flower-decorated doorways and façades all year long. I mean, flowers are always in bloom in Antigua Guatemala, this is something that can be had every day of the year. Of course, these flower decorations on the façades and doorways are part of the displays that come … Read more
This past weekend Antigua Guatemala dressed up many of its façades, fountains and parks with flower arrangements. The photograph above show the flower arrangements donned on the fountain of the Plazuela de La Escuela de Cristo. This is the fifth Flower Festival of Antigua Guatemala and quite possibly the most successful; in fact too successful … Read more
Today I share with you the latest portrait I got a chance to make of Erica’s family with the remains of the Flower Festival adorning the Fuente de las Sirenas at Parque Central. Enjoy!
Last year when I shared with you the torquoise Strongylodon vines I mentioned that there was an even more rare color for the Strongylodon vines: Crimson. Well, it took me over a year to find one, and to be honest, I believe this is more Mandarin orange than crimson. Since Stronggylodon vines are in bloom … Read more
Often the Fuente de Las Sirenas, mermaids fountain, is decorated with flowers. Today I share with you one such vista where the fountain was adorned with sunflowers. Enjoy!
Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day: Girasol for sunflower. In the Land of the Eternal Spring we are fortunate to be able to have sunflowers all year long. Girasoles are found everywhere now in the wild, but it is best to see them either at Girasoles de Antigua or at El Bosque while … Read more
Guatemalans celebrate Mother’s Day on May 10, regardless of what day of the week it falls on. Nevertheless, there are many people from the US, Canada and Europe living in Antigua Guatemala and many of them will celebrate Mother’s Day today. That’s how we ended up having two Mother’s Days on the same week in … Read more
Here’s your illustrated Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: Cerveza Artesanal for craft beer. The cervecerías artesanales, craft breweries, movement went to full steam within the last five years or so. We have so many microbreweries in Guatemala and three stand out in Antigua Guatemala: Cerveceria 14, Antigua Brewing Company and Antigua Cerveza. I will … Read more
What better way to show you the colors of the Eternal Spring of Antigua Guatemala than with the vibrant hues of the bougainvillea flowers growing out of pots on the rooftop of one of the houses. Take a photographic tour through the many posts of the bougainvillea flowers found in the archives.