Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day: Cepo or wheel clamp. Cepos are used to immobilize vehicles parked in the no-parking zones. The problem, of course, is that often enough what the no-parking areas are is confusing or ever changing. Take 3a and 4a calles, even though you can park on these streets every … Read more
The people of Antigua Guatemala also participated in the grand national manifestations under the tags #ParoNacional and #ParoS20 against corruption and to ask the resignation of the President of Guatemala and the Congressesional politicians who last week tried to make changes to penal code to protect themselves and their political parties from prosecution for illegal … Read more
A few days before the celebrations of Independence Day on September 15th, the President of Guatemala, Jimmy Morales and/or the Vice President, Jafeth Cabrera Franco, were scheduled for an appearance at one of the many events, so it was no surprise that there was a small but vociferous manifestation outside the Real Palacio de los … Read more
This past weekend Antigua Guatemala suffered through the lack of the water service. In fact, this municipal administration has had so much trouble trying to keep a consistent and dependable water service in town and in the villages around La Antigua Guatemala. As you can imagine, there are a lot of unhappy people, especially business … Read more
How about a satirical parade about a procession? As I said before, in Antigua Guatemala the two most popular form of manifestation are parades and processions. Today I give both for the price of one with the first ever farcical parade in Antigua Guatemala organized by the students of Guatemala’s only public national university better … Read more
First they came for the Women, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a woman. Then they came for the Mexicans, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Mexican. Then they came for the Muslims, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Muslim. Then … Read more
AntiguaDailyPhoto and ClimaYa joined forces to launch the Antigua Skycam weather station, the first of its kind in Guatemala. The Antigua Skycam is a weather station that takes a picture every five minutes during daylight hours, about 30 minutes before sunrise and 30 minutes after sunset, and keeps track of several weather measurements every single … Read more
As in many cities around the world, women marched on Antigua Guatemala streets to protest the inauguration of newest the president in the US and to support women’s and human rights in general. Below you can watch a short video to hear the demands of those protesting on Calle del Arco in Antigua Guatemala. Further … Read more
The restoration work of the Cathedral ruins in Antigua Guatemala is bringing back the elegant and monumental beauty of the cathedral complex. They are also building a 2-meter wide sidewalk to accommodate more people and wheel chairs. Even though they are not finished, it is worth a visit as soon as you can.
This morning we were awaken by very strong tremors, a 5.4 earthquake at 5:30am. The epicentre was quite close to Antigua Guatemala, in neighbouring department of Escuintla. Later in the morning I was leading a photo walk and we visited Palacio del Ayuntamiento, the city hall building, and that’s when we noticed Susana Asensio, the … Read more
I remember having read in Gandhi’s autobiography that truth was not absolute, rather more like multi-faceted diamond; meaning truth had many points of view. I believe the same is true of events and issues. Take for instance, the ambulant Maya vendors selling handicrafts around Antigua Guatemala. Some would argue that it’s unfair for they to … Read more
A few thousand people get together at Barrio de la Concepción in Antigua Guatemala at 6pm on December 7 for the burning the devil and the bad spirits in a cleansing ceremony through the purifying power of fire at the Quema del diablo celebration. For about 10 days the effigy of a female devil, alluring … Read more
You heard it here first. Google Maps is about to start photographing every street of La Antigua Guatemala with its 360° cameras for the Street View feature. So, if you want to appear in the street view pictures, make sure to cross paths with these trucks. Below you can see what the 360º cameras and … Read more
As part of the celebrations of La Muy Noble y Muy Leal Ciudad de Santiago de los Caballeros de Guatemala, or The Very Noble and Very Loyal City of Saint James of the Knights of Guatemala today we had a half marathon and food festival in La Antigua Guatemala. July 25 is La Antigua Guatemala … Read more
This Thursday we had a delightful lecture about the gastronomic roots of Santiago de Guatemala, now known as La Antigua Guatemala by the official historian of the city, Carlos Enrique Samayoa. It was good to hear the history and anecdotes about many of the recipes and people behind the emblematic dishes from Antigua Guatemala. Afterwards, … Read more