Colonial-style Street Lamps from Antigua Guatemala
Have you noticed that on the east quadrant of Antigua Guatemala the street lights are colonial-style lamps and the cables run underground …
Antigua Secrets Hidden In Plain Sight — Thousands of Santiagos
Did you know we have thousands of images of Santiago [Saint James Apostle] all over Antigua Guatemala such as these ceiling tiles? Do you know why we have so many Santiagos around Antigua Guatemala?
Antigua Secrets Hidden In Plain Sight — Oriente versus Poniente Street Lamps
Have you noticed that on the Oriente [East] part of Antigua Guatemala the street lights are colonial-style lamps and the cables run underground while in Poniente [West] part of town we have ugly cables above ground and modern street lights?
Antigua Guatemala’s Façade Adorned with Flowers
Bakeries really put in the effort to create beautiful flower embellishments for the façades of their businesses. Here’s flower decoration found at …
Antigua Guatemala’s Façade Embellished with Flowers
This decorated façade was awarded the third position on the contest organized by the 2nd Flower Festival of Antigua Guatemala. Once again, …
Antigua Guatemala’s Façade Decorated with Flowers
Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day: Fachada for façade. The flower decoration of façades in Antigua Guatemala was one of …
Mexican Catrinas for Halloween celebrations in Antigua Guatemala
In Guatemala we are quite good at absorbing and adapting traditions from other locations. Sometimes we even combine two distinctly different traditions …
Legends of Guatemala — La Llorona
In Latin American folklore, La Llorona (pronounced [la ʝo.ˈɾo.na], “The Weeping Woman”) is a ghost of a woman who lost her children …
Antigua Humor — M&M in Jail
Less is best is one of the composition rules I teach during the Antigua Photo Walks I lead around town. Here for …
Predator Sightings in Antigua Guatemala
Most people would run away for their life at the first sight of The Predator, not me, like most street photographers, I …
Disguising antennas in Antigua Guatemala
In Antigua Guatemala there is an effort to disguise antennas, cellular towers and other such artifacts of modernity by camouflage them into …
Black Mirror: Live Mannequins Displaying Mayan Textiles
Real Mayan textiles on display on live mannequins inside a boutique hotel in Antigua Guatemala. Across the patio seats a real Maya …
Live music at Panadería Santa Clara
A bakery is not the place where you would expect to listen to live music, right? But, then again, you probably haven’t …
HELP! There’s a plant growing out of my electric meter
Okay, this is your chance to caption this photograph. You have 24 hrs to do. The most creative caption published on the …
Hands Free Helmet Phone
I don’t need NO stinking Siri or hands free earphones, I can imagine the woman thinking as she goes around making phone …
Enchanted by El Sombrerón
El Sombrerón appears at dusk, dragging along a group of mules carrying coal, with whom he travels around the city and its …
Only in LAG: Home Delivery of…
’nuff said!
Shoe shine and Snack Time
I saw this man having chuchitos and atol de arroz con chocolate while having his shoes shone and I thought he was …
Only in LAG: Furry Bicycle
Here’s another a very good specimen for the Only in LAG category, don’t you think? Come on where else can you find …
Gallo Lager Bier Famous Since 1896
Among other news this week was the controversy and rage about Guatemala’s Gallo beer on the social media networks, especially on Facebook. …
A Day Full of News from Antigua Guatemala
Today was the day. Today Fuego Volcano stole the spot lights with the largest pyroclastic activity seen in recent times. The arrest …
Got Milk?
Basically, the lechero, milkman, guides a herd of goats, cabras in Guatemalan Spanish, around town selling the drawn-on-the-spot glass of milk for …
Cucurucho Handicrafts
The fear of photography is real in Antigua Guatemala. More often I am finding signs which prohibit photography. That’s kind of ironic …
Helicopter Crashes in Antigua Guatemala
I just received these photos from my dear friend and AntiguaDailyPhoto consultant and eye witness Christian Van Der Henst who happened to …
The Guatemalan Twist
I don’t think this is what Kimberly-Clark had in mind when they developed this disposable towel dispenser. Further, I don’t believe the …
Guatemala Breaks Guinness World Record
How many people can you fit inside a bus? The chicken bus Guinness World Record of how many people you can fit …
Interesting Signs Found in Antigua Guatemala
The other day on my way to the office I came across these interesting signs. The sign that pulled me in was …
Las Conchas Sign
This is a follow up to the Pearls and Pans and Don’t Put All Your Eggs In One Basket posts where I …
Much Ado About Nothing
The chicken bus barely stopped while crossing over 4a calle oriente; the main artery that becomes the exit to Guatemala City. A …
CHiPs Antigua
These are my friends Nelo and Miguel. This candid portrait was taken with the iPhone and uploaded while we jested about who …
Don’t Put All Your Eggs In One Basket
¡No pongas todos los huevos en una canasta! Oh the wisdom of idioms do not escape the Guatemalan typical small business owner. …
Missing…
Guatemala is a country of Desaparecidos (disappeared) and La Antigua Guatemala is not an exception. These colorful and friendly street vendors and …
Body Guard at the Park
It is sad and tragic that in Guatemala some people have to take their body guards with them everywhere they go. 🙁
Three Free Wallpapers from Antigua Guatemala
Okay, enough I say; it’s been way too long since I gave away free wallpapers; since December 23, 2010 to be exact, …
Taking Down the Christmas Lights
Normally the Christmas light decorations are put up on Parque Central before the Burning of the Devil on the first week of …
Guatemalan Fresh Milk Home Delivery
Guatemalan fresh milk home delivery. It doesn’t get any fresher than this! How much does cost a drawn-on-the-spot glass of milk? The …
Valle de Panchoy’s Coffee Jelly
Well, it was only a matter of time and natural that someone in La Antigua Guatemala would try to make a coffee …
The Broom-head Romans Are Back
I have honestly tried not put as many Cuaresma/Lent and Semana Santa/Holy Week photos here. I could, in theory, have a Lent/Holy …
Guarding The Coke
Guatemala is a gun-crazy country. Everywhere you look there are men with guns. There are even signs forbidding to carry the naked …
Only in LAG: Drying Dinner
When you go to Héctor’s restaurant you are surely getting the freshest al dente fettucini pasta in La Antigua Guatemala. I chose …
New Street Sweepers in Antigua
The classic image of the old man with his “chiribisco” broom sweeping parks and streets of La Antigua Guatemala is vanishing. The …
Milk Delivery in Antigua Guatemala
I am sure this is the first time many of you see a milk delivery service like the one we have in …
Salsa Dancing Schools in Antigua Guatemala
There’s got to be as many salsa dancing schools in La Antigua Guatemala as there are Spanish-language schools. Unlike, the online Spanish …
Coffee Tables, literally!
Here is one more entry for the Only in LAG. Leave it to the creative people of La Antigua Guatemala to produce …
Let The Signs Speak No. 2
I believe the Muni should begin posting these signs all over town. Let licuado lovers be aware!
Law and Kindness
There are so many things that could be said about this photograph of two men, both in soldiers uniforms, even if one …
Only in LAG: Motorcycle clamps
Surely you remember the photo of Clamping the automobiles on the No parking zone, right? Or how about the story of two …
Only in LAG: Homeless in One-Million Home
Every afternoon, the homeless man above walks slowly towards this corner house in Antigua Guatemala, one block away from the Parque Central, …
Only in LAG: Refacciones Típicas
One of favorite sections of the Los Angeles Times used to be Only in LA and I believe that when I started …
Signs: Only in Guatemala
No Food, No Cameras, No Guns, No Backpackers and No Private Guards inside, the sign reads. Only in Guatemala you can find this kind of signs (I think). Guns are a big trouble, you know; people do crazy things with them and not only in Guatemala; naked guns are worn in the belts like cellphones or keychains; even banks and offices have an unusual piece of furniture to deposit customers’ guns at the entrance. Certainly Guatemala is not the only gun-crazy country in the world, nevertheless, it sad to see signs like the one above, captured at Angelina’s Doorway.
My condolences to the families and friends of the students who lost their lives yesterday in Illinois. 🙁