How was it, a room with a view or a lunch with a view? Well, here it was lunch with a panoramic view. This lunch was had at El Hato village in Antigua Guatemala. As I have explained before, caldo de patas stock or stew is made with muscles and bones from the lower legs … 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
I don’t want to brag or anything, but this how the volcanoes skyline looked right before sunset today. No storms or snow in sight and the temperature was 22C / 72F. Don’t you wish you were in Antigua Guatemala right now?
This portrait of my good friend Pedro «El Brasileño» was made in a split second while he was impersonating the famous clown «Panchorizo» during a flash photography workshop. Pedro arrived from Brazil decades ago and in a very shot time he made himself at home in Antigua Guatemala and ever since he’s been working to … Read more
Last night, Guatemala and Mexico were hit by an 8.2 earthquake at 10:49pm local time. It was quite long, over 3 minutes of a rolling motion and by its magnitude quite possibly the strongest earthquake in one hundred years. It was felt as far north as Mexico City and also in neighboring countries of El … Read more
There you have it, that’s all there is of Antigua Guatemala, a small town with lots of charm and one of the best lifestyles in the world. How can a tiny town, 8×8 block grid, be so cosmopolitan, can you give us your best answer?
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
Good afternoon from the lovely and peaceful Antigua Guatemala. How are things where you live? Follow the white rabbit to » to a few dozen panoramic vistas in and around Antigua Guatemala.
Panoramic vistas and tiny worlds of all the main plazas of the villages of Antigua Guatemala are also among my goals for 2015. The Municipality of Antigua Guatemala is divided into various categories of smaller urban areas: aldeas [villages], caserios [hamlets], barrios [neighborhoods], colonias and lotificaciones [residential communities]. In total, there are now 23 aldeas, … Read more
What’s the weather like around Antigua Guatemala during Christmas? That’s a typical email I get this season. Well, here’s a typical panoramic vista around Antigua Guatemala during the dry season. At sunrise the thermometer read 8C/46F with a humidity of 74% with dark deep blue sky almost no clouds. In the following days the thermometer … Read more
For the past month the Antigua Municipality has had cemetery cleaning crews going around the graveyards of the villages of Antigua. Here we see part of cleaning crew of 15 workers at the cemetery of San Pedro Las Huertas when they were almost finished. Next, they were heading to San Cristóbal El Bajo. Slowly but … Read more
The views from the new restaurant Cerro San Cristóbal located at the entrance of the village of San Cristóbal El Alto are simply marvellous. I promise I will come back to do more sunset pictures from this location soon. In the mean time, enjoy this panoramic vista captured with the iPhone.
Here’s a panoramic vista of the three volcanoes Agua, Fuego and Acatenango captured this morning. This is a panoramic vista taken during the rainy season, So far, it’s been two days of cloud-free sky and beautiful mornings. It has felt like summer around noon though, but a little heat during Fall is not that bad.
There is plenty to do in Antigua Guatemala this weekend. The weekend kick off with the Señorita Antigua beauty pageant on Friday night. Then, if you stroll by the main square, parque central for the locals, you can grab a book from the book fair installed there now. Also, you can also pick up information … Read more
Here’s what the main square of Antigua Guatemala looks like on a typical day of the rainy season. Even though is an overcast day, you can still get some sunshine during the day, most days. By the way, this is what a day in our horrible weather looks like. I have made some plans to … Read more