I love Antigua
In what places have you seen the “I love Antigua” stickers? The shoe-shiners box is the most obvious place, what’s the most strange spot you have encountered?
Parks
Hacking and Phraking at Parque Central, Antigua Guatemala
Don’t laugh! It could happen; you never know. Or perhaps they’re simply catching up with homework while someone documents the meet-up with a selfie. What do you think? Now, if you don’t know what I am talking about, don’t miss the tv series Mr. Robot. Enjoy!
Guarding The Garden Areas of Parque Central
Follow the white rabbit to » Guatemalan Faces at Antigua Guatemala’s Main Square.
Consecutive Day 3644 — Playful Mayan Girls
The fountain of youth! Working children always find a little time to have fun. Regardless of what many of the readers have told me about children working, I am still against child labor. Children should be allowed to be children, to go to school and play. The time to work to survive will come, no … Read more
Consecutive Day 3632 of 3654 — Parque Central Facelift
This week Parque Central has been going through a facelift. New fences, new benches, new trash cans, new garden areas. This is the first facelift of the main square that I get to see in the 15 years I have been living here. I promise I will come back to show what it looks like … Read more
Consecutive Day 3631 of 3654 — Parque Central Meetings
Parque Central is still the best place to meet with friends and acquaintances. Better yet if it’s after 4pm when the light and the ambience becomes magical. On Fridays you can even the municipal band playing some live music. What else is there to ask? 10-year Countdown Aside: I’ve been publishing for 3,632 consecutive days … Read more
Consecutive Day 3628 of 3654 — In Antigua Go Nuts
That’s right go nuts, we have so many of them. So next time you see the nuts guys, give a few exotic nuts a try. 10-year Countdown Aside: Thus far, I’ve been publishing for 3,628 consecutive days on AntiguaDailyPhoto.com. We continue the May 1st, 2016 countdown to 3,654 days, or 522 weeks, or 120 months, … Read more
Consecutive Day 3625 of 3654 — Adjust Your Focus
Adjust your focus, always. This was my directional command from the very beginning. Post stuff no one else is covering; focus on the daily life. Focus on the people. Focus on the culture and traditions. Focus on the language and the food as manifestation of the identity. Focus on the awesome alternatives. Stay away from … Read more
Things to Do in Antigua When You’re Bored
People watching at the park. Having an ice cream while having your shoe shined. Talk to locals about anything and everything. Visit the art exhibits at the Compañía de Jesús building. Meet someone for coffee at one of the many cafes in Antigua Guatemala. Go for a cup a wine and chat with the other … Read more
Shoe-shining at Parque Central, Antigua Guatemala
Here’s your Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: lustrador or shoe-shiner Having one shoes shined is one of the favourite activities of people at Parque Central or Plaza Mayor, the actual official name. You can be chatting with friends, watching people go by or be immersed on the updates of the latest gossip on Facebook … Read more
Social Media Location Updates from the Candy Floss Ambulant Vendor
Imagine that now you can follow the location updates of the cotton candy vendors on Periscope and Twitter. No more should you go to sleep craving sweet fairy floss. Honest, what we need is Antigua App with instant updates for the current location of whatever street food vendor you need. Can anyone tell me how … Read more
Fluorescent colors are back in Antigua Guatemala
Believe it or not, it seems fluorescent colours are coming back. From a fluorescent pink bicycle to electric green socks. Or perhaps they never went out fashion, right? Anyhow, here’s another slice of daily life as seen at the parque central. Definitely, the main square is the heart of La Antigua Guatemala; the spot to … Read more
Little Girl Sunbathing at Parque Central, Antigua Guatemala
Today I share with you a warm picture of a little girl enjoying the sun from a unique and advantageous position at Parque Central. How would you caption this picture?
Mondays in the Sun
As I have mentioned before, we make images with everything that we have read, watched, listened to and experienced. If we think about it, each picture is a portrait of the photographer as much as of the subject being photographed. Today’s photograph takes its title from the film “Los lunes al sol“, “Mondays in the … Read more