If you really want to charge yourself with good vibes and energy, simply head over to Parque Central where you will always find smiling people, good vibes and engaging discussions. Here’s a taste of such happy situations where everyone smiles at each other. I hope you like this image and let me know your thoughts.
Antigua Guatemala is the photographer’s paradise because almost every wall provides an excellent and unique photographic backdrop on top of the so many interesting locations through out the enchanting colonial town. Here we can see three little girls right before quite possibly their first location photo session.
I saw this Maya girl peeking through the windows of a very high-end cafe in Antigua Guatemala; fortunately, I had my telephoto lens with me and on the camera, so I pulled it to my eye, anticipated what would the next window where she would show up and point it at it. Sure enough she … Read more
As we can see, sunbathing is among the favorite things to do by visitors to Antigua Guatemala. Why do think that is?
My shadow and I is all I need to have fun while doing errands! Oh don’t you wish the times were simpler for the kids at home?
Today we begin a new mini series: The Real Guatemala. Claudia she was bringing back some long lost memories from her dear Guatemala, in her own words, “No helmets, no amber alerts, no Wiis, just a plastic ball or if lucky a real soccer ball, I feel one component that I loved of living down … Read more
As I have mentioned before, Lent and Semana Santa is an equal-opportunity tradition. As you can see here, even little girls get a chance to carry a float, small, but still their float. By the way, the male carriers are called cucuruchos and the female carriers are known as hermanas cargadoras. I call the little … Read more
As I mentioned yesterday, there will be Lent and Holy Week celebrations in Antigua Guatemala for a long while. These religious traditions are being passed on to the very young. Here we see young cucuruchos, bearers, as they carried the small float from the Cathedral. I recorded a small video clip with the iPhone to … Read more
This silver-painted miner is the most recent show I have seen at Central Park. People were fascinated by the frozen stand of this performer who only moved when people deposited a tip a on his collection box. Children, of course, were the most interested during the performance.
As I have mentioned before, bookstores and stationary stores are jam-packed around this time of the year in Guatemala since the new school year is about to begin. Yes, that is right, you read correctly, the Guatemalan school year begins around the mid January and ends sometime in October. Boys and girls are been given … Read more
Unlike other catholic countries, Guatemala does not make a big deal of the arrival of the Tres Reyes Magos (Three Wise Kings) known as Epiphany in English; a Christian holiday celebrated on January 6th. Except, of course, for burning firecrackers and ringing bells of the churches right at noon, which seems to be Guatemalans’ favorite … Read more
Día de la Virgen de Guadalupe in Antigua Guatemala As I have shared with you in previous years, in La Antigua Guatemala, religious celebrations draw together all kinds of heterogeneous people and the Feast of Our Lady of Virgen de Guadalupe is no exception. On December 12 celebrations of La Virgen de Guadalupe, Our Lady … Read more
Over six years ago I pondered about the future of Guatemala and its child labor force: The future of a society is with the children and their education and preparation. What kind of future awaits for Guatemala when its children are on the streets working to survive today. What kind of education and preparation will … Read more
Although we began the tour through the typical Guatemalan town fair yesterday, it was not declared until today. By the way, town fair are pretty much the same as county fairs in the U.S. and in other parts of the world. Anyway, this week we will take a tour through the town patron’s saint fair … Read more
Two kids, one on each side of the fun, are seen in this Día del Niño, Children’s Day in Guatemala. I wish for all children in Guatemala to have a fulfilling childhood with lots of fun and safety environment and not only today we remember or pay attention to the less fortunate kids in Guatemala. … Read more