Mayan Smiles
Slowly but surely, many of the highland mayas are moving to La Antigua Guatemala. Soon enough all tortillerias and tienditas will be …
-13 Days to 9th Anniversary: Tres Generaciones
How would you caption this picture? We all have different approaches to documenting the quotidian life in the cities we happen to …
-15 Days to 9th Anniversary: Quinceañera Antigüeña
Here’s your Spanish word of the day: Quinceañera We’ll begin this 15-day countdown with the picture of this very friendly quinceañera, 15-year-old …
Reflections on International Women’s Day
The best way to celebrate International Women’s Day is to work everyday towards the same rights, education, salaries, opportunities, and respect for …
Portrait of selfie at Calle del Arco, Antigua Guatemala
I know that through history artists have realised self-portraits. Also, I am aware that the people started taken self-portraits when the Instamatic …
Mayan Faces from Antigua Guatemala
Oh el parque central, the main square, what a wonderful place for people-watching and talking to total strangers. If you ever need …
The Maya and Smartphones
Several times I have covered the usage of technology by the Maya of Guatemala, either here in the archives of AntiguaDailyPhoto or …
Maya woman cooking corn on the cub
Who wants freshly made corn on the cob? As I have mentioned before, we are hombres de maíz, men of maize, therefore …
We Love Guate
How about you? Can you share with us what are the things that you like about Guatemala.
Guatemalan Fashionistas in Antigua Guatemala
La Antigua Guatemala is the premiere destination for the Guatemalan fashionistas who are looking for the perfect backdrop to showcase their latest …
The Faces of the Hard-working Guatemalan Women
Believe it or not, La Antigua Guatemala is NOT the REAL Guatemala. Well, let me rephrase that, downtown Antigua Guatemala is not …
Big Laughs at Antigua Guatemala’s Parque Central
This picture of two Guatemalan young women laughing so hard at the main square of Antigua Guatemala is my most recent capture …
Corpus Christi and Confirmations in Maya Kaqchikel Town
This past Sunday it seemed as every village and town around Antigua Guatemala was celebrating its patron saint day. Well San Juan …
Smiles in Antigua Guatemala
One of the things one can encounter quite often on the streets of Antigua Guatemala is smiles. Big smiles are everywhere around …
Buying banana leaves for tamales
Almost eight years ago I set out to bring you images of the daily life in and around Antigua Guatemala and for …
International Women’s Day in Antigua Guatemala
As my colleague Willy has said before: Willy: Is today women’s day? Again? Every day is a women’s day! We men surrender …
Typical Veggie Stand in the Antigua Guatemala Villages
These are the vegetables more often eaten my Guatemalans. The green leaves next to the woman are a Guatemalan’s favorite: Macuy, quilete …
Antigua Guatemala is the Perfect Backdrop
There is no doubt that Antigua Guatemala is the most popular venue and backdrop for photography sessions in Guatemala. In other places, …
Why is Belly Dancing So Popular in Antigua Guatemala
Who can explain to me why belly dancing is so popular in Antigua Guatemala. I have seen belly dancers in many activities …
Historic Mother’s Day in Guatemala
First of all, I want to wish a Happy Guatemalan Mother’s Day to all the moms in my family and the world, …
Public Water Faucets in San Pedro Las Huertas
The presence of these chorros; that’s what water faucets are called in Guatemala, is a sure sign that there are still houses …
Real Guatemala: Las tortilleras
Of course, these ladies who prepare us our daily tortillas can not be missing in series about the real Guatemala. Here we …
Real Guatemala: The Tortrix Grandma
We continue our series Real Guatemala series with a photograph of a grandmother from Ciudad Vieja buying the eggs and salchichas at …
Real Guatemala: The Typical Rural Women
These women from Ciudad Vieja are wearing what I would consider the typical dress code for rural Guatemala women, except, of course, …
Freshly-cooked tortillas for breakfast, lunch and dinner
There’s nothing like on-the-spot-freshly-cooked tortillas to accompany your Guatemalan meals. If you grew up eating freshly-made tortillas, the aroma near a tortilleria …
Guatemalan Catholic Women
You talkin’ to me? No. Honest I am not talking to you… I believe that Antigua Guatemala and the surrounding villages are …
Firewood fuel delivery Around Antigua Guatemala
After having covered the Ecoleña fuel briquette as an alternative for the leña (firewood) I decided to ask around what kind of …
Catholic Guatemalan Woman Fundraiser
I came across a group of catholic women who were raising funds for their church. One of the women carry an image …
Fresh Fruits from a Basket
As with the flowers, in Antigua Guatemala we are very fortunate to have fresh fruits all year round. Fresh fruits sold in …
Día de la Raza or Hispanidad
For this Día de la Raza I would like to share with you the faces of cultural resistance in a world where …
Phone for Rent
Following the typical Guatemalan approach to doing business which is don’t put all your eggs in one basket, here they sell freshly …
Walking on High Heels and CobbleStone Streets Don’t Mix
After having watched this woman and countless others take baby steps while walking very carefully over the cobblestone streets of Antigua Guatemala …
The Street Vending Issues in Antigua Guatemala
The lady in the picture was selling camotes, sweet potatoes and elotes, corn on the cob, for Q5/$0.60 and güisquiles, pearl squash, …
Our Daily Bread is Maize-based Food
Very often I see women on their way to the maize mill to turn nixtamalized maized into masa dough to make tortillas. …
Walk This Way!
I have a fascination for bare naked walls that show the materials that are used to form them. Bricks, rocks, concrete, adobe, …
Mirror Mirror
I am sure I have shared this beautiful twist to the typical Narcissus story by Oscar Wilde since it’s among my favorite …
Waiting #1 in Antigua Guatemala
WIN A PHOTO POST CARD FROM ANTIGUA DAILY PHOTO! Guatemalans are not known for their punctually so often you see people waiting. …
On the way to the maize mill
This has to be one of the most frequent vistas in rural Guatemala. A woman or girl carrying a load of cooked …
It’s Umbrella Time in Antigua Guatemala
It’s time for the umbrellas and you probably should buy one in you plan to visit Guatemala for the next 180 days …
Guatemalan Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day always falls on May 10 in Guatemala. Thus, today is a holiday for mothers in Guatemala and many mamás get …
Volcán de Agua Natural Drain Channel
It’s good to see the natural drains for Volcán de Agua sort of clean since the rainy season will soon begin discharging …
Coffee Harvesting Season is Underway
I was told once that in Guatemala if they are lucky coffee plantations can harvest twice a year. But, most of the …
Every day is laundry day at los lavaderos
It doesn’t matter what day of the week you stop by the public washbasins, lavaderos, you will always find the ladies doing …
Typical Guatemalan Breakfast Booth
Everywhere in Guatemala you can find breakfast stalls similar to one shown above where the working class and anybody’s hungry can stop …
Fresh Bread Is Baked Twice Daily
Some of you might recall that fresh tortillas are available three times a day for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Well, fresh bread …
International Women’s Day in Guatemala
I share with you what my friend and colleague Willy expressed about the International Women’s Day: Willy: ¿Hoy es día de la …
We can all get along just fine
Often I have spoken about the wonderful feel-good vibe that one can sense and be part of while hanging out at the …
Sin la letra A
Sem você nem tristeza teremos Pra nos lamentar Sem você nem morrer de saudade Nem mesmo chorar Pois não há chorar E …
Antigua Guatemala Parking Permits
These news may come as total shock to some of you, but I figure today is as good day as any to …
Colorful Mayan Huipil
Let’s do an observation experiment. What things do you find interesting in the picture above?
Guatemalan Portraits: Maya Girls
One of the things about cultural and traditional events that I like is that they are people magnets and it’s so much …
We’re Women of Maize
As I said before, it is impossible to think of the Guatemalan, Mexican and Mesoamerican diet without maize. From the Popul Vuh …
Be creative, caption this photo and win
Suedehead by Morrissey on Grooveshark Let’s do it! The most creative caption will win this photo as a post card mailed through …
Selling Comales
What better way to start the new year than with a brand new clay comal to cook the best tasting tortillas. A …
Taking a Break
Everyone needs to take a break every once in a while, I am taking mine right now; best wishes for this new …
Eating Ice Cream at Parque Central
I have said it often and I even declared it as irrefutable fact: the best place to have ice cream in Antigua …
Aide-de-camp Models Dressed As Indigenous Women
Can anybody help me understand why a country with a +55% population of indigenous Maya hires European-looking models to dress as Maya …
Business In A Basket
The basket business could easily be another series about the ambulant food vendors who make a living selling all kinds food from …
Photo Session at Parque Central
Parque Central, as we informally call the Plaza Mayor (Main Plaza), is among the favorite photo session locations in La Antigua Guatemala. …
Umbrella Time Is Here
That’s right, it’s already May, which marks the commencement of the rainy season, thus the umbrella time. We haven’t seen the Sompopos …
Mother’s Day in Guatemala
Happy Guatemalan Mother’s Day! I especially wish a Happy Mother’s Day to my own madre. As Luna McCarthy mentioned in XelaDailyPhoto this …
Thinking Woman
I wonder what what is she thinking, I wonder what are the Guatemalan women thinking about on this International Women’s Day? In …
What’s Up?
I believe I’ve been talking way too much. It is your turn to talk now. AntiguaDailyPhoto is fun if we both talk. …
Is It The Decisive Moment
When I shot this photo in front of Antigua Guatemala’s Municipality building, I remembered Henri Cartier-Bresson’s Behind Gare St. Lazare photo and …
Guatemala’s Graduation Season
I don’t recall if I have told you that Guatemala’s school year begins in January and end in October; have I mentioned …
Coffee Pickers from Antigua Guatemala
Today I took a photo tour with other members of Club Fotográfico de Antigua inside Finca Filadelfia. The idea behind the tour …
The Redefinition of The Pan-Maya Identity
In the previous century it was common knowledge that one could identify the provenance of the Maya people in Guatemala, especially women, …
Vibrant Guatemalan Women
As a graphic designer I can never ceased to be amazed by the intricate brightly colored textiles worn by the Maya people …
Earphone Usage is Up in Antigua Guatemala
A few years back LD ranted about all the people she came across wearing earbuds while riding the public transit buses in …
Braid My Hair
It’s incredible how long it takes me to show you the most common vistas from La Antigua Guatemala. See, one of the …
Mother’s Day A La Antigua
To all the visiting mothers, please, let me share with you the Guatemalan classic marimba Un vals para mi madre (A waltz …
School Girls Gathering
As I mentioned yesterday, more often Antigua Guatemala is becoming a gathering venue. Any excuse is good enough to form a crowd …
Guatemalan Family Ties
Most Guatemalan families are very tight with several generations often interacting with one another. It is not unusual to have at least …
Holy Week Generations
Slowly, but surely the love, devotion and passion for the world famous Holy Week in Antigua Guatemala are being passed on to …
The Aromas of the Holy Week
I can bring to you the colors, the imagery, the sounds and even video clips, but I can’t transmit or transfer you …
Here, Take My Photo
On the weekends Calle del Arco is turn into a pedestrian strip and several business bring out benches, carts and flowers and …
Taking A Short Break
Often we hear that Guatemala is a country of contrasts. Even I try to show it often and what better way to …
Guatemalan Weekend Fashion
The people from Guatemala City are known as capitalinos; residents of the Capital city. Women from Guatemala City would be capitalinas. La …
Guatemalan Smile
Last Monday 8 of March was celebrated the International Women’s Day through out the world. I believe women should be celebrated everyday, …
The Nexus One has arrived to Antigua Guatemala
Modernity has arrived to the quincentennial Antigua Guatemala. AGAIN. It was nearly 18 months ago that I reported the arrival of the …
Guatemalan Women & Killer’s Paradise
Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and nowhere is awareness, new legislation and law enforcing need …