Once again, we continue the 5-day countdown to the 11th anniversary of AntiguaDailyPhoto on May 1st with the miniseries of street photography slices of daily life through out Antigua Guatemala. Many of the people who work in the businesses of Antigua Guatemala actually live in the surround villages and municipalities, such as Ciudad Vieja and … Read more
Lent and Holy Week are an equal opportunity events where everyone gets a chance to participate and carry the floats. Hermanas cargadoras, sometimes referred to as Dolorosas, children and Cucuruchos, or hermanos cargadores, of course. But Also the Roman soldier get a chance to carry the float or anda as it is called here. In … Read more
As I have said before, the best way to commemorate International Women’s Day is to work everyday towards the same rights, education, salaries, opportunities, and respect for everyone, regardless of gender. March 8 should be a day to ponder how much we have advanced in the previous 364 days before, don’t you agree?
A door opens and three Guatemalan women from different ages stepped out, you greet them and raise your camera to get some natural shots as you talk to them. A wedding was the destination, but not before exchanging some smiles and good wishes for the day. That’s what the indiscreet window brings you today. Quite … Read more
As requested by many of you here and on Facebook’s AntiguaDailyPhoto fan page, here’s a vista of the real life in the villages of Antigua Guatemala. Simple, two women collecting renewable wood fuel. Renewable, I hear you asking already, right? Yes, this wood are the prunings of the gravilea trees, the shadow trees for the … Read more
Normally, the first week of January is the coldest of the entire year. This is what it looked like. Sunshine and comfortable enough weather to walk about with a light sweater or jacket. How is Winter in your neck of the woods?
If you want more smiles in your life, booking another visit to Antigua Guatemala is the merry solution. Enjoy!
Honestly, how could you go wrong with a visit to Guatemala if you’re greeted with smiling faces almost everywhere you go. Heck, I get out of the house just to change moods and I live here. How about you, do you want to have a few more smiles in your life?
What are some of the most noticeable changes I have witness in Antigua Guatemala over the past decade. Well, the saddest is the disappearing of so many book stores and galleries. At the same time and rate, La Antigua Guatemala is almost completed invaded by fast-food restaurants. Let’s see if I can list them all … Read more
We continue our street vistas from Antigua Guatemala with three women stoping the busy rhythm to have a quick chat. Something we do often in La Antigua, even if it’s to greet and be cordial with the people we know.
Have you noticed the disproportionate number of happy smiling people around Parque Central. Even I can feel my mood changing as I cross the main square. I am trying to figure it what it is that’s causing the aberration, but I have come to the conclusion that the research and investigation of the causes will … Read more
Did you know that the slogan of Antigua Guatemala is the city of the perpetual roses? That’s right, although nowadays you find more bougainvilleas adorning the walls of the city, at one point in history, roses were all the rage. Still today, roses are the most popular flowers sold in the mercado and around town. … Read more
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