Take My Photograph
Even though most, if not all, of the quick photo labs are digital now in La Antigua Guatemala, the old and traditional …
Ice Cream Row
The weather has been fantastic in the recent weeks. Even though, we are in the middle of winter, temperatures have been around …
Making Tortillas in Guatemala
Yesterday I mentioned that the traditional baked-clay comales are disappearing in Guatemala in favor of the metal comal; heated through gas. All …
Strolls in Parque Central
El Parque Central (Central Park click the link to see all the previous photos related to the park) is one of the …
Sunday stroll with the family
You may remember this red wall from the Pick your color #1 entry. These are some of adjectives our visitors use for …
Jamtigua 2006 for all
Jamtigua is a music festival, now in its second year. Jamtigua is the merging of the words Jam and Antigua and the …
Please, braid my hair
Selling folk-art is only one of the activities that these two Indigenous girls do. —Don’t move little sister or I might hurt …
Buying Folk-art on the Streets
Guatemalan textiles are among the most look-after items in the folk-art markets. You have to be careful though, they come in two …
Selling Folk-art on the Street
This outdoor folk-art market sets on the street outside the El Carmen Ruins on the weekends only, located about two blocks from …
One way or another…
Guatemalan textiles are world-famous. As a graphic designer, I have been intrigued for a long while now about the fact that the …
Pay day
You get off a bit early from work so you can run to the bank and cash your weekly paycheck. Modernity has …
The long wait for…
… Equal opportunity. Related entries: Selling folk-art on the park Where are the Maya women going to? Let’s go mija, we’re are …
Selling folk-art on the park
Many indigenous women earn their living by selling folk-art on the parks. This photo was taken at Iglesia de la Merced in …
Where are the Maya women going to?
To be what I am is not a something to be proud of; it is a shame. I do not represent the …
Let’s go mija, we’re are going to be late…
According to the entry on Guatemala on Wikipedia, 40% of the population of Guatemala is Amerindian. I believe the figure to be …
