Antigua Guatemala’s Village Entrepreneurs
Here’s a grandmother and granddaughter partnering in this small enterprise to bring organic, GMO free, gluten free, fruit and vegetable booth. How …
Collecting Renewable Wood Fuel
As requested by many of you here and on Facebook’s AntiguaDailyPhoto fan page, here’s a vista of the real life in the …
Mayas Doing Selfies in Antigua Guatemala
There’s a belief that states the Maya people don’t like to be photographed or make photographs. I am happy to report here …
Reading ebooks and books at Parque Central, Antigua Guatemala
It was interesting to see a couple of friends reading an ebook and book next to each other. I normally read books …
Slice of Daily Life from Antigua Guatemala
This is the sort of situation you can encounter when you walk around the villages; an elderly person taken a sunbath. In …
Love and happiness from Antigua Guatemala
One more post of the indiscreet window, this time a couple sharing a kiss on the streets of Antigua Guatemala. That’s what …
This is what Winter looks like in Antigua Guatemala
We continue the indiscreet window series with an image of two Maya girls playing hide and seek at the parque central, main …
Antigua Guatemala’s Indiscreet Window
Here’s a follow up to yesterday’s post about AntiguaDailyPhoto’s goal to provide an indiscreet window for you to take a peak in …
AntiguaDailyPhoto is your rear window to Antigua Guatemala
“Stare. It is the way to educate your eye, and more. Stare, pry, listen eavesdrop. Die knowing something. You are not here …
Winter’s Sunshine in Antigua Guatemala
Normally, the first week of January is the coldest of the entire year. This is what it looked like. Sunshine and comfortable …
The Minnesotan Invasion of Antigua Guatemala
That’s right, La Antigua Guatemala is becoming the top destination for Minnesotans trying scape the long harsh Winter. This is understandable if …
The Militarization of Antigua Guatemala
What are your thoughts regarding the militarisation of Antigua Guatemala? Do you think it is appropriate for the Municipal Police to have …
Maya Woman Making Family Portraits at Parque Central
Some people believe that Maya people don’t like to be photographed. My experience has been quite the opposite, but I guess it’s …
Chilling and Kicking in Antigua Guatemala
Honest, I wish you were here… the weather is incredible in this corner of the world and Guatemalans burn fireworks in every …
New Year, New Faces
Let there be plenty of quality time and light in your life this 2017. I send you my very best wishes for …
The Smiling Maya Handicrafts Vendor
If you want more smiles in your life, booking another visit to Antigua Guatemala is the merry solution. Enjoy!
What is on the mind of Guatemalans for 2017
Today you do the caption. Go ahead and be creative!
National Police Patrolling in Antigua Guatemala
How many different kinds of police do we have in Antigua Guatemala? Let’s see if I can recall all of them. Policía …
Guatemalan Army Soldiers Patrolling in Antigua Guatemala
Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day: Soldado or soldier. This is a controversial issue. Should Guatemala’s Army soldier be used …
Guatemalan smiles make me happy
Honestly, how could you go wrong with a visit to Guatemala if you’re greeted with smiling faces almost everywhere you go. Heck, …
Portrait of a Traditional Ice Cream Cart Vendor
The streets are my studio and total strangers my models. The streets provide an endless supply of interesting models, don’t you agree? …
Antigua Guatemala’s Mayor at Work
This morning we were awaken by very strong tremors, a 5.4 earthquake at 5:30am. The epicentre was quite close to Antigua Guatemala, …
I wish you were here!
It was merely two weeks ago that I offered these seats and table as a destination to enjoy the Winter season in …
Portraits of Street Vendors — Potato and Plantain Chips
Here’s your illustrated Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: Plataninas for fried plantain chips. Papalinas, plataninas and yuquitas, potato chips, plantain chips …
Mayan family in a hurry
Oh what a wonderful combination of just the right ingredients is this charming and photogenic city we call now La Antigua Guatemala. …
The Fast-food Invasion
What are some of the most noticeable changes I have witness in Antigua Guatemala over the past decade. Well, the saddest is …
Everyday Antigua Guatemala — The Necklace Transaction
Did you guys know that 75% of the economy in Guatemala is informal, meaning the majority of the people do not hold …
Exercising During Winter Season
Here’s another typical vista of the Winter season in Antigua Guatemala. People exercising outside with lots of sunshine and chilly winds from …
Antigua Guatemala Town Talk: The English Reaction
We continue with our series of imaginary dialogues between foreigners living in Antigua Guatemala. Enjoy a vista at the first world problems …
Antigua Guatemala Town Talk: The French Reaction
There was a really weird vibe in the air the day after the elections. The results were disappointing and infuriating for the …
What’s new in the world?
I am glad someone can still smile and find some hope in the news. Leave it to Guatemalan to always find ways …
Portrait of Q’eqchi Mayan Women
Some of you may or may not know that La Antigua Guatemala is located within Kackchikel territory, one of the largest Maya …
The Textile Transaction
Here, take a closer look, I am selling you the encapsulated colours of the eternal Spring. Winter is coming, you will need …
Vistas from Antigua Guatemala streets — The nut transaction
How could you not get in the happy mood as you walk around Antigua Guatemala when often in every block you encounter …
Vistas from Antigua Guatemala streets — 3 Women Talking
We continue our street vistas from Antigua Guatemala with three women stoping the busy rhythm to have a quick chat. Something we …
Who said newspapers are dead?
The world over newspapers are disappearing or reducing their operations to bare minimums. Guatemala is no exception, yet for a brief moment …
Getting Oriented in Antigua Guatemala
It blows my mind how easily people get disoriented in Antigua Guatemala and that’s when even using a map. La Antigua Guatemala …
Seguridad en Antigua Guatemala
Okay, it’s your turn to write the caption for this photograph. The most ingenious caption will get a post card sent to …
Look at the doves, sweetie!
You know, whenever you encounter doves, children by an atrium of a church or park, you know your chances of a photo …
Have a Happy Guatemalan Independence Day
First of all, I want to wish a very happy Guatemalan Independence Day to all the loyal readers out there! With each …
Independence Day Children School Parades
We continue our Independence Day celebrations coverage with this photograph of a couple little girls marching as part of a school parade, …
Old Men and Bicycles in Antigua Guatemala
It’s so interesting to see so many old men still very active on their bicycles. either vintage bicycles or modern two-wheelers as …
Guatemalan Colors and Smiles
Today I share with you a candid portrait of Ruth, one of the vendors that offers colourful hand-woven Mayan textiles from the …
Family Business Meeting
At the end of a photo walk, I captured a family meeting outside their business to watch passers-by. I raised my camera …
Leaping Through Giants in Antigua Guatemala
Here’s your Spanish word of the day: Puente, that’s what we call a long weekend in Latin America. Have a wonderful Labor …
Happy People in Antigua Guatemala
Have you noticed the disproportionate number of happy smiling people around Parque Central. Even I can feel my mood changing as I …
Gathering of Street Vendors in Antigua Guatemala
Did you know that a large segment of the population of Guatemala work in the informal economy. This is one more reason …
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 …
How to do Snapchat or Instagram Stories in Antigua Guatemala
This is how we do Snapchat stories in Antigua Guatemala. People actually meet in person, they chat and catch up with the …
Parque Central Sights — Shoe-shining
One of the most common vistas around Parque Central, the main square, is that of shoe-shiners. Here we see a tourist family …
Market Sights — Niña Maya and Strawberries
Push and pull, push and pull, slowly but with all the strength of her little muscles this little girl was able to …
Lunch Cobanero in Alameda El Calvario
There’s a myth that declares that the Maya people don’t like to be photographed. Something I have noticed in the over two …
Yoga Classes in Antigua Guatemala
It seems as yoga classes are all the rage in Antigua Guatemala. Everywhere I encounter people, mostly women, on their way to …
Writing a letter at Palacio Real de los Capitanes
It seems that in this day and age, writing physical tangible letters is out of fashion. Years ago I wrote a post …
Street Photography — The photographer and her rescued dog
Some people can not help themselves and do everything with style. For instance, take a look at this photographer carrying two cameras, …
Let’s get together to chat
Sure, whatever you say… let’s chat pues.
Selfies and the Maya
Often during the photo walks I lead around town, people ask me if the Maya don’t like to be photographed. I say …
Coffee Makes Me Happy
If coffee makes you happy, you must move to Antigua Guatemala where you can enjoy all aspects of coffee-rich life, from the …
Carlos Mijangos, The Guatemalan Guide at Work
I have known and collaborated with the Guatemalan guide, Carlos Mijangos, for many years. He’s tour operator agency, Guatemalan Guide is top-rated …
Pops Pops Pops
Often times, it seems as there are ice cream shops and vendors in every block of Antigua Guatemala. From Pops to Sarita, …
Roses Make Me Happy
Did you know that the slogan of Antigua Guatemala is the city of the perpetual roses? That’s right, although nowadays you find …
Policia Nacional Civil on Bicycles in Antigua Guatemala
I don’t know if it is ecological consciousness or lack of budget funds, but I am seeing more cops on bicycles around …
Bonding time at Fuente de La Merced
Follow the white rabbit to » A photographic tour of the fountains in Antigua Guatemala.
Maya Women from Zunil at Parque Central, Antigua Guatemala
Follow the white rabbit to » Even more photographs of Maya women.
Funding Your Travels By Selling Muffins
I encountered these two Argentines who were walking around town selling muffins, Argentine style of course, to fund their travels. Where’s a …
Live Maya Marimba Music at Calle del Arco
Follow the white rabbit to » Everything you ever anything to know about marimba music.
Family Time By La Merced Church
Follow the white rabbit to » Guatemalan Family Ties.
Street Portraits of Strangers — The Artisans
Follow the white rabbit to » Thinking Woman.
What do Guatemalans look like?
If you look at the photos of many tourists, Guatemalans only look like the Maya. I, however, have been making portraits of …
Happy Smiling Guatemalan Faces
Follow the white rabbit to » Portrait of Happy Guatemalan Children.
Street Portraits of Strangers — Guatemalans at Lunch
Follow the white rabbit to » Don’t Worry, Be Happy.
Antigua Guatemala Makes Me Happy
Follow the white rabbit to » Encounters of the third kind in Antigua Guatemala.
Guatemalan Women Styles
CLICK ROULETTE » Follow the white rabbit to » Guatemalan Style vs World Fashion.
Mayan Boy Guarding The Colorful Textiles
This street portrait of a Maya boy guarding a truck-load of Mayan textiles was captured during a recent Antigua Photo Walk where …
Guatemalan hospitality and smiles are always ready to be shared
CLICK ROULETTE » Guatemalan hapiness is contagious.
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 …
Consecutive Day 3643 — We’re made of maize
We are men of maize!. As I have said before, it’s impossible to think the Guatemalan and Mesoamerican diets without maize. From …
Consecutive Day 3641 — Swim Suits in Antigua Guatemala?
Climate change denier Sarah Palin might benefit by a visit to the highlands of Guatemala, specifically the city of Antigua Guatemala, located …
Consecutive Day 3634 of 3654 — Maya Generations
Candid street portraits are my specialty. Here I was able to capture two Maya generations with enough context to place the candid …
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 …
Consecutive Day 3630 of 3654 — Portraits of Selfies
As you take a photographic tour through the entries about selfies, you realise that “portraits of selfies” could be a very popular …
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 …
Maya girls baby-sitting
Children baby-sitting children, especially true with the Maya. That’s how it is. Someone how to baby-sit Fernando while the parent are working …
Doing laundry at the public washbasins of Tanque de La Unión
Years ago the Pilas de Santa Clara used to be a very busy place with Maya women doing laundry. Most women came …
Herbs and Greens Antigua Market Booth
Market days are awesome days to be in the mercado municipal of Antigua Guatemala. Everything is fresh and there’s so many more …
Close encounters of the third world in Antigua Guatemala
Two women worlds apart! Each girl represent a different way of being human, with all the implications that may carry. What are …
Maya Women Reviewing Images from a Photo Session
Recently I was asked to help with a photo session of two beautiful Maya women on the streets of Antigua Guatemala. Here’s …
Bella Vista Baristas
Well well, well if you think baristas are all men, then you got it wrong. As you can see here, the baristas …
Typical Tienda de Occidente in Antigua Guatemala
Poco a poco, slowly, all the traditional and typical tiendas and tienditas, borough convenience stores, have been bought and turned into abarroterías …
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 …
Hanging out with friends at Parque Central
What better way to start the new year than hanging out with friends at parque central of La Antigua Guatemala; sharing a …
Boy Tending a Game Stand at the Town Fair
Some children go to a town fair to play and have fun. Other children go to work. Such is the case on …
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 …
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 …
What’s A Town Fair Without Table Football
Well, I don’t know the answer because I have never been to a town fair in Guatemala that didn’t have table football …
Sympathy for the Devil
Well, not really. See you see all these masks are for parades celebrated through out Guatemala, but prominently at Ciudad Vieja and …
Guatemalan Santa Helper Colorful Costume
Guatemalans love color, the more the merrier, right? See even in this Santa Clause helper’s costume, the usual red and white, is …
Saving Guatemalan Souls
If you pay attention to the number of missionaries in Guatemala you can only conclude that Guatemalan souls are in danger. Guatemalans …
Decide, it’s the phone or me!
I walk around I see people, lots of them with their smartphones out, held on their hand as the move around. They …