Red and Rain
I am so looking forward to the end of the rainy season. I want blue skies and rich, saturated colors again. 🙁
Rainy Season Vistas
Them Belgians
There is a lot of activity around Parque Central even when it’s raining. If you pay attention while having a cup of coffee at Café Barista you can even spot a Belgian car on the street or other unexpected things. This was interesting, as it is every once in a while when unexpected things show … Read more
Independence Day?
Guatemala has many traditions that have remained until now and will hopefully remain for centuries to come. One, as you already know are the rich colors found in foods, landscapes, nature, textiles, walls, etc., and even in ideas. Have you heard of Incaparina? It was invented by a Guatemalan to fight malnutrition. The words that … Read more
Nylon Country
Nylon becomes ubiquituos in Guatemala during the rainy season. Nylon is quite possibly the cheapest protection one can buy against the rain. You can even find nylon capes everywhere. The picture above was taken at El Carmen handicraft outdoor market which appears like magic on the weekends on the street in front of El Carmen … Read more
Rainy Days
Don’t be fool by all recent posts; we’re in the middle of the rainy days. This photo shows the clouds moving in from the east, a heavy downpour that was pounding hard Guatemala City with hail storm. Some people love the rainy season in Guatemala; others, like myself, prefer the dry season. Nevertheless, the rainy … Read more
Rainy Season Vista: Bandera
The commonly used expression, “Those who ignore history are bound (or doomed) to repeat it” is actually a mis-quotation of the original text written by George Santayana, who, in his Reason in Common Sense, The Life of Reason, Vol.1, wrote “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Rooted in the philosophies … Read more
Where are the blue skies?
Normally you could see a couple volcanoes in the background and deep blue skies above the tree canopy. Yes, we demand our gorgeous blue skies and weather back. Do you know where our temperate eternal Spring has gone? Ephemiredes Aside: On June 30 is observed the Día del Ejército (Army Day holiday) in Guatemala, and … Read more
Take My Photo or Simple Rainy Season Vista
Call it synchronicity or better yet, serendipity because that’s the story behind this simple rainy season vista. For a while now I have decided I wanted to take a photograph of a corner while leaving enough of the perpendicular street and the next block on the frame to make an interesting composition. Think of it … Read more
Rain Threads
Even though it is difficult to see, these rain threads are an actual record of heavy rains. Boy oh boy, when it rains in Guatemala it really pours. Sometimes it feels like a lake was just pour over La Antigua Guatemala in less than hour. Anyway, here’s a simple image showing a downpour at the … Read more
Rain in the Dry Season
Okay, I want answers, I want the truth! What are you people up north doing to sabotage our gorgeous, Spring-like, best-time-of-the-year Dry season? Come on, it has to be you. We never have rain in February, even if it’s a loco month. Come on you people, surely we understand how horrible and tough your winters … Read more
Rainy Season Vistas: Rain Drops and Chiles
Here’s a follow up image to Rain Drops, which because of the extreme close-up was unclear that you were looking at a chili. Today’s image also shows you the benefits that come with the rainy season, an abundance of green and the fruits of Earth. Have you ever wonder why Guatemala is so exuberant green?
Rainy Season Vistas: Rain Drops
What better way to capture the beauty of the rainy season than with rain drops?
Rainy Season Vistas
I have decided that instead of complaining about the horrible light and photographic conditions of the rainy season I am going to take it as a challenge to capture its beauty and strength as well as its effects. I know I can if I set myself to do it since already I have had some … Read more
Rainy Season Vista: Green Umbrella
Today we had the first official rainfall of the rainy season 2009 in La Antigua Guatemala. Even though, yesterday and a few days ago we experienced some light and fast drizzle, it was not until today that we had our fist real heavy precipitation. If you are coming to Antigua in the next following semester, … Read more
Dream of a Sunday Afternoon in Central Park
As much as I like to photograph arches, signs, churches, food, et-cetera; honest, my favorite subject is people. That’s it folks, I’ve said it aloud: I like to photograph people’s interactions like Kids Enjoying Ice Cream, Ice Cream Row, The Heigh Scale on Calle del Arco and Contemplating the Heavy Rain; just to name a … Read more