Ruins

Weekend Handicrafts Market at Ruinas del Carmen, Antigua Guatemala

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As I have mentioned before, a handicraft market mushrooms on the outside of Ruinas Del Carmen on the weekends and holidays. The ruins of El Carmen are located on 3a avenida norte, between 2a calle oriente and 3a calle oriente. It is a great place to enjoy the Winter weather outside while negotiating the best … Read more

Texture And Patterns at Capuchinas

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Often enough you find lots of textures and patterns in my photography such as in this column found inside Convento Las Capuchinas in Antigua Guatemala or in many of the images of my current photo exposition ‪#‎Guategrams‬ on display at El Fotografo Photo Gallery during August and Proyecto Cultural La Puerta Roja during September. If … Read more

Rebuilding the Santa Clara Ruins in Antigua Guatemala

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The rebuilding and renovation of the Antigua Guatemala is on-going process which never ends. Here we can appreciate the work being done inside the Santa Clara Ruin. If you don’t know where are located the Ruinas de Santa Clara, take as reference the public washbasins on Tanque de la Unión; the ruins are right across … Read more

The Ever-Present Beetles of Antigua Guatemala

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I believe more people are getting VW Beetles lately because now I see them everywhere. In my humble opinion, this is the perfect vehicle for Antigua Guatemala, small, economical, rugged, easy to park, and with lots of style to complement the colonial architecture of La Antigua, don’t you agree? Happy 4th of July to those … Read more

Antigua Architecture Walks

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I was fortunate to accompany Guatemalan Architect José María Magaña Juárez, who specializes in conservation of monuments and historic centers and was Antigua Guatemala Conservator from 1979 through 1986, and other architecture enthusiasts through a architecture walk through the three different periods Magaña has been able to identify: Renaissance, Transition and Baroque. According to Architect … Read more

Typical Rooftop Vistas from Antigua Guatemala

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Pots and flowers are so typical of the rooftop terraces of Antigua Guatemala, present as often as you cupolas. Chayes are also found often. Chaye is the Guatemalan slang for broken glass. Lots of chayes are installed on top walls to discourage people who like to “borrow” the belongings of other people without asking. Follow … Read more

Ermita de La Santa Cruz with Dramatic Lighting

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Ermita de La Santa Cruz with Dramatic Lighting by Rudy Girón

Without a doubt Ermita de La Santa Cruz is one of the more dramatic and enchanting venues in La Antigua Guatemala. Especially after it gets dressed up with spot lights and projecting imagery on the façade.

Below you will find two more behind the scene images prior to the concert of Bach en La Habana by Tiempo Libre and Orquesta Sinfónica Juvenil Municipal. You will also find a video clip about Tiempo Libre’s Bach in Havana new album.

If you were in La Antigua Guatemala this weekend you might get a chance to dance to danceable marimba music at Parque Central as part of the Valentine’s Day celebration. There will be marimba ensembles from different regions of Guatemala. The marimbas will begin playing at 3 p.m. at Antigua Guatemala’s main plaza.

Testing Sound and Light Systems by Rudy Girón People at Ermita de La Santa Cruz by Rudy Girón

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Contrasts

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Not the normal way you’d think about contrasts (politically speaking), but I just love it when you just try to challenge lighting conditions and you get experiments like the picture above, which I took at Las Capuchinas convent. Mix lighting conditions are always a challenge; what do you think about the results in this picture? … Read more

Antigua Guatemala Is A Ghost Town

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Since Eric mentioned the fantasmas (ghosts) in the comments of San Agustín Ruins by Night, I figure I ought to share a ghost evoking image as a follow up. La Antigua Guatemala is famous for being a town with many ghosts. I don’t know when La Antigua Guatemala became known for its ghosts and aparecidos, … Read more

San Agustín Ruins by Night

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I believe this is the second time I share a photo of Ruinas de San Agustín with you guys. Interesting enough, both images have been night photos. The first photo appear in Dramatic Illumination of San Agustín Ruins in June 2007. Comparing both images I noticed that back 2007 there were more spot lights illuminating … Read more

El Carmen Ruins

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I think this piece of architecture is absolutely gorgeous. Especially with those sellers and colorful textile products from Mercado De Artesanos El Carmen in front of it, it looks more lively. Next time i visit La Antigua Guatemala, I will try to get some more background information about this building. text and photo by Pinar … Read more