One of the surprises I found in the village of San Gaspar Vivar, Antigua Guatemala was a jade and other precious metal jewelry shop. Today I share with you the process of making a beautiful jade heart, as shown below. Scroll down a bit on the blog post to see a short clip of the … Read more
Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day: Hojalata for tin. Today I share with you a vista of a tin handicraft artisan at work in San Gaspar Vivar. Even though this village is quite small, there are many artisans, handicraft makers and jewelers in the aldea of San Gaspar Vivar, Antigua Guatemala.
Even though the façade of this parish looks like a ruin, it is an actual temple still being used. Some of you commented that the Moorish baroque architecture of the Parroquia de San Pedro Las Huertas looks like a wedding cake. Well, what do you think this façade looks like?
You can find this vertical garden wall in the village of San Gaspar Vivar, about 3 kms from the heart of Antigua Guatemala. In my humble opinion, this is a brilliant and ecological way to help the environment and add a touch of design to an outside wall. What are your thoughts? By the way, … Read more
Overcast skies are the typical vistas during the rainy season. However, believe it or not, even during the rainy season, we get a few hours of sunshine every day. Of course, if you place something colorful or interesting in the frame, you can still deliver an attractive photograph. When is the rainy season in your … Read more
Sometimes it feels as nothing ever changes in La Antigua Guatemala. Other times, it feels as if the colonial city is rushing into the future a neck breaking speeds. My upmost respect for those dare devils who climb so high on light poles or scaffold structures to fix whatever is broken.
This week I had the opportunity to lead another private photo walk through the villages of San Pedro Las Huertas, San Gaspar Vivar and San Juan del Obispo. As I mentioned to Denise and Osvaldo, this is what Antigua Guatemala look like about 40 years ago. We got the chance to experience and to photograph … Read more
I have set another goal for AntiguaDailyPhoto: profile all the colonial temples of the villages of Antigua Guatemala to show case their different architectonic styles, façades and colors. For instance, if we compare the temple of San Gaspar with the temple of San Pedro Las Huertas, these temples are only a kilometer apart from each … Read more
One of the things I enjoy the most about street photography is the strange things one gets to photograph. I hadn’t noticed that I am collecting tree silhouettes photographs during my photo walks. For instance, on a recent post about commuting to work, the most prominent element is a dead tree silhouette. I guess sometimes … Read more
As mentioned before here, chamusca is the Guatemalan-Spanish word for an informal football match. All you need is a few friends, a dirt field and a fútbol ball to build life-long relationships. Soon, though, many football fields will be emptied for a few hours as everyone will be glued to the television sets watching the … Read more
Almost eight years ago I set my goal to bring you daily life imagery from Antigua Guatemala on a daily basis. For the most part, I have done so, although sometimes a touristic photo infiltrates the photographic stream, but what can you do when Antigua Guatemala is the capital of tourism for Central America. I … Read more
I am The Milk Man, my milk is delicious, SPECIAL DELIVERY TODAY! Finca La Carmona is renowned for having fresh milk delivery every day. The milk man above carries 15 bottles of milk in his walking route. My friend and Antigua Daily Photo collaborator, Guy Howard, pointed in the direction of this caption for a … Read more
We continue our series #RealGuatemala with a photograph of drying clothes in one of the villages of Antigua Guatemala. If you look into the picture, what are the things that you find interesting and what makes you feel this image, if anything at all? For other laundry day pictures in the archives, follow the white … Read more
This boy, Kevin, was observing the altar made by his family to receive the San Gaspar Vivar procession on Día de los Reyes Magos. I guess Kevin was making sure that this little shrine looked as good as it could considering it was built inside the garage. If you were to imagine the thoughts going … Read more
In Christian tradition the Magi (Greek: μάγοι, magoi), Three Wise Men, Three Kings or Kings from the East are said to have visited Jesus after his birth, bearing gifts. They are mentioned only in the Gospel of Matthew (Mt 2) , which says that they came “from the east to Jerusalem” to worship the Christ, … Read more