A Tailor’s Shop in San Pedro Las Huertas
Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day — Sastre for tailor. Another interesting aspect of real life in the villages of …
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 …
Happy People and Smiles from San Pedro Las Huertas
If you visit Antigua Guatemala and don’t spend some time in the villages, you’re missing a lot. There’s nothing more authentic than …
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 …
Photographing in the villages of Antigua Guatemala
I feel very fortunate to be able to help other photographers come to make pictures around the villages of Antigua Guatemala through …
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 …
Guatemalan syncretism knows no limits!
When it comes to popular religious celebrations Guatemalan syncretism knows no limits. Watch these short video clips that include diablos, devils, moros …
Come to enjoy the sunshine in La Antigua Guatemala
Come and enjoy the sunshine and temperate weather of La Antigua Guatemala during Winter. You won’t regret it!
San Pedro Las Huertas Town Fair
The Antigua Guatemala villages of San Pedro Las Huertas, San Juan del Obispo and San Pedro El Panorama are having the patron-saint …
Caption This Daily Life Vista from Antigua Guatemala
The most creative caption will win a post card sent via regular mail. May the odds be ever in your favour… Follow …
Consecutive Day 3645 — Fresh-fruit Drive-thru
We do not have any fast food drive thrus in Antigua Guatemala, except for perhaps Pollo Campero on Alameda Santa Lucía. Another …
Delivering Christmas Pantry Baskets in San Pedro Las Huertas
You can sense the Christmas spirit already in and around La Antigua Guatemala, alright. From the processions, the convites, the town fairs, …
Convite Costume Dance from San Pedro Las Huertas for the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Convites are a very unusual kind of parade from Guatemala. The most famous convites are from Ciudad Vieja, Sumpango, El Tejar, Villa …
Dragons, Devils, Death and A Virgin in San Pedro Las Huertas, Antigua Guatemala
As every December 12, Día de la Virgen de Guadalupe is observed in Guatemala. Unlike other years where I normally head to …
Artisans of San Pedro Las Huertas, Antigua Guatemala
Ever since colonial times, the artisans have produced high craftsmanship pieces and that’s why they are saw after. Present day artisans in …
Patronage Festival of San Pedro Las Huertas
Here is your Spanish term of the day: Fiestas patronales or patronage festivals. Once again the Corpus feast of the village of …
Another Real Estate Development Around Antigua Guatemala
As I have mentioned before if there were a real estate recession somewhere in the world, it did not affect Antigua Guatemala …
Cemetery Cleaning Crew
For the past month the Antigua Municipality has had cemetery cleaning crews going around the graveyards of the villages of Antigua. Here …
The Tienda Transaction
I invite you to caption this photograph of an abuelita buying some soda bottles. The winner selected next Wednesday, will get photo …
Run Lola Run
This picture was captured during one of my recent private photo walks. I like the texture of the portón [doorway], wall and …
Temple of San Pedro Las Huertas, Antigua Guatemala
As I explained yesterday, I am on a quest to document photographically all the colonial temples in the villages of La Antigua …
Photo Walks through the villages of Antigua Guatemala with Foundry Photojournalism Workshop Students
This past week I was very busy helping some of the students and the Foundry Photojournalism Workshop develop their photo projects. Also, …
Monastery of Hermanas Clarisas in San Pedro Las Huertas, Antigua Guatemala
Up on the hills of San Pedro Las Huertas, it is rising the monastery of Hermanas Clarisas among fields of maize and …
The Empty Football Fields Around Antigua Guatemala
Today’s the day. And it’s going to happen, again and again. It has to happen. Nice day. If you don’t know why …
Antigua Guatemala Milpa Fields Panoramic Vista
Once again, we can blame NYChapin for today’s photo of panoramic vista of corn fields around Antigua Guatemala. This is about 2.5 …
Real Guatemala: Corn Fields and Forest Areas
Blame NYChapin for today’s photo of a forest area among the milpa fields. This is about 2 miles up the hills of …
Real Guatemala: Milpa Fields with Flowers and Squash
So far in these milpa fields I have found beans, squash, red onions, fruit trees, and flowers. However, as explained before, in …
Real Guatemala: The Hard Life of Campesinos
According to Don Alejandro, campesinos walk about a mile or two each day around 6am to 7am to work on their milpas. …
Weekend Soccer Matches Around Antigua Guatemala
One of the favourite activities Guatemalans enjoy to do on the weekends are these soccer matches. Most matches happen on Saturday afternoon …
Keeping the Banana Republic Alive
One of the benefits of having a Banana Republic (not the clothing store, but the real thing!) is the tremendous amount of …