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Antigua Secrets Hidden In Plain Sight — Lions BY RUDY GIRON

Antigua Secrets Hidden In Plain Sight — Lions

There’s only one spot in the entire city where you can find all three iconic elements, mermaids, lions and a Santiago in beautiful composition; I often take photography enthusiasts and photographers to this spot during my Antigua Photo Walks as part of the photographic exploration of this enchanting town; make sure to join me in a photo walk next time you visit Antigua Guatemala…

Camouflaged cellular towers in Antigua Guatemala BY RUDY GIRON

Antigua Secrets Hidden In Plain Sight — Cellular Towers

Another element that is hidden in plain sight in Antigua Guatemala is the omnipresent cellular tower, which is camouflaged as a garbage deposit [black box hanging from the light poles]. If you pay close attention though, you will notice that there are vents, the boxes are slightly bigger and there is no opening to deposit the trash…

Colorful Bar in Antigua Guatemala

We finish this week’s mini series of beautiful spots in Antigua Guatemala with picture of a colorful bar adorned with exotic flowers. …

Lenten Vistas — Floats and Wires

If you follow the Lenten processions through the northwest part of Antigua Guatemala you will invariable come across images of floats trying …

Antigua Makes Me Happy — Take 3

La Antigua Guatemala is an equal-opportunity destination; the entire family gets a chance to charge up with good vibes and energy. And …

#GoOrganic: Saving Seeds

This is part of the seed bank at Caoba Farms in Antigua Guatemala, the last stop of the organic tour hosted by …

#GoOrganic: Meet Moringa Oleifera

Caoba Farms specialize in the cultivation of organic produce, mostly edible green leaves and some super foods such as kale. At Caoba …

#GoOrganic: Save the Bees

Ah the bees, who would have thought how important are the bees to the production of food, our food. Alarms have gone …

Guatemalan Portrait: The Soldier

Slowly but surely, the series Guatemalan Portrait is coming along. Obviously there are hundreds of portraits I still need to take have …

Guatemalan Portrait: Gypsy Woman

One important aspect of the Guatemalan Portrait series is to show the rainbow of people that Guatemalans can be, although many only …

Real Guatemala: Los Policías

Alright, we will finish the first part of the Real Guatemala series with portrait of two police officers who were deployed during …

Real Guatemala: El campesino

The land belongs to those that work it with their own hands. —Emiliano Zapata La tierra es de quien la trabaja con …

Real Guatemala: Los albañiles

Of course, we can not leave out the albañiles, construction workers, from a series about the Real Guatemala. I don’t know if …

Temporary Parking Lots

Of course the parking problems get aggravated when there are events in Antigua Guatemala and thousands of people are expected to arrive. …

Parking Space Reservation Object

Parking spaces or rather the lack of parking spaces is among the most challenging problems that Antigua Guatemala is facing right now. …

Catholic Decorations: San Cristóbal

We continue the Catholic Decorations series with an image of San Cristóbal (Saint Christopher). Because Christopher offered protection to travelers and against …

Catholic Decorations: Angel

Angels are, of course, the most often found catholic imagery decoration found in La Antigua Guatemala. The wooden angel above can be …

Catholic Decorations: San Miguel

La Antigua Guatemala has to be most catholic town in Guatemala, heck make that Central America. Nowhere is Catholicism more solidly embedded …

Art at Casa Santo Domingo

Hotel + Museo Casa Santo Domingo takes very seriously the museo, museum, part of its name. Not only there are several museums …

Guacamaya’s Bright Colours

Tomorrow, August 1, the theme day for the City Daily Photo community will be Bright colours. I figured I get a head …

Here, Take My Photo

On the weekends Calle del Arco is turn into a pedestrian strip and several business bring out benches, carts and flowers and …

Taking A Short Break

Often we hear that Guatemala is a country of contrasts. Even I try to show it often and what better way to …

Guatemalan Weekend Fashion

The people from Guatemala City are known as capitalinos; residents of the Capital city. Women from Guatemala City would be capitalinas. La …

Guatemalan Smile

Last Monday 8 of March was celebrated the International Women’s Day through out the world. I believe women should be celebrated everyday, …

Making Pilas: Setting the Mold

The first step of making the Guatemalan washbasin is to set the concrete mold pieces and then filling it with concrete. The …

Making Pilas: Removing the Mold

Actually, I should say removing the mold pieces. Basically, to manufacture pilas, washbasins, there four basic steps: Set the mold pieces and …

Making Pilas: Adding Color

These pilas go for a little over Q500/$60 because they use higher quality paint and more cement in the concrete mixture. Cheaper …

Let The Signs Speak No. 1

When he had fished the last fish, poison the last river, and cut down the last tree, man will realize that he …

Fun for All Ages

So who’s fit to go on such a daredevil adventure of soaring like a bird? Antigua Canopy Tours assures that anyone from …

Birds-Eye View of Nature

Antigua Canopy Tours isn’t just about the unique experience of gliding… it’s about gliding through a tropical rainforest or cloud forest canopy. …

Have a Safe Flight

“The three most important factors for the canopy tour are security, a family-oriented experience and promoting nature,” Antigua Canopy Tours Manager Pascu …

Constructing a Canopy Course

“We could see the topography was just perfect,” Victor Gallo confidently asserted. Victor Gallo is the expert Antigua Canopy Tours hired to …

El Santuario

Platform One is where the “flying” begins. After a thorough explanation and demonstration of the special techniques required to properly enjoy the …

Pick Your Poison

Just how daring are you? There are two zipline circuits offered by Antigua Canopy Tours. The first is Forest Express: six distinct …

The UNIMOG Hog

What a beast. The journey of “flying through the forest” with Antigua Canopy Tours begins with a ride in the unique UNIMOG, …

Gliding Through the Treetops

Dangling like a spider on a web, he slightly rocks back and forth in his harness as he awaits the “okay” to go. At the cue, he lifts his legs, bends his knees… and takes off, plunging into a tunnel of thick, forest foliage. A whirring sound follows in close pursuit as he soars above the sloping forest floor, suspended meters – at times more than 100 meters – above the ground. To onlookers below, he looks like nothing more than a fragile doll that is somehow managing to cling to a nearly invisible cable as he races across the treetops.

Who owns the water in Guatemala?

All Guatemalans, of course, just like the air. Water belongs to the Guatemalan people and it’s managed by the government; national and …

Where Are You Taking Me?

Oh please, please, can somebody explain to me where did these tacky dancing Disney figures come from and how they became such …