Signs

UNESCO Declaration of Patrimony of Humanity

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This is the actual plaque, in which, chiseled over a piece of stone you can read the UNESCO’s declaration of Patrimony of Humanity of La Antigua Guatemala. The UNESCO’s declaration of Patrimony of Humanity No. 65 was bestowed upon La Antigua Guatemala in 1979. Two important things to notice are that the official names are … Read more

Antigua’s New Parking Fees Explained

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As requested by many readers of La Antigua Guatemala Daily Photo, here are the new parking/entrance fee regulations of La Antigua Guatemala. About a 1.5 kms (1 mile) before the entrance there is sign that Welcomes you to La Antigua Guatemala, declared an UNESCO World Heritage Site. See the first photo below and click it … Read more

Internet Access in Every Corner of Guatemala

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According to the statistics only 67% of the population has Internet access in Guatemala (source somewhere in elperiodico.com.gt or prensalibre.com.gt), but by 2012 the stats will be close to 90% of the population with access to Internet. These figures sound a little off or highly inflated for a country like Guatemala where the majority of … Read more

Only in LAG: Refacciones Tí­picas

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One of favorite sections of the Los Angeles Times used to be Only in LA and I believe that when I started to collect some off-beat and quite outrageous images from Guatemala, I was definitely inspired by Only in LA. With today’s image of a menu showing refacciones tí­picas (Guatemalan typical/traditional snacks) and displaying hamburger, … Read more

Bienvenidos a La Antigua Guatemala Sign

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With new Municipal government in 2008 came some rather obvious nice things that were missing from the main entrance to La Antigua Guatemala, like two large giant flag staves with the Guatemalan flag and Sacatepéquez Department flag, similar arrangement as found in the Municipal City Hall building. There is also a very colorful, especially at … Read more

Quirio Cataño, Sculptor of the Black Christ of Esquipulas

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Every year, On January 15th, thousands of pilgrims from Guatemala, the United States, Europe and other Central American countries flock to pay homage to the dark wooden image of the crucified Christ, the most revered Catholic shrine in Esquipulas, the spiritual center of Central America. The image of the Black Christ dates back to March … Read more

New CitiBank Sign In Antigua

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Okay, if you have followed the daily dispatches from La Antigua Guatemala Daily Photo for a while, you would remember that back on November 10th, 2008 I reported on the entrance of Citibank to Guatemala, and Central America for the matter, since they bought two of the largest banking corporations in Central America: Banco Cuscatlán … Read more

Public WiFi Zone in Antigua Guatemala

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About a month ago I reported that La Antigua Guatemala had become the first digital city in Central America, but I did not get a chance to try out the free public wifi zone available in Antigua’s Main Plaza until now. Thanks to the iPod Touch I received as birthday present from my sisters, I … Read more

Citibank now In La Antigua Guatemala

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Back in December 26, 2006 I wrote about the banking war in Central America between Citibank and HSBC Bank over the access and the control of the currencies in the isthmus in the post entitled Banking on the Banks. Below you can read the introductory paragraph: There is a war going on between CitiBank and … Read more

Gasolina, a New Film by Julio Hernández Cordón

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I became contagious with the regular twitter updates about gasoline prices going down in Guatemala, so the very next time I went to the gas station, I took my own shot of the “low” gasoline prices. The prices for fuel in gas stations, as you can see on the board, are around Q28 for regular, … Read more