While I was taking the picture of this classic Packard in perfect mint condition I learned that this automobile was the cover for the most recent issue of a magazine profiling classic cars from Guatemala. I believe classic cars look their best with La Antigua Guatemala as their backdrop. I have already showed you several … Read more
Today I was driving around Antigua Guatemala’s Central Park and I was not allowed to continue towards the Palacio del Ayuntamiento (Municipal building) because the Tuk Tuk taxis had taken the entire street to park their units. As soon as I found parking, I grabbed my camera and decided to take some repetition shots (you … Read more
This how imagine a parking lot looked like at the beginning of the 20th Century in La Antigua Guatemala. Nowadays, however, I believe these antique bicycles with their old bicycle license plates are just a publicity stunt by La Cuevita de los Urquizú to make people stop and visit their typical Guatemalan cuisine buffet. That’s … Read more
Like every first of the month, today is theme day for City Daily Photo community around the world and this month’s theme is Reflections. I decided that instead of participating with an image similar to my classic Upside Down Arches reflection or Arches Reflected on Tanque de la Unión [my photo with most copyright violations … Read more
In Hollywood movies whenever they want to portrait or build the character as a safe person, either a house girlfriend or a professor, they often put her behind the wheel of a Volvo, if it’s white is even better. Cliché! Who says you can’t drive a white Volvo and be an adrenaline lover at the … Read more
Believe it or not, the tuk tuk motorcycles which are used as short-run taxis, tourist police patrols units and grocery delivery vehicles are now part of the Guatemalan traditions and culture; so, now the three-wheeled motorized vehicles are showing up in unexpected places. In the pictures above however, the tuk tuk has its revenge against … Read more
The weekend is the perfect time to catch the classic automobiles in La Antigua Guatemala. You can catch classic automobiles near churches and hotels because they are used for weddings and other celebrations, including quinceañeras. In the picture above, I captured two classic German automobiles; where is the second one and what color and brand … Read more
As I mentioned yesterday, more often Antigua Guatemala is becoming a gathering venue. Any excuse is good enough to form a crowd with similar interests. Some people I know organize a geek squad lunch meeting spontaneously with a few tweets and sms texts. Others use a school bus stop to update each other about their … Read more
This is how street corners look like now that the strips near the corners have been marked as motorcycle parking only areas. I am not sure I like it. 🙁 [gmap]
Guatemala is a gun-crazy country. Everywhere you look there are men with guns. There are even signs forbidding to carry the naked guns inside businesses. Even delivery trucks always have a guard carrying a shotgun. No wonder Guatemala is among the most violent countries. 🙁
Reading the New York Times Sunday supplement that comes with Prensa Libre, I learnt about a revolution is taken place without making too much noise; accidental transportation upheaval, the NYT calls it. It began in China, where an estimated 120 million electric bicycles now hum along the roads, up from a few thousand in the … Read more
One of the things that most people notice when they get to La Antigua Guatemala is the large quantity, critical mass really, of people riding bicycles. This is even more true if one ever walks around town between 5 and 6 in the morning when all the workers are coming into town from their homes … Read more
Since La Antigua is the wedding capital of Guatemala and very often used as wedding destination for couples the world over, it comes as no surprise that often there is plenty of waiting going around. Waiting for the bride, waiting for bridegroom, waiting for the photographer, waiting the parents, waiting for… you name it. Such … Read more
The classic image of the old man with his “chiribisco” broom sweeping parks and streets of La Antigua Guatemala is vanishing. The Municipalidad of La Antigua Guatemala has created these new make-shift street sweepers designed for cobblestone streets. What’s the first image that came to your mind the moment you saw today’s photograph?
I know that one can go every day to the mercado, market, in La Antigua Guatemala for fresh produce and that if one goes Monday, Thursday or Saturday, one can find the find the largest selection and quality of fruits and vegetables. However, I had never seen the produce delivery trucks; I guess I am … Read more