Oh rainy season in Guatemala, six long months of rain is what’s necessary to keep everything green. We have heavy rains and light rains. Heavy downpours are better because they discharge a lot of water, but they don’t last very long. Chipi chipi light rains, on the other hand, can last for many days.
In the mercado municipal of Antigua Guatemala you can find quite a few booths that offer movie selections similar to what you might find through the Red Box Movies, except here you take the discs home and you don’t have to return them. You may argue that this practice is so wrong, but when you … Read more
We wave good-bye to Semana Santa 2016 with the most emblematic image found during the Holy Week: The Selfie. As every year, I always like to share with you my impressions about the bad and ugly of the Holy Week. That’s right folks, this year more than others, selfies are the most common seen vista … Read more
The Holy Week is almost over. I have a few dozen photographs such as this one in my archives now. Tomorrow, Domingo de Resurrección or Domingo de Pascua [Easter Sunday], the last procession will come out. I will try to cover it in more intimate manner, to create a cozy atmosphere. Stay tuned for the … Read more
Good Friday, good vibes. That’s how I can summarize the sensations most people feel while spending a few hours during the Good Friday in Antigua Guatemala. Everything that came before it was a preparation for Good Friday. Starting on Easter Monday we begin the process again to be ready for Good Friday 2017. Here I … Read more
Which color tortillas do you like best? In Guatemala the most popular colours for tortillas are yellow, black and white. If you want to learn how tortillas are made in Guatemala, watch this video made in Ciudad Vieja, Sacatepéquez. ¡Buen provecho!
Those coffee refugees looking for shelter from bad coffee, look no more, Antigua Guatemala is the coffee lovers refuge with its many barista-run cafes. One such shelter is The Refuge Coffee House, which is run by passionate baristas. As mentioned at the beginning of the Antigua Coffee Week, other excellent cafes are Expressarte, Castell, La … Read more
The last few months, starting with the dry season, have been months of high volcanic activity for Fuego volcano, the most exhibitionist mountain in Guatemala. Yesterday the eruptions were so powerful that lava rivers were thrown in to the air, 500 to 1000 meters above the crater. If you were in Antigua Guatemala, you were … Read more
Volcán Fuego is quite active again with continuous eruptions and thunders and growls all night long. Here’s a picture of one the eruptions at sunrise. Of course, if you really want to see the up-to-the-minute activity picture, visit the INSIVUMEH’s monitoring station. They also keep a time-lapse video feed from the night activity at this … Read more
Guatemala moves forward and Antigua Guatemala will be the place that illuminates that hope, because we all are going to work together! — Susana Asensio, Mayor of Antigua Guatemala. Guatemala va para adelante y La Antigua va ser el lugar que ilumine esa esperanza, porqué vamos a trabajar todos juntos. — Alcaldesa Susana Asensio, Antigua … Read more
Are you interesting in watching what burning fireworks and firecrackers looks like during New Year’s Eve in La Antigua Guatemala and surrounding areas? Well, take a look at this short 5-minute video as recorded from the vantage point of Cerro San Cristóbal, in San Cristóbal El Alto, Antigua Guatemala. BECOME A PREMIUM SUBSCRIBER: Now AntiguaDailyPhoto … Read more
Convites are a very unusual kind of parade from Guatemala. The most famous convites are from Ciudad Vieja, Sumpango, El Tejar, Villa Nueva, but there are convites en many places in Sacatepequez and the entire country, for that matter. Convites started as sort of announcement parades for religious festivities and civic activities in some municipalities … Read more
How can one sleep or stay in bed with so many growls and tremors cause by the activity of volcano Fuego? What to do? Simple, get up and grab your camera and make a few photographs of the fumarole and pyroclastic flows from the balcony to show what the eruptions look like during the day, … Read more
Here’s your illustrated Maya word of the day: Ik or hot, spicy, or picante in Spanish. You find the word Ik at the end of many Guatemalan meals such as Kak’ik and Subanik. As I have mentioned before, Guatemalan cuisine is so rich with stews, or recados and caldos as we call them here. If … Read more
If one picture could summarise the aesthetic values of La Antigua Guatemala, this picture gets pretty close. Simple, antique, tasteful, colourful, with lots character are concepts that come to mind. How would define the aesthetic values of La Antigua Guatemala? Here’s “Anhelo” the most recent short film coming out of La Antigua Guatemala. Enjoy! ANHELO … Read more