Who says you can not enjoy the blue hours during the storm season in La Antigua Guatemala? Come on, as I said many years ago, stop complaining and try to capture the beauty of the rainy season or storm season as the one we are experiencing now in Guatemala. I hope you enjoy today’s picture, … Read more
Early morning walks and runs around La Antigua Guatemala are the best, don’t you agree? This is especially true during the rainy season as almost every morning the sunrises to a dry and clean morning, with rains moving later on during the day. Also, the light and colours are so beautiful and enchanting early in … Read more
Believe it or not, La Antigua Guatemala is another fallen city under the spell of narcissists who now have access to very inexpensive Chinese selfie-sticks being sold on the streets and central market. You can put a dot over Central America as another region infected by self-obsession and telescoping sticks. Since we are in an … Read more
Here’s your Spanish word of the day: Payaso or clown. One of the street photography approaches that I share during the photo walks is to anticipate the pictures so you can be ready the moment the images appears. If you walk with your eyes set for about half a block ahead, you can be on … Read more
Here’s your Spanish word of the day: sombrero or hat. I’ve reflecting upon the most recent scandals in Guatemala [do a quick search on Google News for Guatemala] and how the mass media always spotlights the negative things of Guatemala. Hardly ever do I read inspiring news from Guatemala. Of course, positive news are happening … Read more
When I grew up, sweet granizadas, shaved ice, were the only choice. Sweet Guatemalan granizadas were simply prepared by adding watery food-coloring syrups. Nowadays, sweet granizadas are very complex, with all kinds of marmalades, syrups and condensed milk added as toppings. There are also now salty granizadas available as well. Salty granizadas usually have crushed pumpkin roasted seeds, chile powder, lime juice and salt. Of course, there are also michelada granizadas and ceviche tasting granizadas on the salty side. In other words, salty granizadas are as complex and in demand as the sweet granizadas.
Here’s a simple photograph of arches captured inside Ruinas de Santa Clara, Antigua Guatemala. Nearly 9 years ago I started sharing with you daily post of the images I encountered in and around Antigua Guatemala. Starting tomorrow, April 15, we will start a countdown toward the 9th year anniversary. Stay tune for the countdown as … Read more
These colourful balls are found at fairs and on the streets of Antigua Guatemala on the weekends and holidays. Can anyone guess why I said these are organic balls? The first correct answer will receive a photo post card mailed to their home or office. By the way, if you live near NYC, put “Guatemala … Read more
Oh Fuego is such a show-off. I guess volcano Fuego didn’t get enough attention when it was growing up. Did you know Guatemala has three active volcanoes, Santiaguito, Pacaya and Fuego. Volcano Pacaya is located south of Guatemala City and that’s the volcano that most visitors climb when they come to Guatemala. Santiaguito is near … Read more
You have to love all the free culture that one has access to in Antigua Guatemala. Let me explain. On Día del Cariño we were treated with a free concert by The Karpatt trio, thanks to the French Alliance of Antigua Guatemala and the Cooperación Española, at the atrium of the Compañía de Jesús building. … Read more
As every first of the month, the City Daily Photo community has a theme day. For February 1, 2015 theme challenge is to answer the question “If you had to leave forever the city from which you usually post, what would you miss most?” Well, there are a lot of things I would miss from … Read more
What a day to be celebrating the Environment Day in Antigua Guatemala, especially so as many places up north are about to be buried under 3 feet of snow. Of course, this cold weather is coming our way, so the weather gurus have forecasted the coldest week of the season starting tomorrow or Wednesday depending … Read more
Once again the cold winds of the true norths are blowing and with them we are experiencing cold, chilly low temperatures, I mean we are talking around 10C/50F; we are “freezing” here. Fortunately, that’s only part of the day, most of the time we have a comfortable 22C/72F. If you would like to scape horrible … Read more
Once again we continue with the street portraits. This time I had the opportunity to show other fellow photographers how to approach total strangers to take their picture. Here I was about three feet from these teenagers from Antigua Guatemala who were having a great time at Parque Central. I tell you, there’s something magic … Read more
Here’s your Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: Mishito or kitty or gatito in plain Spanish. Now, the effigy next to the mishito is Maximón, worshiped by the Maya people of Guatemala. Below, an introduction to Maximón from Wikipedia. The origins of his cult are not very well understood by outsiders to the different Mayan … Read more