Volcán Fuego is such a show off, always fuming and erupting to keeps us on our toes. Some times it growls so load that the windows and the house vibrate and shake. At night, often it gives a vibrant red lava show. I’m telling you, this volcano is quite the performer. Wish you were here … Read more
I don’t know they reasons of why Volcán Fuego is quite active during the dry season, which happens to be the cold season as well. Whatever the reasons, I really like this Sunday morning vistas with Fuego fuming away. I wish you were here to see it and enjoy it as much as I do! … Read more
You can follow the reports online of the Instituto Nacional de Sismología, Vulcanología, Meteorología e Hidrología, or INSIVUMEH, which is how we call the National Institute of Sismology, Vulcanology, Weather and Hydrology in Guatemala. INSIVUMEH is the official government institution in charge keeping track of the activity of the weather, volcanoes, earthquakes, rivers and lakes. … Read more
The dry season is also best time to watch sunsets and sunrises. By the way here are your Spanish words for the day: Celaje [cloudscape], Crepúsculo [twilight, dusk and dawn], Atardecer [sunset].
In Antigua Guatemala we woke up to this sunny and gorgeous panoramic vista of the volcanoes Agua, Fuego and Acatenago with a comfortable temperate 16ºC/61ºF temperature. Would you like to have this weather every day for Winter? if so, then come on down to Antigua Guatemala where we promise you a daily dose of sunshine … Read more
Lenticular clouds, Altocumulus lenticularis, are stationary lens-shaped clouds that form at high altitudes, normally aligned perpendicular to the wind direction. Lenticular clouds can be separated into altocumulus standing lenticularis (ACSL), stratocumulus standing lenticular (SCSL), and cirrocumulus standing lenticular (CCSL). Due to their shape, they have been offered as an explanation for some Unidentified Flying Object … Read more
Here’s a typical vista from the mornings around Antigua Guatemala during the rainy season. As you can see, clear skies with some clouds forming. Nice, very nice mornings indeed. The temperature of the air in the mornings is around 16°C/61°F with a humidity around 85% to 90%, especially if it rained the night before. However, … Read more
Believe or not, there are some benefits to the rainy season in Guatemala. For one, because the rainy season engulfs the hot weather of Spring, Summer and Autumn, our Summer is actually very comfortable to the point that most Guatemalans actually call it Winter. The rainy season also brings all the necessary water for everything … Read more
Here are the first images I taken of the recent eruptions of Volcán de Fuego taken from Antigua Guatemala tonight. I was alerted by Norman Avila of ClimaYa.com through a tweet about Fuego volcano erupting and within minutes I was taken this photographs of the fireworks show put up by colossal volcano located about 20 kilometres south west of Antigua Guatemala.
Here are additional photos of Fuego volcano erupting. Enjoy!
As mentioned yesterday, on Thursday night we had rain falling in Guatemala which caused most peaks above 3,700 meters to acquire cap of snow; by the way, that’s 12,200 feet for those of you who still live in a place where the metric system is not in place yet. The skies around Antigua Guatemala were … Read more
In case you didn’t know, on Thursday night we had rain falling in Guatemala which caused most peaks above 3,700 meters to acquire cap of snow; by the way, that’s 12,200 feet for those of you who still live in a place where the metric system is not in place yet. The skies around Antigua … Read more
Well, believe it or not, the information about the ingredients of the magical light is available in the long and deep archives of AntiguaDailyPhoto, nearly seven years of daily entries now. Sunsets in Antigua Guatemala are very special and even more so when you watch them from roof-top cafe or bar. Sunset’s warm light falls … Read more
In exactly five months, on May 1st to be precise, AntiguaDailyPhoto will be seven years old. This means this blog is mature enough to take on new photographic challenges and styles. So without further ado, here are the New Year’s resolutions for AntiguaDailyPhoto: Many more photographic series Much more black and white photographs More panoramic … Read more
What time do you think is the magic hour to enjoy the best view of the volcanoes Fuego and Acatenango? p.s. We begin the countdown to the end of the world according to the Maya; are you ready for it?
As you can see in these pictures Fuego volcano which has returned to its normal activity level of several fumarole exhalations through the day. You know, I have a webcam laying around in the house, I am considering installing it on the west side of the house to have real-time vistas from the Fuego volcano … Read more