Public Washbasins from Santa Catarina de Bobadilla, Antigua Guatemala
Today I will let you guys caption this picture. I am excited to read what creative stories you guys can come up …
Pilas de Santa Clara
I have always called this monument Tanque de la Unión because that’s what everybody calls it. However, I learned during my Antigua …
Laundry Day in San Juan del Obispo
This is what a typical laundry day looks like at any of the public washbasins and water tanks in and around Antigua …
Walking Is Still The Best Way to Get to Know Antigua
As I mentioned in “Nobody walks in LA…” in Antigua Guatemala is the opposite. People enjoy walking and with such small grid …
Guatemalan Colonial-Style Washaterias
We call them lavaderos in Spanish, pila is also used, pila is actually the water tank. and I believe I have posted …
Washbasins and Water Tanks Are the Social Media Networks For Villages
Public laundry washbasins (sometimes river and lake shores) serve as the gathering place for news, gossip and community building through the interactions …
Colonial Pila & Lavadero Fountain
I have mentioned it a few times, but let me repeat it again. There’s are aesthetic principles which are used and apply …
Finca Washbasins and Water Tanks
Don’t ask me, but how did the venerable utilitarian pila (water tank) and lavadero (washbasin) became decorations elements or design accents? In …
Palo de Izote Reflected
Palo de Izote is the Mesoamerican cousin of the Joshua or Yucca tree. I have a fascination with the Izote tree; I …
Colonial Washbasins from Guatemala
The venerable colonial pila from Guatemala is often in my focus, don’t you agree? Now, if you can tell exactly how many …
Making Pilas: Setting the Mold
The first step of making the Guatemalan washbasin is to set the concrete mold pieces and then filling it with concrete. The …
Making Pilas: Removing the Mold
Actually, I should say removing the mold pieces. Basically, to manufacture pilas, washbasins, there four basic steps: Set the mold pieces and …
Making Pilas: Adding Color
These pilas go for a little over Q500/$60 because they use higher quality paint and more cement in the concrete mixture. Cheaper …
Making Pilas: Putting the Dots
First of all, I read ALL your comments. I don’t always find time to reply every single comment, but I do read …
Typical Laundry Day in Antigua Guatemala
I have shown you before the Tanque de la Unión public washbasins, but I don’t think I ever showed you what they …
