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Mariachi Music for The Dead

It is quite common in Mesoamerica to bring live music to the graveyards to serenade the dead loved ones. That’s exactly why …

Corre Carlos Corre by Rudy Giron

Corre Carlos Corre

Here’s a follow up to Corre Carlos Corre published back in 2012. Once again, there’s a kid running, in this case with …

The rainy season has began

Today’s panoramic picture was taken from the second floor of Palacio del Ayuntamiento, better known now as la Muni; short for Municipalidad. …

Hasta la vista amig@s!

This is the end of the daily updates of AntiguaDailyPhoto.com; it’s been 4,384 days since our first post on May 1st, 2006. …

Antigua Makes Me Happy — Take 8

Everyone who visits Guatemala agrees that what really makes every visitor happy is friendliness of Guatemalans; always ready to offer a smile. …

Antigua Makes Me Happy — Take 6

And with the Antigua Makes Me Happy mini series I will finish my daily updates of AntiguaDailyPhoto.com. I hope you have enjoyed the ride in this amazing photographic trip of 4384 consecutive days.

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Antigua Street Photo Shoots

Antigua Guatemala is one of the most photogenic destinations in the world so it comes as no surprise that many people choose …

Semana Santa Decoration Remains

These decorative banners hanged on Good Friday are still hanging this week at Panadería San Martín. Yeah, it is hard for panzas …

Semana Santa Vistas: A Cucurucho Family

Entire families enjoy the processions of Semana Santa in Antigua Guatemala. Often the entire family participate in different activities from making carpets, …

Colorful Bar in Antigua Guatemala

We finish this week’s mini series of beautiful spots in Antigua Guatemala with picture of a colorful bar adorned with exotic flowers. …

Antigua Guatemala Photo Shoots

There are so many photogenic spots in Antigua Guatemala that are hidden beyond the walls and often we miss them because we …

Photo Me in Antigua Guatemala

Today I share with you a portrait at made at the Palacio del Ayuntamiento, a public building with so many amazing spots …

Lenten Vistas — Photographers

Nowadays I believe there are as many photographers as cucuruchos, well maybe half or so as many cucuruchos. Of course, many cucuruchos …

Lenten Vistas — Purple Banners

Another typical vista during Lent is the purple banners and bands that adorn many houses and business doorways and windows. Palacio de …

Lenten Vistas — Carpets

Here’s your illustrated Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: Alfombras procesionales for processional carpets. To look at the Lenten processional carpets you …

Lenten Vistas — Floats and Wires

If you follow the Lenten processions through the northwest part of Antigua Guatemala you will invariable come across images of floats trying …

Let The Processional Season Begin

This past Sunday the first Lenten procession hit the streets of Antigua Guatemala. Here’s procession from Santa Catalina Bobadilla as it passes …

Guatemalan tamales — Chepitos

Chepitos are the other kind of tamalitos de frijol I have had the opportunity to try in Guatemala. The difference between tayuyos …

Guatemalan tamales — Tayuyos

There are two kinds of tamalitos de frijol that I have encountered in Guatemala: Tayuyos and Chepitos. Today I bring you tayuyos …

Market Day — Tostadas are Us!

Where is Waldo? I mean where’s the tostada vendor? This is what a typical tostada shop looks like inside the Antigua Guatemala’s …