Market Day — Bus Terminal
The bus terminal behind the mercado of Antigua Guatemala is full of color and vibrancy. There’s such an effervesce there with buses …
Market Day — Hand-pulled Cart Vendor
In the Antigua Guatemala’s mercado many of the deliveries are still done by someone carrying on their back with one these hand-pulled …
Antigua Sandwich Series: VIVA ITALIA bagel sandwich
We are adding another installment to our Antigua Sandwich Series with the Viva Italia bagel sandwich from Bagel Barn Antigua Guatemala. This …
Caffè Mocha with Cardamom now available in Antigua Guatemala
Just as 4a calle poniente has turned into fast-food alley, Alameda Santa Lucía is becoming the coffee shop boulevard. Aria Coffee Shop …
Escudo de Santiago de Guatemala
Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day: Escudo for Coat or Arms. This is one of the oldest representations of the …
Group Photo Walks in Antigua Guatemala
Antigua Photo Walks are a great way to introduce groups to La Antigua and the country of Guatemala as well. It’s also …
A kitty enjoying the sun in Antigua Guatemala
Here’s your Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: Mishito for kitty or mishito mishito for kitty kitty. Cats love high vantage points, …
Over the wall view of Iglesia San Francisco El Grande
As I was saying a couple of days ago, you could taking a walk by any given street of Antigua Guatemala when …
Men talking about recent news…
What do you think these two men are talking about?
Ruinas de San José El Viejo
Here’s an updated vista taken this morning from Ruinas de San José El Viejo in Antigua Guatemala. This is something that never …
Rosca de Día de Reyes
For Día de Reyes or Epiphany we break a piece of bread known as Rosca de Día de Reyes. Whoever gets the …
Poinsettias Are Everywhere in Antigua Guatemala
Here’s your Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: Pascuas for poinsettias. Everywhere you walk in and around Antigua Guatemala you will find …
Framed Fuego Eruption from Antigua Guatemala
There are so many ways to frame the eruptions of the colossus Fuego volcano from Antigua Guatemala. Today’s is just one more …
Ruins of Antiguo Colegio de la Compañía de Jesús at Night
Night photography is so refreshing when it comes to giving you new vistas from much-photographed places such as Iglesia de La Merced …
Christmas lights at Iglesia de La Merced
As I promised in December from last year, I was going to come back to take a better photograph of the Christmas …
Antigua Sandwiches Week: Antigua Guatemala Style BLT
A couple of delicious changes on the classic BLT sandwich. Use a French baguette instead of white sliced bread and romaine lettuces …
A New Year is Blooming
I believe that the slogan “The Land of the Eternal Spring” refers not to the actual Spring season but the act of …
Cheers and Happy New Year Wishes from Antigua Guatemala
Thanks everyone for a wonderful 2017; cheers and Happy New Year wishes from Antigua Guatemala.
Enjoy the Warm Winter season in Antigua Guatemala
That’s right, the gorgeous sunshine in Guatemala makes visitors happy; especially if they come from places experiencing 0ºC or less around this …
Antigua Guatemala Farming Fields Photo Tours
Today we added a new photo tour to the repertoire of Antigua Photo Walks: The Farming Fields Photo Tours. We get dozens …
Entrance to the ruins of the former Cathedral complex of Antigua Guatemala
This is the entrance to the ruins of the former cathedral complex of Antigua Guatemala. It’s located on the side of 5a …
Ruins of Santa Clara in Antigua Guatemala
On the façade of ruins of Convento de Santa Clara you can find some of the largest mermaids found in Antigua Guatemala. …
Sunset Watching Season in Antigua Guatemala
As I have mentioned many times before, the dry season is the best time to visit Guatemala, especially La Antigua Guatemala. The …
Feliz Navidad Wishes from Antigua Guatemala
Today I share with you a picture of a colorful ceramic Mayan-styled Nativity scene and a Merry Christmas for you and your loved ones wherever you are!
Hostel Life in Antigua Guatemala
As I have said many times before, if you need nicer weather to hibernate or to enjoy the Winter season, like we …
Ambulant vegetable vendor in Ciudad Vieja
One of the benefits of the Guatemalan informal economy is the ambulant vendors. You can get all kind of things from fresh …
Television break after a making tortillas
In Guatemala tortillas are always available freshly made, three times a day or los tres tiempos as it is usually posted outside …
Feeding the workers of Antigua Guatemala
Fully wrapped pots in baskets with hot food inside that’s all you need to feed the working class of fincas, shops, construction …
Christmas season festivities around Antigua Guatemala
As I have mentioned many times before, the dry season is the best time to visit Guatemala. During the dry season we …
Sharing buñuelos with the family
Dónde come uno, comen tres. Where one eats, three can eat. Guatemalan buñuelos, one of the comfort foods for December, are kind …
Real Palacio de los Capitanes and Volcán Fuego Eruptions
In the background you can see one of the many constant eruptions of Volcano Fuego adding some tension to a picture of …
Ruins of Convento de Santa Teresa
Some times I wonder what would’ve be like to walk around the streets of Santiago de Guatemala, now Antigua Guatemala, with all …
Arco de Santa Catalina at Night
The renovation works done to the Arco de Santa Catalina are paying off already. I must say the arch is looking pretty …
Iglesia La Merced at Dawn
Here are some of the Christmas lights installed at Iglesia de La Merced in Antigua Guatemala. The really colorful lights were off …
Great Guatemala Layover Photo Walks
Recently I organized a layover photo walk for a couple from Indiana. This included the arrangement of private transportation pick up at …
No Sympathy for the Devil
All year long he hides under the bed or in the junk piled up in the corner, casting misfortune or worse on …
Revisited: Sympathy for the Devil
After spending a week at the emergency room of the IGSS hospital, the Devil is back a few broken bones, but ready …
Welcome to the Dry Season in Antigua Guatemala
The dry season starts in November and finishes sometime in April. To me, the dry season is the best time to come …
Maya girls jumping around Parque Central in Antigua Guatemala
Recently I shared with you a photograph of three boys having a blast with a portable wooden staircase on a platform and …
The renovated look of Arco de Santa Catalina
This is the new renovated look of Arco de Santa Catalina. As I shared with back in October, the Arch of Santa …
Renovation works at the former USAC building
There are renovation works going on with the façade of the original building of Universidad de San Carlos de Borromeo, USAC, which …
Restoration works at the former Colegio Tridentino
The façade of the former Colegio Tridentino, right across from the cathedral ruins, is also under going restoration works. As I have …
Explore the most photogenic and exclusive spots in and around Antigua Guatemala
Once again Antigua Photo Walks that I lead around Guatemala are rated as the #1 activity to do in Antigua Guatemala. Thanks …
Live Daylight Webcam in Antigua Guatemala
For nearly a year AntiguaDailyPhoto has been providing a daylight live webcam with a panoramic vista of the volcanos Agua, Fuego and …
Guatemalan Moonshine Sampler Anyone, Anyone?
Here’s your illustrated Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: Agua ardiente for hard liquor or moonshine. The typical bottle of agua ardiente, …
Ruins of San Agustin in Antigua Guatemala
Sometimes we forget how tall are the ruins in and around Antigua Guatemala and only when take a picture with human next …
Flowers are everywhere in La Antigua Guatemala
Thanks to the First Flower Festival of Antigua Guatemala we now have flowers everywhere in Antigua Guatemala. What a wonderful initiative and …
Yellow is the most popular color in Antigua Guatemala
If you have been following the daily posts of AntiguaDailyPhoto for nearly 12 years you would come to the conclusion that yellow …
First Flower Festival of Antigua Guatemala
The first Flower Festival of Antigua Guatemala took place this past weekend, November 18 and 19, with hundreds of flowers on display …
Most Photogenic Spots of Antigua Guatemala
After publishing daily for nearly 12 years, I can honestly say that I know quite well the most photogenic spots and times …
Street Portraits of Strangers — The Old Man and the Band
Believe it or not, this old man was not posing. In fact, he was just in awe while listening to the municipal …
Feeding the ambulant vendors of Antigua Guatemala
There are two or three food vendors that show up around noon in Parque Central to feed the ambulant street vendors and …
Imagination is the best game for children in Guatemala
I believe I touched lightly on this subject back in May 2013 with the entry, “My shadow and I.” Anyhow, I believe …
Repairs to Museo de Arte Colonial in Antigua Guatemala
The Museo de Arte Colonial building is undergoing some repairs and restoration of the façade. Originally this building was the home of …
The Rafael Landívar Monument at Night in Antigua Guatemala
Guatemalan poet Rafael Landívar, a Jesuit, was suffering in exile in Italy when he wrote Rusticatio mexicana, a Latin poem that owes …
A terrace view of volcanoes Fuego and Acatenango
The dry season is the best time of the year to watch the volcanoes surrounding Antigua Guatemala because there’s less cloud activity …
South vista of Volcán Agua from a terrace in Antigua Guatemala
We continue our terraces overview with a southern vista of Volcán Agua from another terrace found on Calle del Arco. The more …
Protecting Mayan Textiles with Copyrights
Last week, Guatemala’s Constitutional Court sided with the Guatemalan weavers and their copyrights to intellectual property of their weavings. Now congress will …
Uncommon Vista of the Former Compañía de Jesús in Antigua Guatemala
Hola Amigos, today I am sharing uncommon vista of the Antiguo Colegio de la Compañía de Jesús in Antigua Guatemala, Former Jesuit …
Cloudscape from Antigua Guatemala
Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day: Celaje for cloudscape. The celajes of Antigua Guatemala during the dry season are the …
Guatemalan fiambre for Day of the Dead
On November 1st we celebrate All Saints Day in Guatemala. Lots people fly kites, some fly giant kites. Others go watch the …
The Giant Kites of Guatemala
Here’s your Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: Barriletes for kites. In my humble opinion, Santiago Sacatepequez is the most photogenic location …
Join us for a fun and amazing “Día de Muertos” in Guatemala
Even though Day of the Dead is actually observed on November 2nd, and All Saints Day is celebrated on November 1st, we …
Be part of the most photogenic Day of the Dead event in Guatemala
The festival of Barriletes Gigantes of Guatemala takes place in at least three villages of Sacatepequez: Santiago Sacatepequez, the original and most …
Amazing Día de Muertos in Guatemala
Be part of the amazing Day of the Dead Photography Photo Walk in Santiago Sacatepequez with its giant kites festival and a …
Legends of Guatemala — El Sombrerón
Hello friends, today I bring you a very scary picture of El Sombrerón, a Guatemalan legend of an espanto or ghost that …
Maya woman selling handicrafts on the streets
One of the unexpected benefits of giving away the portrait prints I make of the strangers I photograph on the streets is …
Street vendor selling tamales outside a church
We continue with the series of portraits of strangers made on the streets of Antigua Guatemala that later on I print to …
Young Maya mother with her son
One thing I have noticed through the years of photographing the people of Guatemala is how close and tight are the families. …
Guatemalan jocotes are in season now
Jocotes are the Guatemalan version of plums. Jocotes are also known as Spanish Plum or Red Mombin or Hog Plum. Most people …
What makes Guatemala so special?
My response will always be the same: Its people, its happy smiling people, to be precise. Don’t you agree?
Free Coffee and Beer in Antigua Guatemala
Here is yet another quotidian vista from Antigua Guatemala, as I promised to share with back in May 1st, 2006. A sign …
Calle del Arco is closed until further notice
The arch was in need of repairs, clean-up and perhaps even a paint job, so the protection agency closed down the Calle …
School year is over in Guatemala
The school year in Guatemala begins in January and ends in October. So, it is a common vista to see kids and …
Winter is here!
Rather the dry season arrived over the weekend. The light quality changed, the dry and chilly winds from up north have reached …
Portrait Prints as Gifts — Mayan Matryoshka
From the portrait prints project comes out the Matryoshka portrait series. Jenifer has been kind enough to collaborate with the testing phase …
Portrait Prints as Gifts — Maya women
I have developed a proven approach to photograph any kind of people that I share during the photo walks I lead, from …
Portrait Prints as Gifts — Shy Maya Girl
We continue our mini series of “Portraits Prints as Gifts” with surprised face of this shy Maya girl. In fact, she was …
Portrait Prints as Gifts — Don Jaime
The synergy created by the act of giving prints of the portraits made on the streets of Antigua Guatemala is incredible. I …
Wheel clampping vehicles parked in no-parking zones of Antigua Guatemala
Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day: Cepo or wheel clamp. Cepos are used to immobilize vehicles parked in the no-parking …
Hot Body or Hot Chocolate
Did you know that chocolate means bitter drink in Nahualt? Who needs a hot body when you can have hot chocolate? This …
Is it still raining in Guatemala?
Yes. But we are so close to the dry season, I can even smell it. Of course, there are many crazy people …
Antigua Sandwiches Week: Reuben Now Available in Antigua Guatemala
If you are a foodie, Antigua Guatemala is a gourmet heaven, with over 200 culinary options, from Indian curries to authentic Italian …
Rainy Season Vistas: Purple umbrella against yellow wall
Starting on May 1st, I look up to sky and ask, “is the rainy season over yet?” I do this the first …
Antigua Guatemala at Night — Light-painting Tanque de la Unión
Light-painting is another technique that can be used at night to enhanced or even create a different ambience Light-painted buildings are not …
Antigua Guatemala at Night — Real Palacio de los Capitanes
Many of the illuminated buildings and ruins give you a completely different vista after sunset. The dramatic lighting creates contrasts that bring …
Antigua Guatemala at Night — Iglesia San Pedro Apóstol
One can start shooting night photography after sunset, usually around 6pm in Antigua Guatemala, at the start of the blue hour, for …
Antigua Guatemala at Night — Pilas de Santa Clara
We continue the mini series Antigua Guatemala at Night with a vista of the Pilas de Santa Clara, better known as Tanque …
Antigua Guatemala at Night — Parroquia San José
Here’s a night vista of Parroquia San José, the actual official name for the church located on the east side of the …
Night Photography Tours in Antigua Guatemala
Starting next week, Antigua Photo Walks will be offering night photography walks. Explore the city of Antigua Guatemala after dark. Master long …
School Parades for Independence Day Celebrations
As I have mentioned before in the archives, in Guatemala we celebrate Independence Day the entire month of September. Here’s a vista …
Manifestations against corruption in Antigua Guatemala
The people of Antigua Guatemala also participated in the grand national manifestations under the tags #ParoNacional and #ParoS20 against corruption and to …
Protests in Antigua Guatemala against Jimmy Morales administration
A few days before the celebrations of Independence Day on September 15th, the President of Guatemala, Jimmy Morales and/or the Vice President, …
Independence Day Decorations — Honduran Flag
Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day: Bandera for flag. We wave goodbye to this mini series on the Central American …
Happy Central America’s Independence Day
First of all, I wish a very happy Central American Independence Day to all the loyal readers out there! Above we can …
Independence Day Decorations — El Salvador Flag
As I have been saying, the 5-nation motif is repeated in many of the flags of the Central American republics as a …
Independence Day Decorations — Costa Rican Flag
Volcanos, triangles and stars are the two most often motifs found on the Central American republic flags. The Central American Federation flag …
Independence Day Decorations in Antigua Guatemala
As I have shared with you before, September 15 is the date to celebrate Guatemala’s Independence Day. Heck, to be correct, actually …
Giving Portrait Prints as Gifts
As I have mentioned before, I really enjoy looking at the happy faces of those who receive a photo print that they …