A couple of years ago, I made the declaration that public washbasins, lavaderos, and water tanks, pilas, are the current social media networks of the villagers around Antigua Guatemala. Well, while talking the ladies in this public washbasin in San Juan del Obispo, I can reiterate that this declaration still holds true. Public laundry washbasins … Read more
Another thing I have noticed while scanning the lot of antique photographs I told you about last week is that most of the portraits are of men. Also, it seems that it was very fashionable to give these portraits to friends and people you admired. Today’s picture was taken by E.J. Kildare & Cia at … Read more
Here’s your Spanish word of the day: Andamio, which means scaffold. I don’t think I have shown andamios very often, although very often I come across them. This andamio I saw it at Las Capuchinas ruins. The reason that one would come across scaffolds very often is because La Antigua Guatemala is in a permanent … Read more
Antique vehicles go well in Antigua Guatemala. I wish I could photograph this old bus next to chipped wall or ruin instead of at the gas station. Does anyone know more or less when this microbus was manufactured?
The recently anointed “abuelito” to my first born, took us three (my girlfriend, my daughter, and I) to Finca Filadelfia where we enjoyed a tour of the plantation and had a taste of the most delicious coffee we have ever had. Our tour guide, Josué, was kind and knowledgeable, taking us through the history of … Read more
Last week I saw the first mangoes for sale around Antigua Guatemala. Some of mangoes, the Manila kinds, I was told were imported from Mexico since the Guatemalan harvest time is not here yet. However, the mangoes above I was told were injertos, grafts, so who knows. The one thing for certain is that we … Read more
Often I walk by this garden, previously shown in It’s Always Ice Cream time In Guatemala, so I was happy to see the person that takes care of the garden, a public garden if you want to think about since it’s actually a green area out side the house. Don José had just finished clearing … Read more
Finally Guatemala’s postal service is moving forward into to recent past, yes, believe it or not only four months ago a bar code scanner was implemented in Antigua Guatemala. Which means now Il Postino, El Cartero in Spanish, can scan the correspondence bar codes right before the delivery and his GPS location, time and date … Read more
Today AntiguaDailyPhoto.com is celebrating its sixth anniversary. Also, the CityDailyPhoto community around the world is having the monthly theme day which is Bakeries. As many of you know, I try to participate as often as I can on the monthly theme days. The picture above was taken at the Santa Clara bakery, just south of … Read more
It is amazing how many classic cars one can find in La Antigua Guatemala. Just follow the white rabbit to see some of the classic cars that have be shown in AntiguaDailyPhoto. By the way, I grew up with the Holywood notion that Volvos are safe and ugly square boxes owned by mothers or teachers … Read more
Sometimes I feel that I am capturing through my photographs a rapidly disappearing lifestyle. It’s kind of weird to photograph a colonial town that in some parts looks like when it was abandoned in 1773 and in others has changed completely in the mere five years I’ve been documenting it. That is the case for … Read more
The weekend is the perfect time to catch the classic automobiles in La Antigua Guatemala. You can catch classic automobiles near churches and hotels because they are used for weddings and other celebrations, including quinceañeras. In the picture above, I captured two classic German automobiles; where is the second one and what color and brand … Read more
At 3:30 in the morning and by the light of the full moon as the rooster crowed a couple times, my husband and I threw on our sweaters and jeans, stumbled out into the quiet streets of El Calvario and into our car. We knew we were taking a chance by driving into La Antigua … Read more
I have honestly tried not put as many Cuaresma/Lent and Semana Santa/Holy Week photos here. I could, in theory, have a Lent/Holy Week photo each day since Ash Wednesday, but this is not a religious website: it is rather a blogumentary of La Antigua Guatemala and as such I try to cover all aspects of … Read more
I noticed that Prensa Libre, one of Guatemala’s largest and oldest newspapers, was also sponsoring a processional band this past weekend. I guess sponsorships of the Holy Week processions will become commonplace now. How do you feel about private businesses sponsoring religious celebrations and the world famous Holy Week in Antigua Guatemala?