With each new edition of the Flower Festival of Antigua Guatemala, the flower arrangements and decorations become more complex and elaborate; the creativity of the Panzas Verdes is certainly always blooming.
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Cuaresma [Lent] and Semana Santa [Holy Week] are equal-opportunity religious events where everyone gets a chance to participate. Here we caught the Santa Ana’s Women Processional Float as it passes Parque Central in Antigua Guatemala. Be part of a very special photo walk every Sunday of Lent, from 2 pm to 6 pm. See sample photos … Read more
I have gained the trust of many people, including Mayas in Antigua Guatemala and other villages by being transparent, respectful, and kind, as well as by sharing with them their prints of their pictures. Giving away these portrait prints is the best gift for me as I receive such wonderful smiles and sólo buenas vibras, … Read more
These new bicycles bring a lot of attention to the tourists police as they patrol the streets of Antigua Guatemala. I have seen many visitors photographing them, just like these two tourist updating the stories on social media.
Perhaps it is the fact that there four mermaids at the very center of the Parque Central, main square, that allures everyone to spend time there at all hours of the day. Take a mermaids photographic tour through the archives of AntiguaDailyPhoto.com to see dozen of sirens peppered all over Antigua Guatemala. No bee wax … Read more
The last jacaranda blossoms of the season can be season at parque central and other squares along with the ever-present pigeons that fly from the cathedral to the park and back all day long.
Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day: Periódico or newspaper. Since last Friday I shared with you a very young newspaper vendor, how about if today I share with you some of the people who still read physical newspapers at Parque Central. I have to admit, I rarely read physical newspapers, except when I … Read more
Recently I shared with you a photograph of three boys having a blast with a portable wooden staircase on a platform and my thoughts on how imagination is the best game for children in Guatemala and the world over, really. Well, today I am sharing a fast capture of about half a dozen Maya girls … Read more
Here’s a window into the daily life at the parque central of Antigua Guatemala. A stool and a box and this ambulant vendor is ready for business. What do you need, candies, chewing gum, cigarettes, come to you at Antigua Guatemala’s Plaza Mayor, main square, instead of you having to go the nearest tienda. At … Read more
This is consecutive daily post number 4,031. Tomorrow we will be observing the 11th anniversary of AntiguaDailyPhoto on May 1st. We continue with miniseries of street photography slices of daily life through out Antigua Guatemala. Of course, Plaza Mayor or Parque Central as we normally call the main square of Antigua Guatemala has to be … Read more
Having one shoes shone is among the most popular things to do in the parque central of Antigua Guatemala. Eating ice cream, talking to other people, meeting tour guides, reading, hanging out with friends, are other things that come to mind. What else am I missing?
It was interesting to see a couple of friends reading an ebook and book next to each other. I normally read books outside and ebooks inside, but I guess some people do both. What do you prefer to read books or ebooks or both?
Some people believe that Maya people don’t like to be photographed. My experience has been quite the opposite, but I guess it’s all in the approach. Well, what would the aforementioned people think of Mayas making family portraits on public spaces? I would like to know your thoughts as well.
