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Antigua Photo Walk Tips

Some of things I teach during the AntiguaPhotoWalks.com that I lead around town is composition rules, including sub-framing, which is the act …

Guatemalan Food: Salpicón

Salpicón is a meat salad; that is right I said meat salad. It is made of minced beef, onion, tomato, mint, chile, …

Taking care of the nursery

Guatemalans take any space available from a zaguán [entryway or lobby] to a corridor or simply a window to turn it into …

The Old Man and The Saint

I was able to capture a portrait of this old man taking the sun next to the San Pedro monument in San …

Peek-a-boo!

I saw this Maya girl peeking through the windows of a very high-end cafe in Antigua Guatemala; fortunately, I had my telephoto …

Keeping Honest People Honest

Since bicycles and motorcycles are the most popular vehicles in and around Antigua Guatemala, it is obvious they are also the vehicles …

Hills Around Ciudad Vieja

This patchwork can be seen on the hills around Ciudad Vieja and I was asked to photograph it for nostalgia reason by …

The Typical Tienda Vista

As I’ve explained before, a tienda is the Spanish word we use in Guatemala to refer for convenience store. The original definition …

Wild flowers from Guatemala by Rudy Giron - www.rudygiron.com

Wild flowers from Guatemala

There are so many beautiful wild flowers in Guatemala that one can enjoy in hedgerows, fields, milpas, etc. It’s no wonder R.E.M. …

Guatemalan Mother's Day by Rudy Girón

Guatemalan Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day always falls on May 10 in Guatemala. Thus, today is a holiday for mothers in Guatemala and many mamás get …

Colorful Doors: Red

The category of Doors and Windows has always been among the most popular. It seems that people find fascinating many of doorways …

Cucuruchos and Photographers by Leonel -Nelo- Mijangos

Cucuruchos and Photographers

As shown the other day, many cucuruchos are also photographers, a trend which seems to increase as more people use mobile phone …

Love is in the air!

You know me, every chance I get to share with you a shot of classic cars parked in the enchanting Antigua Guatemala, …

She & Him

If you meet to dine with other photographers you’re destined to talk about photography and get the gear out at one point …

Everybody Needs Somebody to Love

Everybody Needs Somebody to Love – The Blues Brothers by Blues Brothers Soundtrack on Grooveshark In Guatemala Valentine’s Day has a much …

What should I eat today?

Since Antigua Guatemala is the tourism capital for Central America, it’s quite common to see tourists, local and foreign, window shopping for …

Guatemalan Tienditas

Guatemala has taken the concept of convenience store to new levels. Tienda is the Spanish word we use in Guatemala to refer …

Peekaboo…

… now you see me, now you don’t… Un Angel para un Final by Silvio Rodriguez on Grooveshark At the closing of …

The Walls Speak for 99%

Everywhere, the times they are a-changin’ Libertad, Expresión, Conciencia the wall declares. Liberty, Freedom of Expression and Conscience could be the rough …

Strawberry Fields Forever

Here’s the strawberry fields forever ambulant vendor. Everyday he picks the fields to bring the freshest fresas to Antigua Guatemala. Basket in …

Guatemalan Kites For Sale

I remember that when I was a kid my friends and I made these kind of kites from scratch; barriletes we call …

Perspective Is Everything!

Yes, perspective is everything! If you don’t believe me compare the Tea Partiers and the Occupy Wall Street movement, since both share …

Siesta Time

It’s your turn to write the caption. The most original caption will win this photo as a post card. Good luck!

Man-made Tree-looking Structure

Today’s entry is a follow up to Camouflaging Cellular Towers where I mentioned how fortunate we are in La Antigua Guatemala where …

Catholic Decorations: San Miguel

La Antigua Guatemala has to be most catholic town in Guatemala, heck make that Central America. Nowhere is Catholicism more solidly embedded …

Pearls and Pans

I can almost think of the image above as window conceptual art. The combination of the pearls, the manikins, and the pan …

Antigua Birding

Perhaps it is the fact that La Antigua Guatemala is surrounded by so many coffee plantations and fincas (farms) as well as …

Mother’s Day in Guatemala

Happy Guatemalan Mother’s Day! I especially wish a Happy Mother’s Day to my own madre. As Luna McCarthy mentioned in XelaDailyPhoto this …

Nostalgia Triggers

The other day while I waited for the fresh and hot tortillas to come out of the comal I noticed an orange …

Lent Season Decorations Are Up

Religiously, like every Ash Wednesday [miércoles de ceniza] before, La Antigua Guatemala get’s dressed up today with Lent decorations. Cuaresma is now …

Jacaranda Tree at Central Park

There are several jacaranda trees in Parque Central which make a gorgeous display of purple or violet during February and March when …

Camouflaging Cellular Towers

Sometimes we don’t realized how lucky we are for living La Antigua Guatemala until we take a little trip beyond the municipal …

Rustic Door Handle

Simple and functional works for me. Today’s image you can find almost everywhere in La Antigua Guatemala. The elements: metal, wood, rust, …

Remittances from Los Angeles

“Walijoq caewaj!” she yelled over and over in Quiche. Wake up, my love. Wake up, my love. This is the story of …

Theme day: Reflections

Like every first of the month, today is theme day for City Daily Photo community around the world and this month’s theme …

Antigua Abstracta

Early on I had been bewitched by the abstract possibilities found in every nook and cranny of this enchanting and vibrant sleepy …

A Room With A View

Don’t we all would love to have a room with a view? Even though this is not my daily view, I can’t …

The Broom-head Romans Are Back

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 …

The Gatekeeper

Sometimes the ride from Guate city (la capital) to LAG takes a bit longer than expected and then there is not enough …

Gran Courtyards of Espacioce!

The entire property of Espacioce! or the Centro de Cooperación de la Formación Española is impressive. Yet, many never venture beyond the …

Market Pick-Me-Up

Sweet. Juicy. Succulent. Happy. Fresh. Inviting. These are just some of the words that come to mind whenever I spy the overflowing …

Antigua Abstracted #3

One of Antigua’s many attractions is slowly discovering the piled and jumbled beauty of ruined buildings scattered throughout the old city. The romanticism and nostalgia of shattered architecture has always drawn traveler’s and tourists to places such as these- from the 19 Century grand tours taken by Europeans through Ancient Greece and Rome- to present day seekers of lost cities in the Guatemalan jungles.

A Room with a View

The view above of Volcán de Agua is from our studio’s window and balcony. I said before, in many listings for rent …

Costumbrism Photographs From Antigua

Okay, here is my contribution to the Costumbrism Photographs From La Antigua Guatemala. What better specimen for the costumbrism photography of Antigua …

Open Schools: Computer Workshops

Oh there is a revolution brewing down South in Meso-America. This revolution will not be televised. This revolution will be streamed! Let …

Lines

It’s so easy to take interesting photographs around La Antigua Guatemala; you just have to walk with your eyes wide open. For …

Lent Decorations over Doorways

I really like the Lent decorations you find over doorways and windows in La Antigua Guatemala. Lent or Cuaresma in Spanish is …

Guateflora: Jacarandas

Interesting enough, last year when I published the Guateflora series, I overlooked the jacaranda trees, which are omnipresent in and around Antigua …

Casa Antigüeña: The Cupola

The cúpulas (cupolas) has to be among the most distinctive architectonic elements of the Casa Antigüeña. Originally design as chimney for the …

What in the World is a Búcaro?

Many times, when foreigners are looking at listings for houses or apartments for rent or sale in La Antigua Guatemala, they come …

Guard at Calle del Arco

Even though Guatemala’s Independence is celebrated on September 15th and the days prior to that date, in reality Guatemala’s independence is observe …

Guatemalan Independence Day Bunting

As the Guatemalan Independence Day approaches, one begins to see all the bunting in windows and doorways around Antigua Guatemala. Since Jeff …

Volcán de Agua Wallpaper

Here’s another wallpaper for your desktop as an appreciation for a donation someone made today towards the hosting bills. Thanks! I know …

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Guatemalan Police Anecdotes

One of the benefits of living in a third world country is that you don’t need to read Cien años de soledad …

Pruning the Gravileas Trees

There is nothing like rain water to make all the flora grow and in Guatemala we have a very copious rainy season …

El Quinto Sol Entrance

We continue our tour of the remains of the Holy Week by showing how flores de papel (paper flowers) are use to …

The Remains of Lent

Many purple and violet banners are still hanging from doorways and windows around town. It feels like many don’t want to let …

Cucurucho Paying for His Turns at the Float

Each turn of the Holy Week Float costs around Q60 (around US$8), there are around 60 turns and each float has somewhere between 80 and 100 spaces for the Cucuruchos. That’s close to Q290,000 (US$38,000) per procession.

The Coffee Colors

The other day we heard many voices on the other side of the fence; voices of children and women just talking and laughing. We approached the windows on the second floor to see what was all the commotion; then we saw men, women and children harvesting the coffee. At this moment, you can see the turning point of coffee from green to golden yellow and finally cherry red.

YO-YO: The Inauguration

This is what the inauguration of the YO-YO: retratos y autoretratos the photo exhibit looked like inside the Sala Marco Augusto Quiroa …

YO-YO: The yo-yos

Under the name of YO-YO: retratos y autoretratos (portraits and self-portraits) the Carlos Woods Gallery is presenting its very successful photography exhibit in the Sala Marco Augusto Quiroa of Paseo de los Museos in the Hotel-Museo Casa Santo Domingo in La Antigua Guatemala.

The photo of the hanging yo-yos above is part of one of the teaser window displays to make you go visit the exhibit inside the Marco Augusto Quiroa gallery in Hotel-Museo Casa Santo Domingo. You can find this yo-yos window display in the hallway that connects the underground parking lot and the hotel.