Holy Week Elements: Dolorosas
With this picture of the dolorosas or hermanas cargadoras, the women who carry the smaller floats of the Virgin Mary or other …
Holy Week Elements: Alfombras
The processional carpets are among the most creative and colorful elements of the Holy Week in La Antigua Guatemala. In this case, …
Holy Week Elements: The Roman Soldiers
Since everyone is taking colour photographs of the Semana Santa in Antigua Guatemala, I decided to do a black and white coverage …
Holy Week Elements: Timonel
Here’s your Holy Week Spanish word for the day: Timonel The timonel is the person at the front of the processional float …
Holy Week Elements: Cucuruchos
Purple or violet is the color of Lent and the Holy Week. Cucuruchos, bearers, wear their cone-head purple robes as a sign …
Holy Week Elements: Tren de Aseo
As I walked the streets of the Antigua Guatemala villages I noticed the neighbours sweeping aways the carpets from Palm Sunday since …
Holy Week Elements: Copal Incense
As I explained with the corozo palm aroma, I can bring to you the colors, the imagery, the sounds and even video …
Holy Week Elements: Corozo for Palm Sunday
Today’s Palm Sunday or Domingo de Ramos as today’s known in the Catholic world. By the way, here’s another picture of the …
Guatemalan Portrait: La Abuelita
We finish this first leg of the Guatemalan Portrait with a picture of the typical Guatemalan grandmother. In Guatemala is one of …
Guatemalan Portrait: Gypsy Woman
One important aspect of the Guatemalan Portrait series is to show the rainbow of people that Guatemalans can be, although many only …
Guatemalan Portrait: Up Close & Personal
We continue the series Guatemalan Portrait with this intimate picture of a young girl doing what young people do nowadays, socializing 24/7 …
Guatemalan Portrait: Maya Girls
What I really like about this picture is that each girl is looking in a different direction. What I enjoy about doing …
Guatemalan Portrait: Pura Panza Verde
Just as her brother José and her 11-month old sister [follow the white rabbit], Stephanie is a true Panza Verde, green belly, …
Guatemalan Portrait: Take My Picture
This week we begin a series of up-close portraits, taken within six feet, of strangers we have encountered on the streets of …
Corozo provides the official aroma of Lent and Holy Week in Antigua Guatemala
As I have mentioned it before, Lent and Holy Week in Antigua Guatemala come with their own set of aromas, flavors and …
Fountain in a Alley in Antigua Guatemala
Here’s your Spanish word for the day: Callejón or alley. In Antigua Guatemala a callejón is an even narrower street, usually not …
Guns on the Streets of Guatemala
I do’t believe that more guns on the streets make a place safer. For instance, more guns on the streets of the …
Buying banana leaves for tamales
Almost eight years ago I set out to bring you images of the daily life in and around Antigua Guatemala and for …
Guitar lessons at Parque Central, Antigua Guatemala
I wonder how many things one can do at Parque Central. I have shared several dozen activities through out the years, I …
Portrait of the Colonial Crier
Here’s your Spanish word of the day: Pregonero Basically, a pregonero is a crier. Here we see the leader of the pregoneros …
Color Palette: Blue
It’s been a while since I updated the color palette category and since there are so many house now with new paint …
Fuente de las Sirenas, Antigua Guatemala
Here are some the notes from the talk “Las Sirenas de La Antigua Guatemala” by Dr. Miguel F. Torres that I attended …
Framed Fuego Volcano from Antigua Guatemala
Volcán Fuego is such a show off, always fuming and erupting to keeps us on our toes. Some times it growls so …
Live music at Panadería Santa Clara
A bakery is not the place where you would expect to listen to live music, right? But, then again, you probably haven’t …
German and Guatemalan Enjoying the Good Vibes Around Parque Central
I met these smiling German-Guatemalan couple at Palacio de Los Capitanes while they were chit chatting and absorbing all the good vibes …
Artistic Senior Portraits in Antigua Guatemala
As I mentioned in my personal blog, things have changed quite a lot since I went to high school in regards to …
Guatemalan Food: Jocón
Jocón is basically a Guatemalan tomatillo-cilantro sauce; although we use the word miltomate instead. We also have another word for cilantro in …
Getting Around Antigua Guatemala on a Bicycle
I still believe that after walking, riding a bicycle is the best way to get around town. Now, who knows where was …
Roof repairs before the rains
During the dry season Antigua Guatemala goes through a lot repairs and paint jobs. In my opinion, the paint jobs are to …
Parroquia de San José of Antigua Guatemala
This is the façade of the humble parish of Antigua Guatemala, parroquia in Spanish. You have probably seen it while walking around …
Drinking 1-liter Gallo beer bottles on the streets of Antigua Guatemala
Okay, it’s your turn to caption this photograph. What are your thoughts?
Fountain at San Juan del Obispo, Antigua Guatemala
The question should be, when was the last time you visited San Juan del Obispo? If the answer is not recently or …
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, …
Fish-Eye View of Palacio de Los Capitanes, Antigua Guatemala
This photograph was made with 8mm fish-eye lens with only manual controls for aperture and focus. This type lens adds a lot …
Using a map to get around Antigua Guatemala
“I am telling, it should be here according to this map of Antigua Guatemala, but I just don’t see it,” he said. …
The Central American Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Riders in Antigua Guatemala
Well, as I have reported in previous years, between precessions, a jazz festival and a Central American meeting for Harley-Davidson motorcycle riders, …
Orange and Green Wall Texture from Antigua Guatemala
I have to admit it to myself: I am a lucky guy. Let me explain. See, as I was driving towards Parque …
HELP! There’s a plant growing out of my electric meter
Okay, this is your chance to caption this photograph. You have 24 hrs to do. The most creative caption published on the …
Street Portrait of a Selfie in Antigua Guatemala
This is a street portrait of selfie, a kind of self-portrait being taken at the main square of Antigua Guatemala. Selfies are …
Panes con pollo at vigils in Antigua Guatemala
As I have mentioned before, panes con pollo or chicken sandwiches are the staple food of velaciones, vigils, along with batido, a …
Antigua Guatemala Celebrates its 471st Anniversary
La Antigua Guatemala celebrated its anniversary 471 yesterday with all sorts of activities from guided walks around town, live marimba music recitals, …
Velación [Vigil] de San Felipe de Jesús
As explained last year, velaciones, vigils, are a very important tradition during Lent and Holy Week in Antigua Guatemala. Velaciones are altars …
The Licuados or Smoothies Culture of Antigua Guatemala
Let’s go grab a licuado! Sweet. Refreshing. Natural. Licuados are one of those treats that truly define a Guatemalan experience. The blended …
International Women’s Day in Antigua Guatemala
As my colleague Willy has said before: Willy: Is today women’s day? Again? Every day is a women’s day! We men surrender …
The Platanina Maker of Antigua Guatemala
Plataninas are green plantains chips. Plantains are like bananas, but much bigger and with a unique flavor. Guatemalans eat plantains or platanos …
The Capture vs The Pose on Ash Wednesday in Antigua Guatemala
I love doing street photography and capturing candid images from the streets of Antigua Guatemala. In the almost eight years I have …
Here’s your picture, do you like it?
As I was walking on Calle del Arco yesterday, I was lucky to catch the interactions between this photographer and the man …
Fish-eye view of a colorful bus from Antigua Guatemala
Here I was able to capture the three of the four most popular means of transportation around Antigua Guatemala. Walking and cycling, …
Antigua Guatemala Photo Walks
Thanks again for bringing us on such an interesting and fun photo tour of Antigua last Saturday. I really enjoyed the morning! …
Future Tourist Guides
I saw this group of students right outside the building of former Universidad de San Carlos de Borromeo, now Museo de Arte …
Antigua Guatemala Townhouse 1973
As I explained when we began the Brooks Buderus archive, one thing I have noticed while scanning the images is that Antigua …
Filming Antigua Guatemala from Above
Recently several video makers are filming Antigua Guatemala from a new perspective, from above, armed with remote controlled helicopters and indestructible GoPro …
Panoramic Vista of Antigua Guatemala’s Main Square
We are on the last leg of the Winter season on the northern hemisphere, that’s where Antigua Guatemala is located, yet we …
Guatemalan Cuisine: Pollo en Amarillo
What we call in Guatemala, recardos, stews based on sauces, are really just Mayan curries, although some people do not like the …
Los Patojos Need Your Help
Contact Juan Pablo Romero Fuentes or Gary Jepson to learn how you can help Los Patojos. In the meantime, read about what …
Texture of Antique Metal and Wood from Antigua Guatemala
There’s a lot of beauty on the doors and windows around Antigua Guatemala. One, must stop often to really take in the …
Fuego Volcano Is Quite Active During the Dry Season
I don’t know they reasons of why Volcán Fuego is quite active during the dry season, which happens to be the cold …
Meet Photographer Juan José de Jesús Yas
Japanese-born photographer Juan José de Jesús Yas (1844-1917), was one of the most renowned photographers of the late 1800, early 1900. Below …
Antigua Street Portrait: Lilli
Lilli reminds me of Ramona Flowers character from the film Scott Pilgrim vs. the World in this street portrait taken in Antigua …
Guatemalan Bread: Molletes, Obispos and Gusanitos
I don’t know who started the rumor that there’s a poor selection and quality of Guatemalan bread. I guess that if you …
Guatemalan Longaniza Lunch for $1.25
You’ve got to love Guatemala, this longaniza lunch with guacamol, chirmol, rice and freshly-made tortillas will set you back Q10/$1.25. Here are …
Atol de elote for the refacción
Who wants atol de elote right about now? I make home and office deliveries! Refacción or the shorten refa is the Spanish …
Guatemalan Cooking School Frijol Feliz
Last week I had the opportunity to take some photos of the cooking classes at El Frijo Feliz Cooking School Antigua Guatemala …
Sunday’s Morning Volcanic Activity Reports in Guatemala via INSIVUMEH
You can follow the reports online of the Instituto Nacional de Sismología, Vulcanología, Meteorología e Hidrología, or INSIVUMEH, which is how we …
1880 Portrait by Fotografía Central Herbruger
Fotografía Central Herbruger photography studio was quite popular around the 1880s. According to some information at CIRMA, Emilio Herbruger was the owner …
Valentine’s Day in Antigua Guatemala
As I mentioned last week, I want to share the faces of the people I meet and perhaps a tiny bit about …
Churreria La Huasteca
A town fair is not a fair without the churros. A churreria is the place where they make churros; [CHOOR-roh] Similiar to …
The New and Improved Rincón Típico
I believe it was in 2010 or early 2011 when I first had lunch at what I called La Cocina De Rosario. …
Public Washbasins Are the Social Media Networks For Many Villagers in Guatemala
A couple of years ago, I made the declaration that public washbasins, lavaderos, and water tanks, pilas, are the current social media …
Every Day is Laundry Day Around Antigua Guatemala
As I have mentioned before, it doesn’t matter what day of the week one stops by the public washbasins, lavaderos around Antigua …
The Two Black People Communities from Guatemala
Did you know that Guatemala once had both an English and Spanish-speaking Black community? The latter group, known as Garifuna, arrived from …
Antique Portrait of a Young Man from 1884
Another thing I have noticed while scanning the lot of antique photographs I told you about last week is that most of …
Villas De León
Houses with names and figures, that’s so common around Antigua Guatemala, how about where you live, do the houses in your neighborhood …
Guatemalan Caimito or Star Apple Fruit
I have never understood why most exotic tropical fruits bear the name apple modified by an adjective in English. Guatemalan caimito for …
Classic Chevy Truck in Antigua Guatemala
In my humble opinion, classic vehicles look so good in the streets of Antigua Guatemala. Honest, I am so attracted to classic …
I am the milkman
I am The Milk Man, my milk is delicious, SPECIAL DELIVERY TODAY! Finca La Carmona is renowned for having fresh milk delivery …
Countdown to Carnival Begins in Antigua Guatemala
If case you missed it, yesterday, February 2, was Día de la Candelaria. As I have explained before, around Antigua Guatemala, many …
Nicaraguan Folk Music Group Tapacalí in Antigua Guatemala
This photograph of the Nicaraguan group Tapacalí, Nahualt for río de caracoles colorados or river of red snails I took it within …
Portrait of Gonzalo de Cordova, Guatemala 1886
Today we are inaugurating the Antique Photographs thanks to a kind soul in Texas who donate a batch of photos taking between …
Street Portraiture in Antigua Guatemala
Another goal that I set for myself this year is to do many more street portraits of locals and visitors alike. I …
Peasants on their way to work
Another common sight of the #RealGuatemala around Antigua Guatemala is the peasants on their way to work their land. This is especially …
Tortilleria and Fruit Stand
¡No pongas todos los huevos en una canasta! Don’t put all your eggs in one basket! Oh the wisdom of idioms do …
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 …
Enjoying the Winter’s Sunshine in Antigua Guatemala
I don’t know if it is obvious or not, but Guatemala is not in South America or in the southern hemisphere, so …
Stereographic Projection of Compañía de Jesús building in Antigua Guatemala
As explained the other day, I had set myself the goals of producing stereographic projections [tiny planets] and panoramic vistas of the …
Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de La Merced in 1980
Here’s another instalment from the Brooks Buderus archive. In this case, even the caption was written by mister Buderus in the 80’s: …
Street Portrait of Guatemalan Contemporary Artist Eny Roland
All Roads Lead to Antigua Guatemala, I’ve declared before and even had an entry with the title. Often I point out the …
Panoramic Vista of San Pedro Las Huertas
Another goal that I have set for myself for this new year is to make panoramic photographs all the plazas [main squares] …
Coffee Harvest Season in Antigua Guatemala
Here’s another photograph of the harvesting of coffee berries in Antigua Guatemala for the #RealGuatemala series. The freshly cut coffee berries being …
Free Range Ducks Around Antigua Guatemala
A walk through many of the villages around Antigua Guatemala reveals so much about how Guatemalans live. For instance, there are many …
Commuting to Work Around Antigua Guatemala
According to Wikipedia, commuting is regular travel between one’s place of residence and place of work or full-time study. It sometimes refers …
Street Photography Workshops in La Antigua
If you have follow my daily posts in AntiguaDailyPhoto for a few months or a few years, one thing would very obvious …
Sentimental Saturday: Antigua Guatemala market from August 1973
Today we begin a new section which I am calling Sentimental Saturdays in which I will share photographs from the Brooks Buderus …
Teachers without contracts at the commencement of the new school year in Guatemala
It is both scandalous and sad that while the Guatemalan government is indulging in a melodramatic political charade, dissipating public funds in …
First Day of the School-year in Guatemala
As I have mentioned before, Guatemala’s school year begins in January and end in October. Another interesting fact about Guatemala’s educational system …
Solar Panels in Colonial Antigua Guatemala
It was only a matter of time before solar panels would become part of the landscape of colonial Antigua Guatemala. What things …
Laundry Day
We continue our series #RealGuatemala with a photograph of drying clothes in one of the villages of Antigua Guatemala. If you look …
Tree Trimming Around Antigua Guatemala
I don’t know if the Electric Company of Guatemala, EEGSA, does tree trimming at the beginning of the year every year or …
Public Washbasins from Santa Catarina de Bobadilla, Antigua Guatemala
Today I will let you guys caption this picture. I am excited to read what creative stories you guys can come up …