Espresso Xing Sign at Cafetenango

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One of the things I enjoy very much of visiting my dear friend Pascu, manager of Antigua Canopy Tours, is having a good cup of coffee from Finca Filadelfia’s Cafetenango restaurant. I also enjoy the coffee-themed signs like today’s and the Latté lover parking only sign previously shown here. Somehow, today’s sign portraits exactly how … Read more

Studio C Sign

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Stucio C took part in the realization of visual effects for more than 350 shots for the movie “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe”. Studio C has also participated in the following films: The Ring 2, Armaggedon, Sphere, Space Jam and Angels in the Outfield, just to name a few. … Read more

The Nexus One has arrived to Antigua Guatemala

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Modernity has arrived to the quincentennial Antigua Guatemala. AGAIN. It was nearly 18 months ago that I reported the arrival of the third generation cellular networks, known as 3G for short, to Antigua Guatemala. Back then, I showed you a black and white photo with a colorful iPhone held by Nelo against the San Francisco … Read more

Santa Clara Ruins Garden

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The Santa Clara ruins is among the most popular wedding destination venues. And even if folks don’t decide to celebrate inside Santa Clara, the ruins are used almost every weekend as a backdrop for wedding photo sessions. Photographer who are interested in weddings find the Santa Clara ruins very appealing and photogenic. If you want … Read more

Contrast: Red and Green

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Guatemala has very creative names for their chilies. For instance, diente de perro, dog’s tooth, and diente de caballo, horse’s tooth, come to mind. The chilies in the picture above I believe are diente de perro, although I have heard some people call it chile de huerta, orchard’s chili. These chilies grow in our garden/orchard … Read more

Theme Day: Passageway

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What’s inside this passageway? The largest fountain in Central America Ruins of a monastery Mayan arches used in colonial architecture Access to the rooftop of La Merced Church All of the above None of the above Please, help us determined what’s inside the passageway by sharing your answers in the comments area. Like many firsts … Read more

El Carmen Handicrafts Market

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Visiting the El Carmen ruins folkart market is among the top things people do on the weekends and holidays in La Antigua Guatemala. Here’s a little secret. One of things on my to do list is to capture through time-lapse photography the contrast between the stark, almost monochromatic muted colors of the El Carmen ruins … Read more