Lent Season Decorations Over City Hall
As in previous years, La Antigua Guatemala begins wearing violet or purple decorations over doors, windows and balconies. Heck, even the jacaranda …
Guatemalan Cuisine: Higado encebollado
We visit the daily menu again with today’s higado encebollado, liver with onions. It is so ironic that one can get home-made …
A Photographic Visit to El Mirador…
Before you think of the largest pyramid in the world and the Mayan ruins complex known as El Mirador, El Petén, this …
Festive Mood at Calle del Arco
This Sunday afternoon at Calle del Arco was just as guest contributor Arturo Godoy said in The mime just wants to get …
Lent’s First Sunday Procession
Sunday was such a great day in La Antigua Guatemala; nice weather conditions and a wonderful atmosphere all around town with people …
The Procession Season Is Officially Open
This entry should be called “ephemerides updates” because there several events that happened this week. On Tuesday, kids everywhere celebrated carnaval, carnival, …
What are they guarding?
Let’s know your guesses in the comments or stay tune for an upcoming entry with the answer. 😉
Photographing The Maya Hieroglyphic Writing
This room with samples of the Maya hieroglyphic writing from San Bartolo (I believe) was another treat available at Casa Herrera on …
Living La Vida Digital in Antigua Guatemala
I found the juxtaposition of cutting edge telecommunication technology and colonial lifestyle and architecture so fascinating and that’s why I have covered …
A glance of San Martín Jilotepeque
Aren’t you curious of what else is around Antigua Guatemala besides the famous places? Aren’t you curious of what might you find? …
Moon lit cupolas
This is a follow up image to Luna de Antigua to ease you up at the start of a new week. I …
Valentine’s Day Post-it Notes Display
In La Antigua Guatemala people really go the extra mile to show they care about each other. If one is creative, all …
Municipal Clinic and Pharmacy
Here’s a typical vista of a municipal clinic and pharmacy found in La Antigua Guatemala villages. Can you guess the name of …
Guarding The Coke
Guatemala is a gun-crazy country. Everywhere you look there are men with guns. There are even signs forbidding to carry the naked …
The Young Maya and Technology
On January 4, 2010, in the comments posted under Digital life in Antigua Guatemala, Braaad wondered aloud: “I can’t wait till smartphones …