In La Antigua Guatemala, religious celebrations draw together all kinds of heterogeneous people and the feast day of Virgen de Guadalupe is no exception. On December 12 celebrations of La Virgen de Guadalupe, Our Lady of Guadalupe, you can find gringa moms, indigenous mamás, ladino madres and white mamás all taking their children dressed with … Read more
Often during December or the Christmas season, there are several free concerts around La Antigua Guatemala. For instance, the photo above was taken on December 11, the eve of Virgen de Guadalupe Celebrations and there is another concert programmed for December 12. Often La Antigua Guatemala’s cathedral is use as backdrop for concerts and recitals. … Read more
The last time I showed you a sampler of Guatemalan bread was on May 1, 2007. Wow, times flies! Today’s photo was taken at Panadería Santa Clara, about one block South of Tanque de la Unión. Panadería Santa Clara is one of my favorite places to buy bread in La Antigua Guatemala. The selection goes … Read more
One of the goals of AntiguaDailyPhoto is to bring you new fresh vistas from the same hackneyed places. Today’s is an example of a new perspective for the overly-exposed Iglesia de La Merced, quite possibly Antigua Guatemala’s most photographed church. Even I have already shown you the façade, the dome, the atrium, the main doorway, … Read more
I have talked about the recycling done in La Antigua Guatemala before with Haves and Have-Nots, Public Enemy Number 1, Guatemalan-style Salt and Pepper Shakers, Chicken Buses are The Second Life of School Buses, and Antigua’s Biodiesel Project (just to name a few). It never ceases to amaze me the creativity and ingenuity of Guatemalans … Read more
All year long he hides under the bed or in the junk piled up in the corner, casting misfortune or worse on helpless mortals. But on Wednesday, December 7, at 6 p.m. sharp, the Devil gets his comeuppance, as he is tossed out of the house along with the trash and set ablaze in the … Read more
What’s the relationship between Guatemalan filmmaker Diego Combi, Carlos Fuentes’ Constancia and Other Stories for Virgins and Clint Eastwood’s Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil? The answer is one word. The first person that comes up with the right answer will receive one of the following LAGDP’s Christmas cards via regular snail-mail with … Read more
The last meeting of the Club Fotográfico de Antigua was quite a blast with some very interesting guests like Iván Castro, James Rodríguez and Diego Colombi. First, my good friend Iván Castro, founding member of FlickrGuatemala, decided to pay us a visit to see what’s exactly happening at the photo club. Check out Iván’s most … Read more
I have shown you before the Tanque de la Unión public washbasins, but I don’t think I ever showed you what they look like in a typical laundry day in Antigua Guatemala. Below you can find two different takes on the same Tanque de la Unión from Upside Down Arches and Arches Reflected. [gmap]
La Antigua Guatemalal joined the other cities in the world that, on December 1, observed World Aids Day, Día mundial del sida, with cultural and awareness-promoting activities. There was, of course, the omni-present marimba music, speeches, parades, skateboarding, rollerblading, et cetera. Red ribbons and white t-shirts bearing the red ribbon stamps and information about Día … Read more
Roller skaters and skate-boarders using the Central Park is something you don’t see very often. There are plenty of skaters in La Antigua Guatemala, but they are not allowed to use Parque Central. The exception was made on December 1 as part of activities for Día mundial del sida (World Aids Day).
I also took advantage of the relax atmosphere I took quite a number of jumps. Check out the slide show. Enjoy!
Since La Antigua is the wedding capital of Guatemala and very often used as wedding destination for couples the world over, it comes as no surprise that often there is plenty of waiting going around. Waiting for the bride, waiting for bridegroom, waiting for the photographer, waiting the parents, waiting for… you name it. Such … Read more
When you go to Héctor’s restaurant you are surely getting the freshest al dente fettucini pasta in La Antigua Guatemala. I chose fettucini alfredo; it was delicious! 😉 With kind of sauce do you prefer for pasta dishes? [gmap]
These electricians are working hard against the clock since they have to install over 225,000 lights over the trees of La Antigua’s Central Park before Sunday’s evening when the inauguration of the Christmas lights will take place. The Christmas lights will illuminate the Parque Central during the Navidad season. For extra bonus points, what date … Read more
Beautiful, simple and elegant sign made with six ceramic tiles. Now, I wish I knew what they do or sell at Alforja. Does anyone know what kind of shop is Alforja? Geotagging photographs and maps aside: Some of you may have already noticed that there’s a map at the bottom of the most recent entries … Read more