Theme Day: Animals
Of all God’s creatures, there is only one that cannot be made slave of the lash. That one is the cat. If …
Thinking Girl
Once again, you write the caption in a similar manner than yesterday’s Thinking Boy. What’s the little girl deliberating about?
Guatemalan Tienditas
Guatemala has taken the concept of convenience store to new levels. Tienda is the Spanish word we use in Guatemala to refer …
Every day we die a little
I never realized how much people die every day until I lived in a town where almost each death is announced by …
We’re Women of Maize
As I said before, it is impossible to think of the Guatemalan, Mexican and Mesoamerican diet without maize. From the Popul Vuh …
Details of San Francisco El Grande Church
Without a doubt Iglesia de San Francisco El Grande is one of my favorite churches to photograph. There’s always so much going …
Hector’s Restaurant No. 1 at TripAdvisor
Today was a day full of news. First of all, I learned from my friend and ADP collaborator Guy Howard that Hector’s …
Filming of Noti7’s the year in news summary
Guatemala’s Channel 7 News, Noti7, was filming the year in news summary tonight at Parque Central and I was able to get …
An Apology and Sunshine for Revolution Day
So, what’s up with the crazy and weird title I hear you asking… well, let me explain. First the sunshine part. After …
Asian Tourists Have Arrived to Antigua Guatemala
…it feels sooo good to know that I’ll be back in one of my favorite cities in the world !! ( though for me it’s more like a nice little village actually, cause people are so kind and open, everyone says hello, you can always find strangers to chat with in Parque Central and when you’re there for two weeks, you always seem to meet the same people all over town almost every day. I so love
Some days the dragon wins…
… as seen at Héctor’s restaurant, which by the way turned 4 years old this week. Congratulations Héctor for this extraordinary achievement …
Independencia de Guatemala 2011
Even Google celebrated Guatemala’s Independence 2011 with a Doodle. Also, President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sent their congratulatory remarks …
Brilliant and Colorful Guatemala
Here’a another entry for the Color Palette category. Make sure you wear sunglasses if you decide to follow the white …
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 …
Flying over Antigua Guatemala
Flying through the air you can see all through the valley at Antigua Canopy Tours which is located at Finca Filadelfia. Seven …
Guatemalan Cuisine: Carne adobada
I can’t believe it has taken me over 5 years to share with you a plate of carne adobada. Shame on me. …
Maestros del Web in AntiguaDailyPhoto
I am a lucky guy! As I shared with you before, I am so lucky to have among my friends and acquaintances, …
Rainy Season Vista: Bandera
The commonly used expression, “Those who ignore history are bound (or doomed) to repeat it” is actually a mis-quotation of the original …
Festival Artes Muy Especiales
The rainy season in Guatemala often plays bad jokes on planned events like weddings and cultural activities. Imagine the cultural event planner …
Theme Day: Under Construction
La Antigua Guatemala is one of the areas undergoing more development per square inch than any other city in the Guatemala according …
Eternal Spring Guatemalan Colors
As we have mentioned before, if you’re planning a visit to Guatemala, make sure you pack your sunglasses if you don’t want …
Umbrella Time Is Here
That’s right, it’s already May, which marks the commencement of the rainy season, thus the umbrella time. We haven’t seen the Sompopos …
Mailbox: Letters Wanted
Today AntiguaDailyPhoto.com is celebrating its fifth anniversary. Also, the CityDailyPhoto community around the world is having the monthly theme day which is …
Architectonic Baroque Details
La Antigua Guatemala is full of hidden treasures which are visible at plain view. One must be ready to look for them …
Antigua Holy Week Various Vistas
Sábado de Gloria is a quieter day with only small processions carried by women known as Las Dolorosas (The Grief or Suffering …
Antigua Holy Week Imagery
Do not underestimate the power of catholic imagery. You see, the world-famous Antigua Guatemala processions are about showing the devoted images as a reminder and representation of the crucifixion of Jesus.
Also, today all Stations of the Cross altars will be open and many if not all procession will pay a visit to El Calvario Church, which is located on the southern outskirts of La Antigua Guatemala. El Calvario or Calvary (Golgotha) is the name of the mount on the outskirts of Jerusalem where it’s believe Jesus Christ was crucified. This church with its three arches provides a symbolic representation of the crucifixion; with each arch representing each cross.
World Water Day Campaign in Antigua Guatemala
Honest, I am very proud of our progressive little town, better known as La Antigua Guatemala. Take for instance the Día Internacional …
Repairing The Spanish-tile Roofs
People repairing streets, façades and roofs are also very common during Cuaresma [Lent]. Everyone wants La Antigua Guatemala to look its best …
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 …
The Germans in Guatemala 1820-1944
In case you didn’t know, in Guatemala we had a large influx of Germans for over a century. Regina Wagner, a Guatemalan …
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 …
Colonial-style Marketing Gimmicks
Casa Escobar resturant is known for having people dress up like colonial-times Spaniards to cry out the specials and menu options to …
Restaurant & Food Overview
RWOrange put together a very comprehensive list of the restaurants and food I have covered in AntiguaDailyPhoto in Chowhound. Here’s the list …
Thanksgiving in Antigua Guatemala
I captured this quotidian bonding vista during the “refa time” at the atrium of El Calvario Church. I was reminded that in …
Hotel Neon Sign in Antigua Guatemala
In La Antigua Guatemala you get so used to certain things, or rather the absence of certain things. For instance, only when …
Antigua’s Photo Club Coffee Exhibition
Saturday, September 25, 2010 was the successful inauguration of the photo exhibition “Con sabor y aroma a café” by the members of …
Guatemalan Coffees Are Truly Green
Today, I continue learning about the Guatemalan coffees. In the past I have mention how I thought coffee plantations were beneficial for …
Festival Foto>30 2010 Opens in Antigua Guatemala
Guatemala’s largest photo festival Foto▸30 was inaugurated tonight in La Antigua Guatemala with two photo exhibits: Tribu and Que los muertos hablan. …
Valle de Panchoy’s Coffee Jelly
Well, it was only a matter of time and natural that someone in La Antigua Guatemala would try to make a coffee …
Las Capuchinas Ruins Stairway
The Convento de Las Capuchinas is among the best preserved ruins in La Antigua Guatemala. Every nook and cranny of Las Capuchinas …
Keeping An Analog Travel Log
My aim is to put down on paper what I see and what I feel in the best and simplest way. —Ernest …
Maximón Lives!
A few months ago, I posted as part of the Theme Day some Maximón effigies made from wood, now holly wood really …
Antigua Abstracta
Early on I had been bewitched by the abstract possibilities found in every nook and cranny of this enchanting and vibrant sleepy …
Nature-inspired Beauty Pageant Floats
Here’s a lesson to be learned. Even though San Pedro Las Huertas was one of the villages that was hit the hardest …
El Foot Bool Une Fronteras y Razas
Foot Bool with the African spelling is how the people of San Pedro Las Huertas want to let everyone know that the …
Sweet Bread from Panaderia San Antonio
Since I noticed there were a lot of interest about the sweet bread and Panaderia San Antonio shown on the 4th Year …
Squeezing A Corner
Today’s photo and Colonial Church Ruins Within My Fingers were the result of fortunate accident. Let me explain. I was playing around …
Pruning the Gravileas Trees Again
Exactly two years ago I shared with you the biannual procedure of pruning the gravileas trees to keep a balance between shade …
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 …
Theme Day: Wood or Holly Wood
As almost every first of the month, AntiguaDailyPhoto is joining the City Daily Photo community in the orchestrated global effort to show …
2012: Myths and Facts about The Mayan Prophecy
Last Friday night at 7 p.m. AntiguaDailyPhoto guest contributor and professional photographer Arturo Godoy, Kara Andrade from HablaGuate and I attended the …
Guatemalan Cuisine: Carne Adobada, Longanizas, Viuda
We continue with tortillas con carne adobada and longanizas. I can easily explain longanizas as Guatemalan white sausage which has chopped onions …
It’s Atol Time!
Like I said before, if there were a Guatemalan National Drink, surely “atol blanco” would be it. Atol blanco is one of …
Recipe for Guatemalan Quesadillas, anyone, anyone?
Please, could anyone provide the recipe for Guatemalan quesadillas. Thanks! Minimum Wage Salary Aside: Today Guatemala’s President Alvaro Colom announced a minimum …
Sign Crazy
Last month I shared with you La Antigua Guatemala Sign Ordinances. I will again post the information below to keep fresh. One …
Guatemalan Bread Sampler Revisited
The last time I showed you a sampler of Guatemalan bread was on May 1, 2007. Wow, times flies! Today’s photo was …
Recycling Sewing Machines
I have talked about the recycling done in La Antigua Guatemala before with Haves and Have-Nots, Public Enemy Number 1, Guatemalan-style Salt …
Gardening At Night
The last meeting of the Club Fotográfico de Antigua was quite a blast with some very interesting guests like Iván Castro, James …
Craving Corn: Elote
One of the things I look forward to most when venturing out on a little jaunt outside of La Antigua is elote. …
Club Fotográfico de Antigua
Back in June, a few photography enthusiasts from La Antigua Guatemala, myself included, funded the Club Fotográfico de Antigua (Antigua’s Photo Club). …
The Giant Kites Are Coming
If you are planning to leave Guatemala before November 1, you will certainly miss the Giant Kites of Santiago and Sumpango. You …
Photographing the Photophographers
On my way to lunch I caught all the Central Park photographers taking a break from the their photo-taking profession. Tourism has …
We’re Men of Maize
It is impossible to think of the Guatemalan, Mexican and Mesoamerican diet without maize. From the Popul Vuh (Popol Wuj in modern …
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
The Maya is a civilization really preoccupied with the unbearable lightness of being and masochistic on top of it all by keeping a long count which shows how insignificant we really are. We humans, however, we really muddle ourselves with all kinds of fixations, preoccupations and obsessions like dates.
Gliding Through the Treetops
Dangling like a spider on a web, he slightly rocks back and forth in his harness as he awaits the “okay” to go. At the cue, he lifts his legs, bends his knees… and takes off, plunging into a tunnel of thick, forest foliage. A whirring sound follows in close pursuit as he soars above the sloping forest floor, suspended meters – at times more than 100 meters – above the ground. To onlookers below, he looks like nothing more than a fragile doll that is somehow managing to cling to a nearly invisible cable as he races across the treetops.
Red Lantern District
Not a farol left over from last year’s posadas. Nor indeed a house of ill repute, except perhaps with regards to the …
Guatemalan Water Wells Wet Wealth
First, Blame the trabalenguas, tongue twister, title on emromesco, who said that water will be the oil of the 21st century. Second, …
Local Bottled Water Station Hunapu
In Guatemala exists a near monopoly of bottled water called Salvavidas; surely you remember the photo of the pile 5-gallon jugs known …
Making Guatemalan Tortillas
Blame this photo on Eric, who just yesterday invoked the tortilla-making ladies. It is interesting how the aroma of freshly-made tortillas can …
The Enchanting Nook
Rudy previously called it Stairway to Heaven. I call it The Enchanting Nook. Months ago, during my first visit to La Antigua …
Jeanfer is Free and Happy
I am glad to report the good news that Jean Ramses Anleu Fernández, better known as @jeanfer is free and happy since …
Theme Day: Empty
Today is theme day for the City Daily Photo community around the world. You may not know it, but La Antigua Guatemala …
Fuego Volcano Erupting
Some people have to wait until special occasions like Independence Day to see a fireworks show. Here in La Antigua Guatemala, thanks …
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 …
Guatemalan Cuisine: Hilachas
Hilachas (shredded beef) is yet another staple of the Guatemalan Cuisine. Hilachas is basically a red curry with shredded beef and potatoes. …
FICCUA VI: Music from Panama
La Antigua Guatemala’s Central Park is the most often used stage around town for free culture events. In this particular case, the …
The Aesthetics of Mayan Beauty
Almost one year ago, I found a quiet and tranquil place to ponder the tough questions: What is art and what is …
Guatemalan Cuisine: Revolcado
Thanks to Michele and Eddie, two loyal readers of AntiguaDailyPhoto.Com, I actually came to La Antigua Guatemala during the Holy Week. We …
Holy Week: The Float’s Pilot
Interestingly enough, Erick was commenting yesterday how impressive was to see the massive float make a U-turn as he was watching the …
Guatemalan Fruit: Chico Zapote
Okay, we will finish the Zapote and other exotic tropical fruits from Guatemala week with the Chico Zapote or simply chico which …
Guatemalan Bread Sampler: Name the Bread
Details, details, details. To celebrate the first anniversary of AntiguaDailyPhoto on May 1st, 2007, I published a sampler photo of sweet bread …
First Güisquil from Orchard
I present to you the first güisquil, also known as chayote or perulero, from our back yard orchard. Güisquiles are such an …
Día de Reyes or Epiphany in Guatemala
Unlike other Spanish-speaking countries, Guatemala does not make a big deal of the arrival of the Tres Reyes Magos (Three Wise Kings) …
Guatemalan Cuisine: Caldo de Pata
Today is theme day for the City Daily Photo community around the world; 840 daily city web sites thus far. For the …
Thanksgiving in La Antigua Guatemala
Thanksgiving Day is not a tradition from La Antigua Guatemala or even from Guatemala or Central America for the matter since at …
Nispero Tree in the Garden
I’m amazed by the abundance and variety of fruit in Guatemala. My chapín friends lament the relatively poor selection here, and miss …
Giant Kites of Santiago Sacatepéquez
Here’s another quote taken from the article written by Ignacio Ochoa and published in Revue Magazine about the history of kite making …
Preparing the Flowers for the Dead
By moving from one section of the mercado to another, we find that las floristerías (flower shops) are preparing the flower arrangements …
Bomb Threat in Guatemala and the Media
Today’s front cover for the mayor Guatemalan newspapers (Prensa Libre, elPeriódico and Siglo XXI) will have the news about a man who …
Theme Day: Lines
I have decided to participate on the monthly theme of the City Daily Photo sites again. You may not know it, but …
Guatemalan Cuisine: Rabo Guisado
Okay, get your Guatemalan notebook handy, we’re about to learn a few Guatemalan words and concepts. Rabo Guisado translate roughly as ox …
Leaders of Guatemala’s Independence Movement
I was lucky to get some pictures of the representation of the Leaders of Guatemala’s Independence Movement (actually, to be fair, I …
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 …
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Thank you for your interest in promoting your business on AntiguaDailyPhoto.com, the largest and number 1 online resource in English for travelers, visitors …
Play it with Pride (Part III)
Boy, is this kid so cute or what? And photogenic too! He move around, from left to right and back, withot removing …
Guatemalan Cuisine: The Kak’ik
Your comments and feedback are very important and often show me the way for future posts or follow ups. Such was the …
What Makes Guatemalans Hot?
There you go again thinking I am going to give you the recipe for Guatemalanness… wrong. But, I can do share what …
Book Fair for Saint James Celebrations
As part of La Antigua Guatemala’s town fair celebrations of Santiago, there are books stands right on Central Park. These book fairs …
Who should I call?
Cellular telephones are so inexpensive in Guatemala that I used to joke with a friend who did have a mobile phone that …