Look Up, There’s Art Up There
Art should live free among us, in sitting rooms, cathedrals, palaces, town halls and cancer wards, in pubs and on gable ends. …
What is happening with Correos de Guatemala?
Well, this story can make anyone go postal. It turns out that the Canadian company running the postal service for Guatemala did …
Consecutive Day 3653 — The pre-Columbian Mayan food to go — Patin
Patín is the pre-Columbian Mayan food to go. The recipe is quite simple, a cooked tomato and chile sauce smashed over a …
Consecutive Day 3648 — Viviendo La Receta Book
The world-famous Guatemalan chef, Mirciny Moliviatis, has a new book that she’s promoting at present in the U.S. by the name of …
Things To Do in Antigua Guatemala — Antigua Photo Walks
Of course, we could not leave out on the list of things to do in Antigua Guatemala the TripAdvisor top-rated www.AntiguaPhotoWalks.com, lead …
Conquering Your Fears of Photographing Strangers
One of the things I enjoy the most about leading the Antigua Photo Walks is to share my approach to photographing strangers …
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#PerhapsYouNeedALittleGuatemala Visited Antigua Guatemala
Neo: What are you trying to tell me? That I can dodge bullets? Morpheus: No, Neo. I’m trying to tell you that …
Green Corner from Antigua Guatemala
Honey, where are we? I don’t known let me check the map against the street signs. Oh shoot, sorry, mi amor, I …
Narrow Sidewalks of Antigua Guatemala
Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day: Banqueta or acera for sidewalk. Not only are sidewalks in Antigua Guatemala really narrow, …
Lenten Carpets of Antigua Guatemala
Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day: Alfombra procesional for processional carpet. One of the aspects I really enjoy of the …
Enjoying The Golden Light of the Dry Season in Antigua Guatemala
One more reason to visit Antigua Guatemala during the dry season: The golden light. This beautiful golden light is the perfect ingredient …
Political Forecast for Guatemala: Almost Clear
This morning Guatemala awoke without it’s president as Otto Pérez Molina, the former president, resigned before sunrise, to face the allegations of …
The Day Guatemala Stood Still
On August 27, Guatemalans from all over were to call to a general national strike with the goal to ask for the …
Mi Antigua Es Color
Here’s your Spanish word of the day: Etiqueta for tag and hashtag. We now live in a hashtag world or should I …
Patronage Festival of San Pedro Las Huertas
Here is your Spanish term of the day: Fiestas patronales or patronage festivals. Once again the Corpus feast of the village of …
Ruta del peregrino in La Antigua Guatemala
Here’s your Spanish word of the day: Peregrino or pilgrim. Although I have seen the Ruta del peregrino signs all over town, …
Façade at Casa de los Gigantes
Every so often I capture the current state of the façade of Casa de los Gigantes, located right across from Iglesia de …
Maya Weavers at Work, Antigua Guatemala
Here’s your Spanish word of the day: Tejedora or weaver It is easy to be enchanted by the rhythm of the weaving …
Framed photographer during a recent Antigua Photo Walk
Here’s a natural framing or sub-framing picture made at Calle del Arco on a recent weekend photo walk. As always, the ambience …
-5 Days to 9th Anniversary: Double Door Archway
This rare double-door arched doorway is found in Calle del Arco. This picture of the double door archway makes a perfect addition …
-15 Days to 9th Anniversary: Quinceañera Antigüeña
Here’s your Spanish word of the day: Quinceañera We’ll begin this 15-day countdown with the picture of this very friendly quinceañera, 15-year-old …
Antigua Guatemala’s typical “I wish you were here” picture
This picture was captured during a street photography walk around Antigua Guatemala. The approach here is how to photograph from behind people’s …
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of the Holy Week in Antigua Guatemala
The Holy Week Is Officially Over! Yes, it’s official, the Semana Santa is over. Now, it is time to ponder over the …
Portraits of Strangers: The Brazilian
We continue the series Portraits of Strangers with the picture of an interesting Brazilian artisan. Someone mentioned that before people in Antigua …
Antigua Photo Walks: Learning to photograph strangers
I believe I have developed a reproducible crash course that turns shy and timid photography enthusiasts into fearless, in-your-face street photographers by …
Antigua Photo Walks: Portraits of Antigüeños
Another thing that I encourage during the street photography walks around Antigua Guatemala is to capture portraits of strangers, intimate portraits whenever …
Lion Bucaro Fountain from Antigua Guatemala
If you have been following the daily updates of AntiguaDailyPhoto, you guys know I have covered dozen of times the mermaids that …
Corn and beans are the foundation of the Guatemalan diet
Guatemala 1 Monsanto 0 Guatemala repealed the ‘Monsanto Law’ pushed by the United States as part of the “free” trade agreement. The …
A Day in the Life of a Tuc Tuc Taxi Driver in Antigua Guatemala
Here’s the first photojournalistic project of the Foundry Photo Workshop I am sharing with you. As soon as I get other projects …
Beautiful Maya Kaqchikel Smiles from Guatemala
A quick visit this Sunday to Santa María de Jesús, the municipality south of Antigua Guatemala and the highest community on the …
Cadastral Surveys Around Antigua Guatemala
Here’s your Spanish word of the day: Catastro or Cadastre in English. Cadastre is a land registry. La Antigua Guatemala and the …
Barber Shops Around Antigua Guatemala
Here’s your Spanish word of the day: Barbería or barber shop. There are still plenty of barber shops around Antigua Guatemala, especially …
Taking Selfies at Calle del Arco, Antigua Guatemala
Ahh, selfies, what do your selfies say about you? Let’s see what this article on Psychology Today says about that: Ever since …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Día de Reyes Magos at San Gaspar Vivar
In Christian tradition the Magi (Greek: μάγοι, magoi), Three Wise Men, Three Kings or Kings from the East are said to have …
New Year, New Ride and The #RealGuatemala
Okay everyone, let start 2014 with new goals for AntiguaDailyPhoto, more series, more people, more #RealGuatemala [let’s create a hashtag and category …
Posada Nights in Antigua Guatemala
Since the night of December 15, there have been sightings of Joseph and Mary’s quest for shelter around the streets of La …
Magnolias Are Blooming Now in Antigua Guatemala
I read that the significance of the blooming of magnolias represents the end of Winter and beginning of Spring. Well, we’re about …
Street Lamp and Cupola from Antigua Guatemala
Today I am sharing a simple image with the things that one often encounters while strolling around Antigua Guatemala. I am sure …
This is the fastest macadamia husking machine
Once the macadamia nuts have been sorted by size, they are put inside this device to remove husking or outer shell. It’s …
No, we don’t have Wi-Fi, Talk to each other.
One of the things that I find interesting is that in Guatemala there are free or semi-free Wi-Fi Internet access points everywhere. …
Carpe Occasionem: Gato Negro Over El Gato Negro Inn
This photo was a quick reflex about the possibility of capturing a black cat over the Black Cat Inn. Unfortunately I was …
Public Water Faucets in San Pedro Las Huertas
The presence of these chorros; that’s what water faucets are called in Guatemala, is a sure sign that there are still houses …
Parking prohibited, motorcycle exit
It’s been a while since I shared an interesting sign. In this case, the sign is found everywhere, generic really, but the …
Perpetuating The Holy Week Traditions in Antigua Guatemala
One thing I know for sure, there will be Holy Week celebrations in Antigua Guatemala for a long while. These traditions are …
First Vigil of Lent in Antigua Guatemala
This is the first vigil of the Lent season with its traditional stalls of chicken sandwiches, the batido drink and other meals …
Colourful Guatemalan Carnival Eggshells
Ordinarily, I begin by asking readers to recall their earliest memories to provide a context for corpocratic historians of the future… Could …
Unos van, otros vienen
The Alameda El Calvario is one of the few places in Antigua Guatemala where there is a designated pedestrian walkway and so …
The Three Wise Kings Day or Epiphany in Antigua Guatemala
Unlike other catholic countries, Guatemala does not make a big deal of the arrival of the Tres Reyes Magos (Three Wise Kings) …
New Photographic Goals for the New Year
In exactly five months, on May 1st to be precise, AntiguaDailyPhoto will be seven years old. This means this blog is mature …
Gated Community Entrances
It seems that all the real estate developing around Antigua Guatemala are just gated communities; these are like mushrooms, the spring up …
Guatemalan Independence Celebrations
Torches, marathons and student marching bands parades are the main activities Guatemalans do for celebrating Independence Day. These activities usually begin manifesting …
A Day Full of News from Antigua Guatemala
Today was the day. Today Fuego Volcano stole the spot lights with the largest pyroclastic activity seen in recent times. The arrest …
This is a place for prayer
I guess too much tourism can be invasive or at least that’s the message I inferred from reading the sign, “Este es …
Have A Peek at Antigua Guatemala’s Security Camera Surveillance System
The first phase of the Antigua Guatemala security camera surveillance system, sort of the chapín Skynet, came online on February 2012 with …
Diversify to Survive Approach in Antigua Guatemala
Lots of small mom-and-pop enterprises in Guatemala follow this time-tested diversification approach. I have cover this diversification previously extensively and I believe …
Waiting for the bus in Antigua Guatemala
Sure, often I bring you mundane vistas or things like signs, street stamps and whatnot. This is after all, a website that …
Wok this way…
Wokco is the new fast-food Chinese or Asian concept restaurant that opened recently in Antigua Guatemala. According to Daniela, one of the …
Buying chiles rellenos
Sometimes it pays to be present at the right moment with the camera ready to capture a fleeting instance. Such was the …
Cucurucho Handicrafts
The fear of photography is real in Antigua Guatemala. More often I am finding signs which prohibit photography. That’s kind of ironic …
Classic Ford 1953 seen in Antigua Guatemala
I don’t know about you, but I like the design of most things done before 70s. I mean just take something as …
Ya cayó el 20 / the 20 has fallen
There are two means of refuge from the misery of life — music and cats. —Albert Schweitzer You know that I am …
Processional Float Turn Markings
This markings on the streets and sidewalks signal the beginning or end of the different turns of processional floats (andas) which cucuruchos …
Parking Space Reservation Object
Parking spaces or rather the lack of parking spaces is among the most challenging problems that Antigua Guatemala is facing right now. …
Tax Evasion in Antigua Guatemala
Tax evaders in Guatemala take the risk of having their business shut down temporarily and have a sign like the above posted …
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 …
Posada Enactment for the Elders
Beginning on December 15, there are sightings of Joseph and Mary’s quest for shelter around the streets of La Antigua Guatemala. María …
Almost Ready for 2012
It looks like the Muni is almost ready to wave goodbye to 2011. The sign for 2012 is already in place and …
New Style Guatemalan Purses and Backpacks
Here’s one of the new directions that Guatemalan textiles are taking. You can still identify the pieces as made with Mayan textiles …
Architectonic Details: Búcaro Fountains
A búcaro fountain is half fountain normally embedded in a wall, normally near an inside patio, but it can be anywhere. I’ve …
Colonial Pila & Lavadero Fountain
I have mentioned it a few times, but let me repeat it again. There’s are aesthetic principles which are used and apply …
Farewell to Efraín Recinos, The Guatemalan Picasso
According to Efraín Enrique Recinos Valenzuela biography at his official website and at Wikipedia, he was born in 1928 in Xela, the …
Guatemala’s the Birth place for Chocolate
Did you know that Guatemala is the birthplace for chocolate? If not, read on. Cocoa bean (also cacao bean,[1] often simply cocoa …
Colorful and Tiny Nativity Scenes
Don’t you wish you can have one these adorable Guatemalan nacimientos (nativity scenes) in your own home for the next Christmas? In …
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, …
Concrete Bench
Do all local governments tag or label every public work they execute? I ask because this is something I never noticed before …
Guatemalan Idiosyncrasies: Carwash
In Guatemala we have certain language idiosyncrasies which throw off other Spanish speakers who visit us. One such language idiosyncrasy is Carwash. …
A Rough SUV For A Rough Town
Without realizing it I posted a mini series about vehicles. What do you know, my unconsciousness has been behind the wheel of …
An Old Volvo for An Old Town
It is amazing how many classic cars one can find in La Antigua Guatemala. Just follow the white rabbit to see some …
Casa Antigüeña: Bathroom Details
Okay, I believe it is time to awake the dormant Casa Antigüeña series with fresh and new material. We’ll start slow with …
Mother’s Day in Guatemala
Happy Guatemalan Mother’s Day! I especially wish a Happy Mother’s Day to my own madre. As Luna McCarthy mentioned in XelaDailyPhoto this …
Alameda El Calvario
There only three alamedas (tree-lined streets) in La Antigua Guatemala. Alamedas are public walkway or promenade shaded with trees; from álamo ‘cottonwood’ …
Alto: Viraje Obligado
Stop, left turn only. I believe this is a sign that tells me I must take a new direction. I will. What …
Antigua Holy Week Cucuruchos
Cucuruchos with their purple or violet cone-head rebes are another prominent element of Semana Santa in Antigua Guatemala. Purple is worn as …
Antigua Lent Processions: Nazareno de la Iglesia de Jocotenango
North by Northwest, that’s how you get to Jocotenango from Antigua Guatemala’s Plaza Mayor (main plaza). Jocotenango is not a village of …
Putting Up The Lent Season Decorations
Every week, many more houses and buildings are putting up their Lent decorations. This house located on Calle de Los Pasos, which …
Flor de la Pasión
Having a satisfying coffee with a very delicious torreja at La Cocina del Obispo, this flower was just there sort of flirting. …
Any color as long as it’s red
So much art to see and absorb and so little time! I take my hat off to El Gato Viejo. The cartoon …
Red Wall Lit
We finish our little mini night photography tour with this simple image of a red wall and sign illuminated by a lamp. …
Illuminated Owl
I am really enjoying taking photos of beautifully illuminated signs and buildings in La Antigua Guatemala. This illuminated owl sign is very …
Bienvenido a La Antigua Guatemala
I encountered this Welcome to La Antigua Guatemala sign the other day on my way back from Ciudad Vieja. I had never …
Scenes From The Upcoming Film “Polvo”
There’s never a dull moment in La Antigua Guatemala. Let me explain. The other day as I am driving back home, I …