The taxi service in La Antigua Guatemala is anything but reliable. Taxi vehicles come in all colors and makes, mostly Toyota and Nissan. There is not a radio taxi service because all the taxis are owned by their respective drivers and they haven’t see fit to band together and offer a central calling number, so … Read more
September started with Daily Photo Theme of Doorways. I am closing the door to September 2006 with another doorway. This is the entrance to the San Felipe Church and as far as I know, it is the only gothic door in Antigua. Correct me if I am wrong! Come back tomorrow for another Daily Photo … Read more
You get off a bit early from work so you can run to the bank and cash your weekly paycheck. Modernity has caught up with the farm and coffee plantation worker as well. Long lines are also the norm for them (click the long lines link to see another photo). Are there bank lines where … Read more
Twice before I have mentioned that fences are alive around Antigua. Here you can see two coffee plantation, one each side of the road. On the right, they have a natural and live green fence. On the left, there is a wall which is completely covered by plants. In the background you can see Volcán … Read more
… All in one place. There are many community bulletin boards around La Antigua Guatemala. Okay, I will do an experiment. I will do a simple flyer and paste it on all the bulletin boards with the following: A title like Daily Photo Cities Around the World and a list of URLs of all the … Read more
The indigenous women’s dress is known as corte (the bottom part or skirt that is). The corte translates roughly as cut or a piece. It is one of the most attractive subjects to see and photograph. It makes many tourists go click-crazy and it is quite understandable. I wonder what the indigenous women and men … Read more
… Equal opportunity. Related entries: Selling folk-art on the park Where are the Maya women going to? Let’s go mija, we’re are going to be late… Fruits and jelly stand Tags: Antigua Daily Photo / Antigua / Guatemala / indigenous+woman / Guatemalan indigenous dress
Not too long ago, Pamela, from Tenerife Daily Photo, talked about her bread delivery service and the “blame of the milkman” (interesting post, you should read it). Well, La Antigua has both services, although the milk delivery is disappearing, the bread delivery is very healthy here and throughout Guatemala. The bread eaten by most Guatemalans … Read more
These are the artists that make up the Sabor Cubano Band which plays live music at the restaurant by the same name. I already talked about the small, but loud and noticeable Cuban community which is building up in La Antigua Guatemala on May 27th (Now around 100 Cubans). The Cuban-style tunes played by this … Read more
I do not know what this image does to me exactly, but there is a definite puncture. There is a scene in Krysztof Kieslowski’s Three Colors: White where the main protagonist, Karol, has lost everything through the process of divorce and he is sitting in the subway playing a very sad Polish song with a … Read more
I know you are not supposed to post photos of cats on your blog. I am bending the rule here just to bring to you the vista of three hungry cats just moments before lunch. Okay, other people from the Daily Photo Family have clever contests all the time, so, I am having a contest … Read more
Waiting for customers can be boring. The waiting can take your mind to far away cities… with daily photos. I wonder too! Tags: Antigua Daily Photo / Antigua / Guatemala / Artesanía el Pueblo / textiles
Shoe-shining is not out of time as some people commented on Nuno’s Shoe shiners. Well, shoe shining is not a forgotten trade in Latin America. I have posted three photos with shoe-shiners: Antigua’s child labor on May 22nd, Tourists and shoe-shining boy on May 7th, and Photographer and shoe-shine boy on May 2nd (just in … Read more
Eric, from Paris Daily Photo, has been publishing a series of photos linked by a ‘walking’ theme. We do not have traffic lights in Antigua, but people does still cross the streets, and they not always do it at the intersection. Does people in your town respect the little green man that Eric talks about? … Read more
After looking at Eric’s “Still hot in Paris!“, I made a mental note to photograph couples in Antigua to show that love is everywhere. The Erotism and carnal imagery found in Paris is a different story. But, I am still looking: have camera and batteries on hand, I will be ready.