If you thought I was kidding when I said that if you take a stroll in Antigua you will be approached by people trying to sell you orchids. Well, here you have the sellers, some of them at least. Come on down to Antigua, they are waiting for you. Tags: Antigua Daily Photo / Antigua … Read more
Antigüeños demand safety, originally uploaded by rudygiron. Many businesses and Antigüeños demanded safety from the city and province government today. There has been a lot of crime for a while now and the Antigüeños said today: enough is enough. The whole story can be read in Spanish here. Technorati tags: AntiguaDailyPhoto / Antigua / Guatemala … Read more
Veggie Oil Bus, originally uploaded by rudygiron. For being such a small city, Antigua has more non-governmental organizations (NGOs, thanks anonymous) based here than maybe any city in Central America. NGOs or private voluntary organization (PVO) are tough cookie to swallow and there seems to be two camps on the subject: the ones that say … Read more
There can not be a cat photo without a dog photo. So here you have a dog asking himself the difficult questions that troubled Shakespeare and not allowed him to get a good-night-sleep. I believe that dog has resolved quite nicely; not much to guard anyway.
The Mesón Panza Verde is one the best Bed-n-Breakfast in Antigua. It houses a very fine restaurant, an art gallery and the hotel. I have mentioned Panza Verde on my entry about Sabor Cubano and Cuban music in Antigua. I found this review of PV’s Cuban music show at BlogJangles: “Friday night at Panza Verde, … Read more
Guatemalan textiles, originally uploaded by rudygiron. If you come to Antigua and decide to take a stroll you will be approached by a lot of people trying to sell you orchids, jade necklaces, Guatemalan textiles, and all sorts of native folk art. Here you see the back of a lady with many kinds of textiles … Read more
Church and stars, originally uploaded by rudygiron. There are about 12 churches, colonial nonetheless, in Antigua and today it occurred to me that, except for the Cathedral, I have not posted a single church photo. Now, I am not the type of person that visit churches very often, but if you have visited Antigua before, … Read more
Slowly but surely Cubans are building a community in Antigua. Here you see the sign for Sabor Cubano Restaurant (4a calle oriente #3A), one of the latest Cuban joints to open in Antigua. They have live Cuban music Thursdays thought Saturdays and I can testify that it is very good. You can also listen to … Read more
These are the widest available Guatemalan Beers. In the picture you can see the 1 liter container for Gallo, Victoria and Brahva. There are five other brands which belong to Gallo house (Cervecería Centroamericana) as well as Victoria. Beer is the preferred alcoholic drink for Guatemala and quite understandable since it is a tropical country. My favorite Guatemalan beer is Moza [sp], a bock type recipe.
The name Guatemala derived from the word Goathemala which was given by the Spanish conquistadors and it derives from Quauhtlemallan a word from the Nahualt language spoken by the Tlaxcala’s natives that accompanied the conquistadors. Quauhtlemallan was a direct translation from the Mayan language’s Quiche, land of trees, or Iximche, land of corn trees, either … Read more
On my photo for May 11, 2006, I forgot to mention that one of the volcanoes in the background is actually active. On this follow-up photo you can see the smoke, ashes and lava being sent onto the sky from Fire volcano (Volcán de Fuego). It is an extraordinary sight and you can still get … Read more
Opposite ends of life, originally uploaded by rudygiron. Opposite ends of life meet to cross the street. Both depend on one another. Technorati tags: AntiguaDailyPhoto / Antigua / Guatemala / Elder and child
The future of a society is with the children and their education and preparation. What kind of future awaits for Guatemala when its children are on the streets working to survive today. What kind of education and preparation will its labor force have in ten or twenty years? I posted another photo of a child … Read more
I caught this shot at a cultural event in Compañía de Jesús Building and while the activity progressed in the atrium this lady was completely unconcerned with the activity and the people there. Tags: Antigua Guatemala Daily Photo / Antigua / Guatemala / grandmother
Spanish colonial architecture was based on a central patio with fountain (most of the time) surrounded by rooms. This rebuilt building is a good example of this type of layout.