Antigua’s Lamp Shadow
Details, details, details. I also believe that, some times, details are like opportunities: you blink and they are gone. So you always …
Antigua’s Metallic Owl
Details, details, details. I believe beauty manifests itself in the details. Correct me if I am wrong!
Antigua’s Door Knocker
Details, details, details. Gustave Flaubert believed that God was in the details. Other people believe the devil hides in the details. What …
Antigua’s Window Grate
Details, details, details. Often you find little windows on the doorways of the houses of La Antigua Guatemala and most often they …
Guatemalan Cuisine: Postre de Mora
Okay, here’s something sweet to end the work week. I came across this blackberry dessert at La Casa de las Mixtas; one …
Guateflora: Jacarandas
Interesting enough, last year when I published the Guateflora series, I overlooked the jacaranda trees, which are omnipresent in and around Antigua …
Tourists Enjoying A Stroll Around Antigua
The winter weather in Antigua Guatemala has been wonderful: a little chilly, a little windy and a little warm, all in the …
Internet Access in Every Corner of Guatemala
According to the statistics only 67% of the population has Internet access in Guatemala (source somewhere in elperiodico.com.gt or prensalibre.com.gt), but by …
Arches: Colonial Architectonic Design
This is crap! The four basic principles of graphic design are: Contrast, Repetition, Alignment and Proximity. It was Robin Williams, the graphic …
Guatemalan Green Mangoes For Sale
Although I think green mangoes can be found in Guatemala all year round, I believe they are better when in the mangoes …
Only in LAG: Homeless in One-Million Home
Every afternoon, the homeless man above walks slowly towards this corner house in Antigua Guatemala, one block away from the Parque Central, …
The Guatemalan Shuco Hot Dog
The Guatemalan shuco hot dog comes with guacamol (avocado sauce), boiled cabbage, mayonnaise, tomato sauce, mustard, hot sauce, and one or more …
Dr. Cascarón or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Eggshell
These colorful Guatemalan eggshells filled with confetti are known as cascarones and are the sure sign that marks the arrival of carvinal …
Casa Antigüeña: The Balconies
What better photo to wave goodbye to the Casa Antigüeña series than an image of the balconies against cloud-free deep blue sky, …
Casa Antigüeña: The Bedroom
We are just about done with the Casa Antigüeña series. Here you can see the master bedroom which basically has two large …
Casa Antigüeña: Tragaluz
The tragaluces (sky lights) are those crystal blocks you see at the far end. Craig was asking if the the light washing …
Casa Antigüeña: The Pila
The pila is basically a Guatemalan home staple. Normally the pila design has a water tank in the center and two sinks, …
Casa Antigüeña: The Niches
Of course, big part of the beauty of the Casa Antigüeña is found in its details, like the niches that can host …
Casa Antigüeña: Volcanoes Panoramic View
Well if the panoramic view of one volcano is astonishing, the view of two volcanoes, Fuego and Acatenango, is breath-taking, especially at …
Casa Antigüeña: Volcán de Agua View
It is quite obvious that when one lives in the land of the eternal spring, one would like to have a nice …
Casa Antigüeña: The Cupola
The cúpulas (cupolas) has to be among the most distinctive architectonic elements of the Casa Antigüeña. Originally design as chimney for the …
Casa Antigüeña: The Terrace
From the attic, it is only a matter of a few steps to reach the terrace or perhaps veranda would be more …
Casa Antigüeña: The Attic
Finally, we reached the loft in the second floor… oops, I meant the attic. Remember the building codes in La Antigua Guatemala …
Casa Antigüeña: The Spiral Stairway
In this escalara de caracol (winding staircase) you find the same repetitive azulejos (ceramic tiles) found in the stairway details photo from …
Casa Antigüeña: The Stairway Details
In this photo you can see how some simple details and their repetition turn a utilitarian architectonic device like the stairway into …
Casa Antigüeña: The Stairway
In the Casa Antigüeña you often find stairways or staircases. Quite often you find forged metal handrails beautifully worked by the antigüeño …
Casa Antigüeña: The Living Room
Now, I don’t know if the fireplace was an element of the original house from La Antigua Guatemala, but in recent years …
Casa Antigüeña: The Dining Room
The area for el comedor (dining room) in the casa antigüeña has always flowers nearby, light, lots of it and usually at …
Casa Antigüeña: The Kitchen
The kitchen area in the casa antigüeña usually has a high ceiling provided by cupola which in most cases served as chimney, …
Casa Antigüeña: The Corridor
Casas antigüeñas normally have at least one corridor or hallway, usually next to the garden and fountain. Omnipresent are the terra cotta …
Casa Antigüeña: The Búcaro
Several times people have asked to show the inside of a house from La Antigua Guatemala and I had said that I …
Only in LAG: Refacciones Típicas
One of favorite sections of the Los Angeles Times used to be Only in LA and I believe that when I started …
Bienvenidos a La Antigua Guatemala Sign
With new Municipal government in 2008 came some rather obvious nice things that were missing from the main entrance to La Antigua …
What in the World is a Búcaro?
Many times, when foreigners are looking at listings for houses or apartments for rent or sale in La Antigua Guatemala, they come …
Canopy Zip Line Tour in Antigua Guatemala
Boy oh boy, the things I do to bring you first-hand, eye-witness coverage daily from La Antigua Guatemala. I’ve done the unthinkable, …
So, We Begin a New Ride Into the Unknown…
… But, full of hope! What better way to start our new journey than with a party. If you are in La …
Parque of San Pedro Las Huertas
I have shown quite of few pictures of the park in San Pedro Las Huertas , a village within the La Antigua …
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 …
Setting the Stage for Festival de Cultura Paiz
Oh February, what a magnificent month to visit La Antigua Guatemala. First, you get to enjoy the Día del Cariño y Amistad …
New Traffic Police Officers
Fortunately, La Antigua Guatemala is still mostly a pedestrian town, but it gets its share of vehicular traffic and before it gets …
Quirio Cataño, Sculptor of the Black Christ of Esquipulas
Every year, On January 15th, thousands of pilgrims from Guatemala, the United States, Europe and other Central American countries flock to pay …
New CitiBank Sign In Antigua
Okay, if you have followed the daily dispatches from La Antigua Guatemala Daily Photo for a while, you would remember that back …
Depeche Mode, Depeche Mode
It means hurried fashion or fashion dispatch. I like the sound of that. —Martin Gore, Depeche Mode
It’s Time for Some Sweeping
Every once in a while you reach certain marks in your life and in your projects and they serve to mull over …
Guatemalan Cuisine: Pacayas
Today’s entry marks the 1000 consecutive daily pages of La Antigua Guatemala Daily Photo. And I thought I wasn’t going to last …
Guatemalan Escabeche
These also make Guatemalans hot! 😉 In Guatemala there are at least two words you can use when referring to pickled foods: …
Name this Guatemalan Dessert And Win!
The first person that can name this Guatemalan dessert AND provide the recipe for its preparation through the comments will win a …
Guatemalan Cuisine: Caldo de Res
Caldo de res (beef stock or stew) has to be among the most often eaten dishes in the Guatemalan cuisine. It is …
Guatemalan Chinchines or Sonajas
The sonajas or maracas take on a different name in Guatemala, they are called chinchines; an onomatopoeia (onomatopeya in Spanish). Generally, Guatemalan …
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 Money Sampler
Just like everything else in Guatemala, money is very colorful. I believe I could also do a series in Guatemalan currency. What …
Public WiFi Zone in Antigua Guatemala
About a month ago I reported that La Antigua Guatemala had become the first digital city in Central America, but I did …
Vista From The Vet’s Office
Even while doing errands and chores around La Antigua Guatemala, you are given the opportunity to experience a post card moment. Life …
Yellow Guatemalan Poinsettias Wallpaper
First wallpaper download for 2009 from La Antigua Guatemala Daily Photo (LAGDP). You can browse the wallpaper category to get the other …
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 …
There Goes 2008
That’s it. As the sun sets today we will be waving goodbye to 2008. I want to take this opportunity to thank …
Clouds and Water Volcano in Harmony
Volcanoes and clouds have a harmonious relationship. Often you see volcanoes surrounded by clouds. It looks like volcanoes have magnetism which attracts …
Chicharrones, Chicharrines and Carnitas, Anyone, Anyone?
Carnita is the Guatemalan Spanish word for chunks of meat from pork. Chicharrón is the word for pork rinds or deep-fried pork …
Where Are You Taking Me?
Oh please, please, can somebody explain to me where did these tacky dancing Disney figures come from and how they became such …
Guatemalan Christmas Decorations: Corderos de Pashte
You saw the lambs made from dried corn husks just a few days ago. Then you saw the Spanish moss or pashte …
Guatemalan Christmas Decorations: Aserrín
Aserrín (sawdust) is used often in Guatemala for decorations, especially the world famous Holy Week carpets. Sawdust is dyed with bright colors …
Everyone Burns Firecrackers in Guatemala for Christmas
Christmas Day is a very quiet and easy-going day in Guatemala. But, it does not begins like that. On the contrary, right …
Guatemalan Christmas Decorations: El Nacimiento
Right at midnight on December 24th/25th, baby Jesus is put in the Nacimiento scene set up on December 8th (do you remember?). …
Guatemalan Christmas Decorations: Las Posadas
On December 23rd the quest for lodging or the act of pedir posada ends and marks the beginning of preparations for Christmas …
Guatemalan Christmas Decorations: Pashte
One of the most important decorations for the nacimientos is the pashte; also known as paxtle, paste, pastle, or simply heno, which …
Guatemalan Christmas Decorations: Musgo
Musgo is the Spanish word for moss. Musgo is used for the nacimiento scenes (nativities scenes) in Guatemala. You buy musgo by …
Guatemalan Christmas Decorations: Cordones de Pino
As I said at the very beginning of the Guatemalan Christmas Decoration series, the pine tree provides many elements of the Christmas …
Guatemalan Christmas Decorations: Pajilla
Paja (straw) or pajilla (little straw) are also found in the nativity scenes in the Guatemalan homes known as nacimientos in Spanish. …
Guatemalan Christmas Decorations: Corderos de Tusa
We’re Hombres de Maíz. Follow the white rabbit and you’ll know why! Corderos (lambs) made from tusa (dried corn husk) are very …
Guatemalan Christmas Decorations: Gallitos
These tree parasites are known as gallitos or patas de gallo. Once again, I am going to abuse from your kindness and …
Guatemalan Christmas Decorations: Pascuas
Flor de Pascua, Flor de Noche Buena or simply Pascuas are how poinsettias are known in Guatemala. Poinsettias are native to Guatemala …
Guatemalan Christmas Decorations: Manzanillas
The chamomile rings are known as manzanilla in Guatemala (tejocotes in Mexican Spanish). The aroma of a Guatemalan Christmas decoration is provided …
Guatemalan Christmas Decorations: Pino
Pino is the name by which Guatemalans refer to the pine needles used as Christmas decorations, specifically, to spread around the floor …
Guatemalan Christmas Decorations: Chicuyas
Chicuyas is the name by which Guatemalans name the part of the pine tree, which I don’t its English name (can you …
Arches, Anyone, Anyone?
Sometimes in your way to work, you just have to stop, take a deep breath and sip from your cup of coffee …
Churros, Anyone, Anyone?
It just occurred to me that the United States is one of the largest Spanish-speaking countries since it has one of the largest populations of Spanish speakers. Spanish has been spoken in the U.S. from a time before its independence. And at the rate at which the Spanish-speaking population grows, faster than any other, you may have to hablar español sooner or después. Remember that you can always come to La Antigua Guatemala to take Spanish classes in the more than 65 Spanish Schools available in this tiny colonial town.
Setting Up Shop for Christmas Season
So after the Burning of the Devil is over and the set up of the Nacimientos has already began, we can assume …
Cremas vs Rojos: Who Wants to Play
I am playing with the rojos, as always, so you play the cremas. 😉 If there are more people willing to play, …
Guatemalan Nacimiento or Nativity Scene
The official date for the commencement of the Christmas season in Guatemala is December 8th, although many malls and commercial centers, imitating …
The Disappearance of the Burning of the Devil Tradition in Guatemala
Okay, let me break the bad news to you guys. The Burning of the Devil tradition in Guatemala is disappearing. Even though, …
Guatemalan Chicken Bus Junk Yard
Would you like to be the proud owner of this chicken bus junk yard? I take only serious offers… Tomorrow, December 7th, …
Colorful Chicken Bus Terminal
A quick trip to the handicrafts market provides a handful of colorful images like the one above. Stay tune for upcoming photos …
Petting My Dear Friend, The Chucho
If you come to this web site looking for artistic or touristic photographs from Guatemala, you’ve come in vein because here you …
La Antigua Guatemala Becomes the First Digital City in Central America
The above sign about ZONA WIFI (wifi zone) now on display on the four corners of the Plaza Mayor (Main Plaza) of …
Guatemalan Green Sauce Ingredients
Given the main ingredients above, can you name the Guatemalan sauce that will be prepared? Happy Birthday Chata! (I-heart-U).
Theme Day: Circles/Spheres
“I miss playing tenta, el botecito, escondite, kick-ball, cincos, trompos and all the good old games kids play…” —MO It was only …
Guatemalan Cuisine: Pepián
The easiest way to get authentic traditional Guatemalan cuisine is to get a daily menu special at your local diner. For instance, …
Colonial Style Door Knocker and Knob
Lucky me that I learned to have new aesthetic values for things antique and old. Lucky me that I find beautiful and …
Antigua Guatemala As Wedding Destination
Almost a year ago I said that La Antigua Guatemala is the Wedding Capital of Guatemala. The term Wedding Destination Capital describes …
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 …
Horseback Riding Through Town
Whenever you come across people riding horses or donkeys over the cobblestone streets of La Antigua Guatemala you feel like you are …
El Señor Presidente in La Antigua Guatemala
Central Park and the streets nearby were militarized for about 10 hours, beginning around 5 a.m. because El Señor Presidente of Guatemala …
Playing Football at the Local Basketball Court
It seems like Claudia and I are synching our thoughts lately. She makes a comment regarding her nostalgia and memories and I …
Guatemalan Fruits: Nisperos or Misperos, that’s the question
After MO confirmed the spelling for Misperos which Nadia had used in reference to this yellow fruit known in the English language …
A Weekend At the Ruins With the Family
Many Guatemalan families take advantage of the peaceful and tranquil atmosphere surrounding the church, convent and monastery ruins around La Antigua Guatemala …
Walls That Grow Benches in Antigua Guatemala
The already narrow sidewalks of La Antigua Guatemala get even narrower with benches that literally grow out of the walls. Even though …
Wonderful Sunset and Power Lines
This is the follow-up photo as requested by Matt and MO. Don’t you ever say I don’t cater to your wishes and …
What A Wonderful World!
… And I said to myself, what a wonderful world…
Chicken Bus Chronicles: El Ayudante
Ayudante is title for the guy in the orange shirt. El ayudante, the helper or assistant has in reality many jobs and …