acatenango volcano
Full Moonset over Acatenango Volcano
Every month, around Full Moon time, I try to catch a full moon rise over a ruin, unfortunately most months we have heavily overcast skies during these periods. Every once in a while though, I get clear skies or spare clouds which allow me to get another full moon shot. More often, though, I have … Read more
Quotidian vistas of Antigua Guatemala – Volcanoes Fuego and Acatenango
This week I will be sharing quotidian vistas from Antigua Guatemala. Of course, the volcanoes are an omnipresent vista from just about anywhere in the colonial town of La Antigua Guatemala, but this perspective taken at the entrance/exit of the city is quite popular. Which one is your favorite spot for a view of the … Read more
Sunrise over Fuego and Acatenango volcanoes
Does anyone know why lenticular clouds always pose themselves on top of the volcanos. I believe that if you browse the Volcanoes category, you will find many more posts with pictures of clouds capping the volcanoes. Take a photographic tour through the AntiguaDailyPhoto volcanic archives.
The Pointy Crater of Fuego Volcano
If I may say so myself, what a magnifican photographic tour of the volcanoes Agua, Fuego and Acatenango you can find in the nearly ten years of archived posts of AntiguaDailyPhoto; check it for yourself and let me know your thoughts.
Fuego Volcano’s Fumarole Backdrop for Chicken Bus Near Antigua Guatemala
Here’s the typical vista of a Guatemalan chicken bus, camioneta we call them here, en route to Antigua Guatemala. By the way, this road is known as Ruta 14, route 14, and in my opinion is one of the most scenic pieces of road in Guatemala. If you are visiting Guatemala, make sure you take … Read more
The Webs We Weave
Too bad MO does not come by here anymore. He would definitely appreciate a photo like today’s; full of power lines. If you don’t believe, just check his comments below any time a power-line entered the picture. MO, if you still out there in the interwebs, please come back to add your comment about the … Read more
Escuela Oficial Rural Mixta and the Volcanoes
I figure that when one decides to name something is the set it apart from the rest, right? So, why would name a school Escuela Oficial Rural Mixta (Mixed Co-ed Rural Oficial School)? Come on, it is like naming your kid ‘John Doe’ (no offense to John Does of the world). Those four words are … Read more
Guatemalan Flags and Acatenango Volcano
It’s easy to forget, after a while, how close we live to an active volcano in La Antigua Guatemala. The volcano you see in the background is Volcán de Acatenango, which is a doble-cone volcano. To the left of Acatenango volcano is Volcán de Fuego (Fire Volcano) which is active and quite possibly the most … Read more