Let’s continue with the architecture discovery game from this week. With each new post I will share an architectonic detail from Antigua Guatemala and you tell me where you think one can find such detail. If you don’t provide an answer or even a guess, within a week, then I will share the exact location. … Read more
Let’s retake the discovery game we had in previous years. With each new post I will share an architectonic detail from Antigua Guatemala and you tell me your best guess of where can one find such detail. If you don’t provide an answer or even a guess, within a weekI will share the exact location. … Read more
I believe this is the best and cleanest photograph I have shared with you of the main center piece of the Real Palacio de La Cultura in 15 years. How about you, do remember seeing a better picture in all these years?
Today I share with you an image with lots of symmetry. This is one of my favorite corners of Antigua Guatemala for the amount of colonial architectonic details found on it. This is one of the corner we photograph during my Antigua Photo Walks to learn to see from a different perspective. How many architectonic … Read more
Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day: Barroco for baroque.
This stucco siren is found on the top relief found in the building right across the cathedral on 5a calle oriente. Even though nowadays this building is divided into separate properties, the architectonic details continue along the different properties so easy to determine this was just one property at one point. Does anybody know why … Read more
How many architectonic elements can your point out that make this modern house into a typical Antigua Guatemala house?
A búcaro fountain is half fountain normally embedded in a wall, normally near an inside patio, but it can be anywhere. I’ve photographed búcaro fountains for a while now and there are plenty of designs in the archives of Antigua Guatemala. Here’s a short list of some of the búcaro fountains found in the archives: … Read more
I swear I could do a series just on unusual windows found in Antigua Guatemala. As a matter of fact, when I began almost 6 years ago, I created a Doors & Windows category because I knew that the distinctive and remarkable inventory of doors and windows found in La Antigua Guatemala was going to … Read more
I wonder what’s the fascination with mermaids and sirens around La Antigua Guatemala, a town located in the highlands of Guatemala, a couple of hours away from the Pacific Ocean at present. Back in 15th Century to travel to the sea from Antigua Guatemala must had been a real adventure; perhaps taking a few days … Read more
Steve Jobs said: Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. I agree with him. What about you?