Today I share with you how the world-famous Arco de Santa Catalina looks like with the fleeting stars Christmas lights surrounding the arch. This is a follow up post to the Fleeting Stars Christmas Lights at Calle del Arco I posted on December 4th. I hope you enjoy both vistas from Calle del Arco.
I much prefer the early morning for walks, photo walks and photo shoots in Antigua Guatemala and elsewhere when everything is more quite and there are less crowds and traffic. The light is also quite gorgeous in the early morning. I recommend to give morning walks a try at least once if you are not … Read more
Yesterday I noticed how the municipal transit police closed completely the one block where the Arco de Santa Catalina is located. Honestly, they should have turned the entire strip of 5a avenida, from Parque Central to Iglesia de La Merced, into a pedestrian pathway, don’t your agree?
The last week of November municipal employees were busy installing the Christmas light decorations through out the city. The angel wings illuminate Calle del Arco from Parque Central to Iglesia de La Merced… TAP to see the full size photo and post.
Today I share with you an unusual vista of Iglesia La Merced and the Arch taken from the rooftop of the City Hall palace. Not often one can get access to such a fantastic vantage point. Enjoy! In three more days we will be celebrating the 15th anniversary of AntiguaDailyPhoto.com. As I have mentioned a few … Read more
Actually in five days we will be celebrating the 15th anniversary of AntiguaDailyPhoto.com. You know, I will be stopping the daily updates on May 1st, 2021; the site will live on and I will post updates from time to time, but not daily. It has been a wild ride, 5,479 days by the time we … Read more
I have been contacted by quite a few people with interesting in traveling to Guatemala in the coming months and wanted to know how is life in Antigua Guatemala, how are we coping with the pandemic. This is what I told them… KEEP READING.
In today’s photo I managed to share with you two of the most iconic landmarks of Antigua Guatemala: El Arco de Santa Catalina and Iglesia de La Merced. Also, two of the most common colors: Yellow and blue. All bathed with the warm morning light of the Winter season. I hope you like it. By … Read more
Did you know that for the first 1,093 daily photo posts from Antigua Guatemala not once I shared a photograph of the Arco de Santa Catalina, the most famous and iconic landmark from this photogenic colonial town. Somehow, I managed to share with all kinds of images for the first three years of AntiguaDailyPhoto.com; which … Read more
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The renovation works done to the Arco de Santa Catalina are paying off already. I must say the arch is looking pretty good not only during the day, but also at night. Also, check out some of the Christmas lights installed on the main dome of Iglesia de La Merced at the end of Calle … Read more
This is the new renovated look of Arco de Santa Catalina. As I shared with back in October, the Arch of Santa Catalina was undergoing renovation works to make look its best for the end of the year celebrations in Antigua Guatemala. You can take a look here to see the closed down street and … Read more
The arch was in need of repairs, clean-up and perhaps even a paint job, so the protection agency closed down the Calle del Arco to do all this work. I read somewhere that might take six weeks or so. I will let know when the most emblematic street of La Antigua Guatemala opens again. Stay … Read more
El Arco de Santa Catalina has become the identifying landmark of La Antigua Guatemala. Do you know what the original purpose of the arch was?
Honest, I never thought I was going to share a picture of the reflection of Arco de Santa Catalina because this is one of the most often photographed pictures. Well, it turns out that the City Daily Community is having a theme day as every first of the month and for July 1 they decided … Read more