Street Dog and Bicycle Rider at a Corner of Antigua Guatemala
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Bicycle riding in Antigua Guatemala
As motorcycles have become more affordable sadly the number of people you see riding bicycles in Antigua Guatemala has decreased. In my humble opinion, after walking, bicycles are the best way to get around Antigua Guatemala and surrounding areas.
Old Men and Bicycles in Antigua Guatemala
It’s so interesting to see so many old men still very active on their bicycles. either vintage bicycles or modern two-wheelers as you can see in this picture. Perhaps, it is bicycles the reason why so many elders are still quite active and mobile in Antigua Guatemala, don’t you think? By the way, take a … Read more
Doing Bicycle Errands Around La Antigua Guatemala
A bicycle ride at the golden hour of the morning is a healthy and one of the most rewarding therapeutic activities one can do to jump start the day. Besides walking, bicycling is the other excellent means of doing errands in La Antigua Guatemala. In fact, as I have mentioned before, bicycles are best vehicle … Read more
Vintage Bicycle As Business Sign, Antigua Guatemala
Here’s a creative way to place a business sign on the streets by using a vintage bicycle in front of the doorway. It’s been a while since we shared a contribution to the Sign category, one of my favourites categories, by the way. You know what, now that I think about it, I should create … Read more
Getting Around Antigua Guatemala on a Bicycle
I still believe that after walking, riding a bicycle is the best way to get around town. Now, who knows where was this picture taken?
Keeping Honest People Honest
Since bicycles and motorcycles are the most popular vehicles in and around Antigua Guatemala, it is obvious they are also the vehicles most frequently stolen. Often you see bicycles chained to a window as above or to a light pole or any kind permanent structure. However, I have always believe this is just a deterrent … Read more
Real Guatemala: Los novios
Even though you can not fully see the girlfriend, believe me she’s there, she just pulled her upper body to be in the picture. Anyhow, I will let you to the caption for this. The best one will receive a post card made from one of my photo via the postal service. Let the creative … Read more
Guatemalan Easy Rider
Bicicles has to be the most popular means of transportation of people in and around Antigua Guatemala. People use bicycles to go to work or to work, to run errands, to play, to have fun, to tour the colonial city and villages, as publicity gimmicks, to ride with the family on the weekends, and to … Read more
Go Chepe Go
The news that his grandmother had come to visit the family reached Chepe as he was getting out of school; his sister Nancy just let it straight out, “vos Chepe, fijate que vino la abuelita!” and without realizing it Chepe mounted his bicycle and starting riding as fast as he could to see his grandmother … Read more
Please, take our photo instead!
I just love it when photographs walk or ride into my viewfinder. Better yet, when they even call on me to take their photograph. This was the case for the picture above as I was composing the shot to include the fountain to one side, the Agua volcano between the trees, enough red floor tiles … Read more
Antigua’s Antique Bicycles
This how imagine a parking lot looked like at the beginning of the 20th Century in La Antigua Guatemala. Nowadays, however, I believe these antique bicycles with their old bicycle license plates are just a publicity stunt by La Cuevita de los Urquizú to make people stop and visit their typical Guatemalan cuisine buffet. That’s … Read more