What better way to show you the colors of the Eternal Spring of Antigua Guatemala than with the vibrant hues of the bougainvillea flowers growing out of pots on the rooftop of one of the houses. Take a photographic tour through the many posts of the bougainvillea flowers found in the archives.
Even though the slogan for La Antigua Guatemala is the city of the perpetual roses or as we say in Spanish, La ciudad de las perpetuas rosas, I truly believe bougainvillea flowers are what gives Antigua Guatemala its beautiful color palette; don’t you agree? Take a photographic tour through the many bougainvillea posts found in … Read more
Welcome to the land of the eternal spring. I get it now, the slogan does not refer to the actual Spring season, rather to the ever-blooming flowers found everywhere in Guatemala. The Winter season, for instance, is the time for bougainvillea and poinsettia blossoms, although many other flowers also bloom during this season. If you … Read more
Today has been the coldest since the dry season began at the end of October. Between 6am and 7am we experienced a low 8C/46F and the high temperature for the day was 22F972F. Of course, we are still getting lots of sunshine and the flowers are filling the environment with rich saturated colours. Life is … Read more
The slogan of Antigua Guatemala is “La ciudad de las perpetual rosas” which translate as “the city of the perpetual roses” more or less. However, I believe that bougainvillea flowers are found more often in gardens, above walls, on river banks, in coffee plantations, in the cemetery, et cetera. Literally, bougainvillea flowers are everywhere all … Read more