Vibrant Colors of Antigua Guatemala
The vibrant colors of Antigua Guatemala seem to glow or shine when the morning or afternoon light hits them, don’t you think?
Bougainvillea
Sights of Antigua: Cat against a Bougainvillea Backdrop
Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day: Gato for cat. You would not believe the things I come across during the photo walks I lead around Antigua Guatemala. I mean, for instance today, I am sharing a photo of cat taking cover from the harsh sunlight in the side atrium of the former cathedral … Read more
Fuchsia Bougainvillea Branch Over a Wall in Antigua Guatemala
Imagine living in town where everyday the temperate weather provides the conditions for flowers to be blooming all the time; a place where the temperature stays around 22ºC/72ºF for most of the day every single day of the year. Well, welcome to Antigua Guatemala. Participate in the Thanksgiving raffle for a chance to win a … Read more
Guateflora: Fuchsia Bougainvillea
Here’s a close-up look at vibrant fuchsia bracts of the bougainvillea climber plant; definitely the most popular flower plant found in the gardens of Antigua Guatemala. Notice that the actual flowers are tiny and are surrounded by brightly colored papery bracts. What’s your favorite bougainvillea color?
Red Bougainvillea with a Ruin Backdrop with Dramatic Lights
Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day: Bugambilea for Bougainvillea. Even though La Antigua Guatemala is known as “the city of the perpetual roses”. In my humble opinion, this slogan should be changed to “The City of the Perpetual Bougainvilleas.” Bougainvillea is a genus of thorny ornamental vines, bushes, or trees. The inflorescence consists … Read more
The Colors of Antigua Guatemala
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
Over the wall view of Iglesia San Francisco El Grande
As I was saying a couple of days ago, you could taking a walk by any given street of Antigua Guatemala when all of a sudden you come across a ruin, a church or a building that just blows your mind. Enjoy!
Antigua Winter Colors: Fuchsia
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
Antigua Winter Colors: Orange
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
Antigua Guatemala’s Magic Ingredients
Warm light, textures, rich colors and always blooming flowers and plants are part of the magic of Antigua Guatemala. Of course, the real secret is the enchanting smile of the antigüeños or panzas verdes, green bellies, as we call the locals here. Well, this is my opinion; perhaps you have a different set of things … Read more
Antigua Florida: Bougainvillea Flowers Everywhere
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
Typical Wall Garden from Antigua Guatemala
Often the perimeter walls for residential homes have carefully guided bougainvillea trees flowering all year long along to the top. In a way, bougainvillea and other such trees served as a safety fence to keep the amigos de lo ajeno at bay. Of course, at the same time, the luscious green vegetation and flowers are … Read more
Bougainvillea Desktop Wallpaper from Antigua Guatemala
Tomorrow the La Antigua Guatemala Daily Photo (LAGDP) will be two years old. About 744 consecutive daily photographs and descriptive narratives of a Spanish Colonial Town embedded between coffee plantations, flower farms and volcanoes. As a pre-celebration party, I am making available another desktop wallpaper for you computer (1600×1200 pixels) of a set of bougainvilleas … Read more