Calle del Arco

Arco de Santa Catalina at Night

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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

The renovated look of Arco de Santa Catalina

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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

Calle del Arco is closed until further notice

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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

Calle del Arco Should Be A Pedestrian Street Always

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It only takes a weekend stroll on Calle del Arco to realise this short 3-block street should be a pedestrian walkway every single day and not just the weekends. Yet, this self-evident truth has eluded administration after administration. Or perhaps, there are hidden facts that have prevented this simple implementation from happening. What do you … Read more

Leaping Through Giants in Antigua Guatemala

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Here’s your Spanish word of the day: Puente, that’s what we call a long weekend in Latin America. Have a wonderful Labor Day weekend to those living in the U.S. This is how some people feel about spending time in Antigua Guatemala. Now imagine that you’re spending a long holiday weekend in Antigua Guatemala… what … Read more

Consecutive Day 3634 of 3654 — Maya Generations

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Candid street portraits are my specialty. Here I was able to capture two Maya generations with enough context to place the candid photograph at Calle del Arco in Antigua Guatemala. This photograph was made while leading a photo walk and explaining how we need to compose and frame our photographs in our head first and … Read more

Weekends At Calle del Arco, Antigua Guatemala

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Calle del Arco in Antigua Guatemala is so much fun on the weekends because this short 3-block strip is turned into a pedestrian walkway. Imagine if these three blocks were turned permanently into a pedestrian walking area. I wonder why this has happened yet. Hopefully the new mayor Susana Asensio will put this project on … Read more

Framing Vistas of Daily Life in La Antigua Guatemala

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Framing, sub-framing or natural framing is one the photographic compositions that can make images much more interesting. Here I am using a Tuk Tuk mototaxi to frame stamps of daily life around Calle del Arco in La Antigua Guatemala. Since framing is one of the things I do quite often, can you share with us … Read more

Framed photographer during a recent Antigua Photo Walk

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Here’s a natural framing or sub-framing picture made at Calle del Arco on a recent weekend photo walk. As always, the ambience and atmosphere of La Antigua Guatemala is tranquil and easy-going, meanwhile, Guatemala is undergoing a series of political scandals that seems to have no end. Each day a new minister or high-ranking official … Read more