Street Photography in Antigua Guatemala
The best thing about street photography: serendipity —Philip Greenspun (source: Photo.Net) “Stare. It is the way to educate your eye, and more. …
Shoe-shining at Calle del Arco
Shoe-shinning is quite inexpensive in La Antigua Guatemala, about Q2/US$0.25 so there is no reason not to have one’s shoes shinning and …
El Arco de Santa Catalina
To finish the miniseries on The Arch of Santa Catalina, here it is the actual arch with white stucco and classic Antigüeño …
Corner at Calle del Arco
Oh how I wish I could capture in images the feelings, the energy and the tranquil atmosphere one gets while strolling around …
Arch-framed Volcán de Agua
Yesterday’s shot of the Arch of Santa Catalina was taken from the South looking towards the North, with the main dome of …
The Arch of Santa Catalina
Somehow, I manage to do everything backwards, on purpose, or not. See El Arco de Santa Catalina is the most famous landmark …
Gas Tanks are Ugly Too
This is what Guatemalans think of when you utter Tanques de gas (gas tanks); it doesn’t cross their mind the fuel tank …
Guard at Calle del Arco
Even though Guatemala’s Independence is celebrated on September 15th and the days prior to that date, in reality Guatemala’s independence is observe …
Play it with Pride (Part II)
Play it and wear it with pride, I am sure, is the advice this father tells his sons. Did I mention resilience …
Sun-bathing in La Antigua Guatemala
The best things in life are usually free… don’t you think so?
Weekend Scene at Calle del Arco
The two blocks from the 5a avenida norte (5th North Avenue) that separate El Parque Central (Main Plaza) and the La Iglesia de La Merced (church) are known as the Calle del Arco (the Arch Street) and the weekends this strip becomes a pedestrian’s throughway. In my humble opinion, the whole city should turn the streets in pedestrian only walkways before it’s too late.
