Blue Skies Are Us
Definitely, blue skies are us during the dry season. During the rainy season, the sky line remains white and gray most of …
Noche Buena in La Antigua Guatemala
Christmas Eve or Noche Buena in La Antigua Guatemala is celebrated by staying up all night burning firecrackers and fireworks, eating tamales, …
Free Christmas Concerts in Antigua Guatemala
Often during December or the Christmas season, there are several free concerts around La Antigua Guatemala. For instance, the photo above was …
Cathedral’s New Look
Well, it looks like 2009 will be the year of the new paint jobs on all the major churches around Antigua Guatemala …
I wish you were here, honest!
Elizabeth, watch I am going to take this photo and send it to him with only one line: I wish you were …
Jocotenango’s Cathedral
Those darn electrical wires! There they are again… getting in the way. ¡Son tan metiches! —MO I agree, but what can I …
The Ice Cream Men Are Always Ready!
It doesn’t matter what kind of meeting it is, the ice cream men and their carts are always ready to sell you …
Celebrating Physical Activity in La Antigua Guatemala
Once again, La Antigua Guatemala’s Parque Central and the streets around it served as scenario for a celebration. This time the Central …
The Future Looks Bright!
It looks like our neighbors from up north are making history. Good for them and us! 😉
Façade of Cathedral of La Antigua Guatemala
The Cathedral of La Antigua Guatemala is used often as backdrop for musical recitals and events. Here we can see some workers …
Christmas’ Eve or Noche Buena in La Antigua Guatemala
Christmas’ Eve or Noche Buena in La Antigua Guatemala is celebrated by staying up all night burning firecracker, eating tamales or turkey and drinking real fruit punch or hot real chocolate, visiting family, friend and neighbors for the respective abrazo de Noche Buena and buenos deseos (Christmas hug and wishes); many even go to midnight mass. At midnight the presents under the Christmas tree, around the nacimiento (nativity scene), are opened and everyone laughs and hugs indiscriminately everyone around. These celebrations rate the highest on nostalgic memory scale; everyone living abroad wishes to be in Guatemala for this season and for this night in particular.
Façade of the Ciudad Vieja Cathedral
Okay, I am overwhelmed by such positive feedback regarding the one-year anniversary and the work done thus far. I don’t have the …
Antigua’s Cathedral at Sunset
The quality of the light has been fabulous. I feel the urge to re-shoot almost all the buildings, houses, churches and ruins …