Christmas Lights Illuminate the Parque Central
All the branches of the trees in Parque Central are glowing at night the thousands of Christmas lights. It’s such a warm …
Framed Volcanoes Fuego and Acatenango
There are so many natural windows that frame the volcanoes Acatenango and Fuego nicely through out Antigua Guatemala and surrounding areas. Take …
Mermaids Fountain Adorned with Sunflowers
Often the Fuente de Las Sirenas, mermaids fountain, is decorated with flowers. Today I share with you one such vista where the …
Winter Afternoon Light in Antigua Guatemala
As I mentioned earlier this week, the temperate Winter season in Antigua Guatemala comes with gorgeous light in the morning and afternoon …
All parks will be closed until further notice
Today I share with you the last vista of an open Parque Central as of today all parks in Antigua Guatemala will …
Daily Life Vista from Parque Central
I feel that by making intimate photographs some of you can experience vicariously daily life in Antigua Guatemala. Let me know if you do… tap for full image!
Ambulant Vendor at Parque Central, Antigua Guatemala
Here’s a window into the daily life at the parque central of Antigua Guatemala. A stool and a box and this ambulant …
Winter is coming to Antigua Guatemala, so should you!
Here’s your illustrated Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: Invierno for Winter. How could you not like the chilly, lots of sunshine, …
Christmas Lights at Parque Central of Antigua Guatemala
Over 200,000 Christmas lights are turned on the day after Thanksgiving on the main square of Antigua Guatemala, locally known as Parque …
Antigua Guatemala Rainy Season Post Card — We have the park all to ourselves
Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day: Paraguas for umbrella. By the way, we also use the word sombrilla [shade maker] …
Enjoying Ice Cream During The Rainy Season in Antigua Guatemala
You can enjoy ice cream during any season in Antigua Guatemala, but actually it makes more sense to cool down during the …
Inauguration of Parque Central Facelift
After months of work repairing benches, replacing garden areas with new plants and flowers and fences, installing new water pumps and adding …
New Look of Parque Central
The new garden areas, plants, flowers and fences of Parque Central, the main square, of Antigua Guatemala have given the central park …
Guarding The Garden Areas of Parque Central
Follow the white rabbit to » Guatemalan Faces at Antigua Guatemala’s Main Square.
Consecutive Day 3652 — Eating at Parque Central
Ah, look at all the hungry people All the hungry people Where do they all come from? All the hungry people Where …
Natural Framing Around Central Park, Antigua Guatemala
One of the photographic techniques I teach during the Antigua Photo Walks I lead around town is natural framing or sub-framing. Of …
Fluorescent colors are back in Antigua Guatemala
Believe it or not, it seems fluorescent colours are coming back. From a fluorescent pink bicycle to electric green socks. Or perhaps …
Antigua Guatemala’s typical “I wish you were here” picture
This picture was captured during a street photography walk around Antigua Guatemala. The approach here is how to photograph from behind people’s …
Antigua Guatemala’s Central Park at Night
This picture was taken from the second floor of the municipal palace, around 7pm, even though the City Hall building closes its …
Christmas lights at Central Park, Antigua Guatemala
Once again Parque Central is looking radiant for the Christmas season with the help of over 200,000 lights. It is a very …
Dry Season Blossoms in Antigua Guatemala
Okay folks, this is the deal. In Guatemala for some strange reason, many plants bloom during the dry season. As a matter …
Scenes from Central Park, Antigua Guatemala
Parque Central, or Central Park, is the heart of Antigua Guatemala. And just as any heart, it pumps fresh new blood through …
The gorgeous Palacio de los Capitanes in Antigua Guatemala
At least twice a year I photograph Palacios de los Capitanes in Antigua Guatemala. Perhaps even a dozen times Palacio de los …
Eating Fried Chicken at the Park
So many people like to eat fried chicken at the parks and don’t know why. Fried chicken, by the way, has to …
Sunbathing at Antigua’s Parque Central
As we can see, sunbathing is among the favorite things to do by visitors to Antigua Guatemala. Why do think that is?
Help The Park Photographers
Many parks and main squares in Guatemala have photographers making a living by taken snapshots of visitors who want to keep a …
Let The Photographers In for Lent and Holy Week
Just as cucuruchos and processions are the staple imagery of Lent and Holy Week in La Antigua Guatemala, so are the photographers …
Only in LAG: Furry Bicycle
Here’s another a very good specimen for the Only in LAG category, don’t you think? Come on where else can you find …
Enjoying a day sans rain
Thursday was an unusually hot and humid day without rain and people took the opportunity to spend it outside, many in Antigua …
It’s Jacaranda Season in Antigua Guatemala
Sometimes it feels like the jacaranda trees begin flowering to coincide with the Cuaresma to add the natural purple to the 40 …
Muni’s Rooftop Vista of Central Park
In my never ending quest to bring you unique and different perspectives of this enchanting 500-year old colonial town which we know …
Panoramic Vista of Antigua’s Central Park
Not even a week had elapsed since I shared with you the incredible vistas from La Casaca as shown on the post …
Filming of Noti7’s the year in news summary
Guatemala’s Channel 7 News, Noti7, was filming the year in news summary tonight at Parque Central and I was able to get …
Live Andean Music at Parque Central
There’s been live Andean music at the Plaza Mayor for several months thanks to this band who a few times a week …
People Watching at Parque Central
People watching at the main plaza is quite possibly the favorite pastime of locals and visitors in Antigua Guatemala. Here I was …
Eating Ice Cream at Parque Central
I have said it often and I even declared it as irrefutable fact: the best place to have ice cream in Antigua …
Siesta Time
It’s your turn to write the caption. The most original caption will win this photo as a post card. Good luck!
The Antigua Guatemala Brand Launching Event
In my humble opinion, I believe that La Antigua Guatemala is among the best places in the world to live, don’t you …
Parque Central After The Rain
Okay, I guess you guys are right, a little rain in the dry season should not be reason enough to blow the …
Jacaranda Tree at Central Park
There are several jacaranda trees in Parque Central which make a gorgeous display of purple or violet during February and March when …
Ice Cream Memories
Ice cream vendors like the guy in the picture above are not only typical stamp of La Antigua Guatemala. As matter of …
Celebrating Día del niño in Antigua Guatemala
On October 1 Guatemala celebrates Día del niño translated Child’s Day or Children’s Day. I grabbed my camera and went to the …
A flood of tears over the colonial town
Llanto sobre la ciudad colonial. About four weeks ago I declared that this is The Rainiest Year Ever out of frustration with …
Antigua’s Tuk Tuk Taxis Revolt
Today I was driving around Antigua Guatemala’s Central Park and I was not allowed to continue towards the Palacio del Ayuntamiento (Municipal …
Lazy Afternoons At The Park
The fountains around the Plaza Mayor provide the perfect sound track for spending a relax time sitting on a bench and watching …
Meetings At the Park: Friends
Believe it or not, after 500 years, the Plaza Mayor, also known as Parque Central, still is the most popular venue to …
Life Is Good!
Split a life in two; then in decades; the decades in years; the years in days and so on. Life is just …
Christmas Carols in Antigua Guatemala
It was only last week that I told you that often during December or the Christmas season, there are several free concerts …
Installing the Christmas Lights at Antigua’s Central Park
These electricians are working hard against the clock since they have to install over 225,000 lights over the trees of La Antigua’s …
Photographing the Photophographers
On my way to lunch I caught all the Central Park photographers taking a break from the their photo-taking profession. Tourism has …
Weekend en (La Antigua) Guatemala
Here are the elements of a weekend photo of LAG on a weekend afternoon: The Bride and Groom The SUV The locals …
Come on Ixchel, follow me!
Last night I talked to my lovely niece who just turned eleven recently and we spoke about being 11-year old now and …
Beauty and the Beast
Normally, every photo at AntiguaDailyPhoto.Com comes with a caption, a narrative or even a story. Not always, the story is about the …
Lines and Shadows
This warm light was the dry season. Although, I am sure we can get similar sunsets during the rainy season, I don’t …
FICCUA VI: Music from Panama
La Antigua Guatemala’s Central Park is the most often used stage around town for free culture events. In this particular case, the …
Jacarandas at Central Park
I don’t know how it happened, but I had lost this vista of the Jacaranda trees in bloom at La Antigua Guatemala’s …
Twilight Zone at Antigua’s Central Park
What an interesting combination of colors and light temperatures can be achieved during the twilight zone in La Antigua Guatemala’s Central Park. …
Tourists Enjoying A Stroll Around Antigua
The winter weather in Antigua Guatemala has been wonderful: a little chilly, a little windy and a little warm, all in the …
Public WiFi Zone in Antigua Guatemala
About a month ago I reported that La Antigua Guatemala had become the first digital city in Central America, but I did …
Antigua Guatemala As Wedding Destination
Almost a year ago I said that La Antigua Guatemala is the Wedding Capital of Guatemala. The term Wedding Destination Capital describes …
A Penny for Your Thoughts
Wow, my kid does look with the sousaphone; I am glad he’s not a piano or guitar player like everyone else; he’s …
Capturing Sunshine at the Mermaids Fountain
September has been one of the rainiest month thus far, but you would not know it by looking at the recent daily …
Guatemalan Flag and Agua Volcano
As close as we are to Fuego and Acatenango Volcanoes, Volcán de Agua (Water volcano) is the one you see almost at …
Bunting at Palacio de los Capitanes in Antigua
I have other photos from the Guatemala’s Independence Day Celebrations which I would like to share with you and since September is …
Celebrating Guatemala’s Independence at Antigua’s Central Park
This is what La Antigua Guatemala’s Central Park looks like as people get together to celebrate Guatemala’s Independence. If you don’t like …
Mermaids Fountain at Central Park
By this coming weekend, the area around this fountain will be so crowded that you won’t be able to see the fountain. …
The Firemen Are Always Ready!
Just two weeks ago I introduced you to my good friend Nelo, who in turn was introducing iPhone 3G in La Antigua …
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 …
3D Stereo Photos of La Antigua Guatemala
Here I was walking around Antigua with a smile on my face mulling about how lucky I was to be able to …
Loving Couple in Antigua’s Central Park
The indigenous people of Guatemala rarely show their love in public; affection yes, but kissing kind of love, very seldom. Perhaps, this …
The Future Looks Bright!
It looks like our neighbors from up north are making history. Good for them and us! 😉
Chapin Hippie Strolling in Antigua’s Central Park
As you can see, hippies come in all flavors nowadays. You could say that La Antigua Guatemala and Lake Atitlán are hippie …
Gringo Hippie Strolling in Antigua’s Central Park
Surely, Antigüeños have a lot of tolerance for all the different kind of visitors they welcome into La Antigua Guatemala. Present-day “real” …
Cell Phone Pics: The couple
The cellular telephone industry is one of the fastest growing industries and they just broke a new record for Latin America: 10 million 150 thousand users or the equivalent of 75% of the population has now an “active cellphone”. The key word here is: Active. This makes Guatemala one of the most connected countries in Latin America. (Source: Guatemala bate récord de usuarios de telefonía móvil at elPeriódico {ES}).
Un poco de todo…
Un poco de todo or A little of everything could be the most appropriate description for La Antigua Guatemala’s Central Park. Interestingly enough, we call it central park or El Parque Central although its official name is La Plaza Mayor (The Main Plaza).
God and the Laptop
It is incredible that one time women, nuns to be more specific, were not allowed contact with the outside world. The Arco de Santa Catarina, one of La Antigua Guatemala’s landmark was built to prevent the nuns to be seen by the outsiders, quite possibly men, while they move from side of the street to the other side where they eat or pray; don’t know for sure which one.
I am glad to know that now nuns are allowed to walk freely in search for the best Wi-Fi spot in town so they can update their blogs. 😉
Real People, Real Miracles
That is exactly what Guatemala needs from the new Social Democratic government: Real people making real miracles (or at least real positive changes)!
Celebrations for the New President Álvaro Colom in La Antigua Guatemala
Even though the new Guatemalan President Álvaro Colom Caballeros, a 57-year-old industrial engineer and textile businessman, was sworn in for a 4-year term in Guatemala City in a ceremony at the Miguel Ángel Asturias National Theater, ceremonies and celebrations were held in the rest of the country too.
Talking About the Future Under the New Social Democratic Government
Like these two ladies, many wonder if the new Social Democratic cabinet will be more inclusive and responsive to the needs of the masses and hope that just having one woman Ministra and one indigenous Ministro (Secretary of an executive department) in a country where 60% of the population are indigenous and at least, if not more, 50% of the population are women, will not be a handicap when the times comes to address the needs of the aforementioned people, which in turn represent the majority of the population.
Stealing Souls in La Antigua Guatemala’s Parque Central
The photographer was capturing fleeting emotions, split-second gestures, temporary smiles or pensive introspections, passing pedestrians, et-cetera. Stealing souls, pues! 😉
La Antigua Guatemala’s Central Park Dressed for Christmas
Okay, I promise this is the last shot of La Antigua Guatemala’s Central Park at night for a while. I just thought I needed to show all the angles and besides and I also wanted to show what is possible when you are walking around and the lighting conditions don’t allow for photographs to be taken without a tripod. See, thanks to the mini tripod LAGDP received from Santa Claus, a tripod is always present for those photo opts that do require a little more than a steady hand (and boy, because of all the coffee drinking I do, a steady hand is one thing I lost long time agoooooo).
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.
Santa Claus Pays a Visit to La Antigua’s Central Park
Well, what do you know, even Santa Claus pays a visit to the illuminated Central Park. LAGDP’s Santa Claus lives in Motley, Minnesota and she paid a visit earlier in December as a response to the entry where I requested support for this web site through the Amazon Wish List that I maintain for La Antigua Guatemala Daily Photo. Carolyn was kind enough to wear a red fluffy dress and bring the following presents: a mini tripod, a book on Wordpress and a set of rechargeable batteries and charger.
La Antigua Guatemala’s Central Park Illuminated
La Antigua Guatemala’s Central Park gets a light dress for the Christmas season. If you remember some of the photos from last year, like Tree branches of Fire or Lit Branches at Central Park, you would know that taking photos of the illuminated park is quite difficult since the resulting photos hardly capture the magical atmosphere of the trees with thousands of Christmas lights. I promised I have tried my best. This year, I have a few more takes on this gorgeous light dress for the La Antigua Guatemala’s Parque Central.