Believe it or not, after 500 years, the Plaza Mayor, also known as Parque Central, still is the most popular venue to meet with friends in La Antigua Guatemala. While I had my shoes shined, I watched this group of friends laughing and having a good time until I realized that the friendly gathering looked … Read more
Split a life in two; then in decades; the decades in years; the years in days and so on. Life is just a string of fleeting moments; like a necklace of beads strung together. Life is good the moment one begins appreciating the brief instants that occur everyday; that bring happiness, peace or perhaps a … Read more
It was only last week that I told you that often during December or the Christmas season, there are several free concerts around La Antigua Guatemala. La Antigua Guatemala’s cathedral is use as backdrop for concerts and recitals. By looking at the larger version of that day’s photo one can agree at the excellent choice. … Read more
These electricians are working hard against the clock since they have to install over 225,000 lights over the trees of La Antigua’s Central Park before Sunday’s evening when the inauguration of the Christmas lights will take place. The Christmas lights will illuminate the Parque Central during the Navidad season. For extra bonus points, what date … Read more
On my way to lunch I caught all the Central Park photographers taking a break from the their photo-taking profession. Tourism has been slow and catching the majority of the photographers from Central Park taking shelter from the mid-day sun under the shadow of a tree is a good indication that things are slow. These … Read more
Here are the elements of a weekend photo of LAG on a weekend afternoon: The Bride and Groom The SUV The locals (whatever that means) The tourists The hippies The old cars The motorcycle The ice cream cart … Loteria! Every picture you take from anywhere around el parque central (is it called that way … Read more
Last night I talked to my lovely niece who just turned eleven recently and we spoke about being 11-year old now and before (in my life) and the differences. I also had a conversation with my dear sister about how with the passage of time we forget names, we forget faces, we forget people and … Read more
Normally, every photo at AntiguaDailyPhoto.Com comes with a caption, a narrative or even a story. Not always, the story is about the photo itself and almost never the narrative is the story behind the photo. Today’s an exception. I went to one of the banks around Parque Central to do some mandados, errands, and when … Read more
This warm light was the dry season. Although, I am sure we can get similar sunsets during the rainy season, I don’t think the quality of the light is as good as in the dry season. However, even in the rainy season there are opportunities to get good contrast between the rich saturated colors of … Read more
La Antigua Guatemala’s Central Park is the most often used stage around town for free culture events. In this particular case, the park served as stage for FICCUA VI; that’s the Festival of Central American Colleges of Culture and Art. For three days there were cultural and artistic manifestations in the Parque Central and with … Read more
I don’t know how it happened, but I had lost this vista of the Jacaranda trees in bloom at La Antigua Guatemala’s Central Park among the other 15,000 photos of my fototeca (photo library). Shame on me! 🙁 With this image of the jacaranda trees adding the subtle violet color to Antigua Guatemala main plaza … Read more
What an interesting combination of colors and light temperatures can be achieved during the twilight zone in La Antigua Guatemala’s Central Park. Oh I can hear the intro and fade music of the twilight zone but it’s being played with a marimba and decorated with chirimilla accents and pre-Columbian drum beats; now this music really … Read more
The winter weather in Antigua Guatemala has been wonderful: a little chilly, a little windy and a little warm, all in the same day; heck in the same hour sometimes. But, the winter weather in La Antigua Guatemala has been comfortable enough to entice strolling around town; especially around Antigua’s Central Park. As you can … Read more
About a month ago I reported that La Antigua Guatemala had become the first digital city in Central America, but I did not get a chance to try out the free public wifi zone available in Antigua’s Main Plaza until now. Thanks to the iPod Touch I received as birthday present from my sisters, I … Read more
Almost a year ago I said that La Antigua Guatemala is the Wedding Capital of Guatemala. The term Wedding Destination Capital describes better La Antigua Guatemala, a top destination for couples, locals and foreigners, getting married in one of the churches. This is what I said last year on November 24th: La Antigua Guatemala is … Read more