Compañía de Jesús

Stereographic Projection of Compañía de Jesús building in Antigua Guatemala

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As explained the other day, I had set myself the goals of producing stereographic projections [tiny planets] and panoramic vistas of the main squares or plazas of all the villages and communities around Antigua Guatemala. I will also include interesting buildings that I like such as Compañía de Jesús building in Antigua Guatemala, Palacio del … Read more

It’s Lunch Time At The Atrium of Compañía de Jesús Building

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The atrium of the former Compañía de Jesús building is a favourite spot to have lunch during sunny days as well as during rainy days. Here we can appreciate the immensity of this building façade when compare the Maya women having lunch under the arch to shelter themselves from the light rains. ¡Buen provecho pues!

Marimba Days in Antigua Guatemala

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Marimba Days in Antigua Guatemala by Rudy Giron - www.rudygiron.com

Most weekends in Antigua Guatemala are marimba days. There are quite a few places, private and public, where one can listen to live marimba music. In this particular case, the marimba players were providing the soundtrack for the weekend temporary handicraft market that set up over the weekend on the atrium of the former Compañía … Read more

Looking for a place to spend your Winter season? Antigua Guatemala is the answer

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A cup of the best coffee in the world, sun, lots of it, and great company, either a friend or a book to spend the mornings or afternoons in Antigua Guatemala, don’t you agree?

Visit Antigua Guatemala during the Dry season

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I never get tired of urging you to visit Guatemala during the dry season. The weather is the best, the light is magical and there are so many celebrations, the best celebrations in my opinion, such as Day of the Dead, All Saints Day, Thanksgiving, Burning of the Devil, Posadas, Christmas, New Year’s, Día de … Read more

Magic Cumbia Swing and Latin Blues Night with Ishto Juevez and Ixtapoch Vallenas in Antigua Guatemala

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Ishto Juevez + Ixtapoch Vallenas y su cumbia swing y latin blues en CFCE Antigua by Rudy Giron

Ishto Juevez + Ixtapoch Vallenas y su cumbia swing y latin blues en CFCE Antigua by Rudy Giron

If you’re not in Antigua Guatemala right now, you don’t know what you’re missing. Well, I will help you know what you’re missing by not being in Antigua Guatemala. Let’s start with a photo festival, an orchid exposition, a haunting music nights.

Last Friday night was magical with melodic and enchanting music performed by musicians Ishto Juevez and Ixtapoch Vallenas inside the gardens of the Compañía de Jesús Building in Antigua Guatemala. The weather and temperatures were just perfect, the night was lit by a full moon and the musicians by colourful spotlights that not only highlighted the musicians but also the amazing venue that is the Cooperación Española. Below I share with you some of Ishto Juevez music and video clip for one of his most popular songs and a photo gallery of the night. Enjoy!

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Rain Threads

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Even though it is difficult to see, these rain threads are an actual record of heavy rains. Boy oh boy, when it rains in Guatemala it really pours. Sometimes it feels like a lake was just pour over La Antigua Guatemala in less than hour. Anyway, here’s a simple image showing a downpour at the … Read more

Gran Courtyards of Espacioce!

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The entire property of Espacioce! or the Centro de Cooperación de la Formación Española is impressive. Yet, many never venture beyond the ruins outside to discover the impressive rows of arches that enclose a grand expanse of manicured lawn inside the Compañía de Jesús building. The first courtyard is centered around a typical Antigueño fountain … Read more

Theme Day: Night

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Night is the subject for the Theme Day of the City Daily Photo community, which every first of the month synchronizes over a hundred cities around the world over a single theme. An enchanting night photo of La Antigua Guatemala must have a number of required or desirable elements, qualities, or characteristics; which, in my … Read more

Antigua’s Jazz Festival: Quinteto de Jazzuv

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Boy, didn’t I tell you that the best time of the year to visit Antigua Guatemala, top city travel destination, is during the Lent period. Not only you get the opportunity to see all the processions prior to the world-famous Holy Week in Antigua Guatemala, you also get a chance to see all the Lent … Read more

Repetition, Repetition, Repetition

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Photography 101: capture repetition. Well, photographing repetition is not difficult in La Antigua Guatemala; quite the opposite. This is a simple image of repeated arches and beam horizontal lines, I know, but thought you might enjoy it. To me, the misaligned chair in front of the lonely desk provokes the feeling of person who just … Read more

Stairway to the Mezzanine of Library at Compañí­a de Jesús Building

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One important aspect to highlight about this series about the library is the fact that the guts of the library are contemporary industrial furnishing inside a colonial 16th century building and yet there is harmony between the anachronistic elements.

Multimedia Section at the Compañí­a de Jesús Library

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So it took us about a week to finally enter the Multimedia zone at the Compañí­a de Jesús Library, as Lessie suggested. Now I would be extremely happy if the film section had the complete works of Woody Allen, Stanley Kubrick, Alfred Hitchcock and Emir Kusturica for starters. Or better yet, I would be in film-heaven if they only had the 1001 movies you must see before you die. Sometimes I wish I was a Slacker.

Hallway Reading Zone at the Compañí­a de Jesús Library

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We resume the library tour right where we left off last Thursday. This corridor reading area is a nice place to catch up with the recent events while reading a local newspaper from the newspaper rack available on this same hallway, while drinking a cup of the best coffee in the world and receiving a … Read more

Children’s Area at the Compañí­a de Jesús Library

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Children also have a reading and play area at the Compañí­a de Jesús Library. This picture was taken early in the morning, before kids show up and fill the place with their happy noise and laughter.

I was glad to see a reading and play salon for the kids. Reading is a habit that should be acquired at the earliest age possible.