Lent Vistas — Cucurucho decorations
You know you’re in Antigua Guatemala during the Lent season when you find cucurucho decorations everywhere. Many places also burn copal or have corozo providing the aromas of the season.
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Korean Decor in Antigua Guatemala
I never get tired of recommending people to enter every shop, restaurant, hotel, building with public access in Antigua Guatemala to find the hidden gems and beauty beyond the doorways. Check this decoration tree, for instance, for the new location for the Korean restaurant Miso. Even though the flowers are fake, the combination of color … Read more
Bread delivery in Antigua Guatemala
What a wonderful decoration piece for a bakery, don’t you think? This vintage bicycle with its bread baskets hangs at the entrance of the new Antigua Guatemala branch of the San Martín bakery and restaurant. Boy, this place is packed. If you didn’t know, you would think there were not bakeries/restaurants prior to San Martín … Read more
Antigua Style Door Knob
It’s been a while since I shared an architectural decoration piece from the streets of La Antigua Guatemala. I always recommend photographing as many door knobs as possible during the photo walks around La Antigua Guatemala. There are so many beautiful antique door knobs in La Antigua Guatemala. Do you have a favourite door knob … Read more
Guatemalan Restaurant Decoration
My new favourite Guatemalan food restaurant in La Antigua Guatemala is 7 Caldos, a classic and authentic venue from Guatemala City that just opened doors in town. There goes one less reason to go to Guatemala City as now we can enjoy the same authentic flavour of typical Guatemalan soups, stocks and Maya curries in … Read more
Wall Art: Colorful Guatemalan Capirucho Toys
Here’s yet another colourful picture that might work well as wall art. Enjoy a little color from Antigua Guatemala.
Colorful Mariachi Hats Decor in Antigua Guatemala
Today, I will let you caption this photograph. Have fun!
Coffee Props
I really like all the coffee props or decoration found in the many coffee houses in Antigua Guatemala. This antique weight scale was captured at Tretto Caffé in Antigua Guatemala.
McCafé Decorations
I don’t know if McCafés exist in other parts of the world or if they are a Guatemalan invention. Please, illuminate me. Anyhow, McCafés sometimes exist within the typical McDonald’s restaurants or by themselves in malls. This one in particular, has Guatemalan coffee decorations everywhere from the typical textiles, petates to the coffee 100-pound bags … Read more
Lent season decorations
It’s impossible to miss the Lent, Cuaresma we call it in Spanish, in Antigua Guatemala as you encounter decorations, shrines, carpets, vigils and processions through out the city and villages. Here you see the purple banners hanging from the Ayuntamiento building; that’s city hall for you.
Guatemalan Dolls
I am not sure these dolls are for playing since they are so fragile; I assume they are for decoration. As a matter of fact, I wish had some of them at home. I think a will buy a few to give them away as gifts. Do you think they make nice presents?