I have very good news. The dry season has arrived. As you may already know, I believe the dry season is the most beautiful and enchanting time to be in Antigua Guatemala. The most colourful and delightful celebrations happen during the dry season as well. As a photographer, there’s no better time to enjoy golden … Read more
Welcome to La Antigua Guatemala, the land of the eternal Spring! We are so lucky to have so many flowers in bloom year round in La Antigua Guatemala. As I have mentioned before, flowers are quite inexpensive in Guatemala and that’s why many restaurants and cafes choose to decorate their tables and windows with flowers, … Read more
If one picture could summarise the aesthetic values of La Antigua Guatemala, this picture gets pretty close. Simple, antique, tasteful, colourful, with lots character are concepts that come to mind. How would define the aesthetic values of La Antigua Guatemala? Here’s “Anhelo” the most recent short film coming out of La Antigua Guatemala. Enjoy! ANHELO … Read more
If you go to el mercado on “market days” you can get an ever larger selection of flowers at lower prices than normal. As explained the other day, many exotic flowers sell for less than the typical carnations and roses. Some flowers are aromatic while others provide you with beautiful rich colours. A combination can … Read more
Plastic fake flowers, we don’t know what they are and we don’t need them. We are the land of the eternal Spring so we always have a plentiful supply of fresh flowers at el mercado every day of the year. Interesting enough, the exotic flowers are actually less expensive than the typical roses and carnations. … Read more
Okay folks, this is the deal. In Guatemala for some strange reason, many plants bloom during the dry season. As a matter of fact, the dry season which encompasses Autumn, Winter and the beginning of Spring really feels like Spring as there are many flowers everywhere. Here, for instance, are some the blossoms at Parque … Read more
I believe I have mentioned a few times before through the years, we have the most beautiful and incredible light around Antigua Guatemala during the dry season. The formula for this gorgeous light is a combination of the Earth’s position in relation to the Sun, the cold fronts blowing from the north, the eruption of … Read more
So far in these milpa fields I have found beans, squash, red onions, fruit trees, and flowers. However, as explained before, in a milpa field there a dozen crops at once: maize, avocados, multiple kinds of squash, chiles (hot pepper chilli), beans, tomatoes, tomatillos, camotes (sweet potatoes), jicama (a tuber also known as sengkwang, yam … Read more
In La Antigua Guatemala, flowers bloom all year round. These white flowers actually bloom around mid autumn. We call them varsovias in Guatemala, but I am not sure what the actual name is. Can anyone help with the information and name in English for these flowers. Thanks!
As many of you know because we have discussed previously, Guatemala does not have the traditional four seasons. Well, really, we do, but the differences are not as obvious as the differences between the rainy and dry seasons. However, Guatemala takes on the motto of the Land of the Eternal Spring because of the ever-present … Read more
As mentioned before, if you’re looking for flower and plant nurseries, then head over to San Miguel Dueñas where it seems as though each block has at least one vivero (nursery) or invernadero (green house) growing flowers and plants. A rose started plant sells for about Q5/$0.60 in the nurseries around San Miguel Dueñas, how … Read more
Please help me identify these colorful red and yellow flowers I found during one of my morning walks. The first correct answer will receive this photo as a post card. Good look to all participants.
The fountains are decorated with flower arrangements as part of the low profile celebrations for Antigua Guatemala’s 470th anniversary this March 10th. Because of the Lent processions and festivities, the celebration will consist of opera recital by ensemble from Juniata College from Pennsylvania on Saturday 9 at 7pm on the main square. Don’t miss it! … Read more
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These orange flowers known as cempasuchil, flowers for the dead, are found around October and November and many people take them to the cemetery on Day of the Dead or for as long as they are sold. By the way, cempasuchil is Nahualt and means flower of the dead. Have you ever seen these flowers … Read more