Today I share with you one of the ever-changing looks of the façade of Iglesia de La Merced. Honest, this of the churches that gets decorated the most. Take a look at this night Christmas lights version of La Merced church. Or take a photographic tour through the many faces of Iglesia La Merced.
Even though we are waking up to temperatures as low as 9ºC/48ºF in Antigua Guatemala, we still are getting the warm sunshine and clear blue skies. Fortunately, a couple of hours later we are back to our usual 22ºC/72ºF. Here you can appreciate the façade of Iglesia de La Merced being bathed by the morning … Read more
The façade of Iglesia de La Merced is one of the best examples of the Moorish baroque architecture found in Antigua Guatemala.
Here are some of the Christmas lights installed at Iglesia de La Merced in Antigua Guatemala. The really colorful lights were off for electrical problems. I hope I get a chance to share with you a new image of La Merced church illuminated like a Christmas tree. Stay tuned for that.
Last Tuesday the renown quintet QuinTango and Sonidos Para La Vida, an organisation with young musicians, offered a free concert at the atrium of Iglesia La Merced. QuinTango is a classical musical quintet that performs and promotes tango music all over the world. There’s a video below that explains more about them and shows some … Read more
Well, we know that Iglesia de La Merced in Antigua Guatemala is huge, but how big is that. Well, if you include a person in the frame next to the temple we can get an idea of how massive this church is, especially if you consider that after you reach the top of the sides, … Read more
Another series that I am working on is all the ruins, churches and landmarks of Antigua Guatemala taken at night and in black and white. In this case, I chose to make a high key of Iglesia de la Merced to really make it stand out against the darkness of the night. What do you … Read more
I wander what those dog figures are guarding. What do you think?
Somehow, I manage to do everything backwards, on purpose, or not. See El Arco de Santa Catalina is the most famous landmark from La Antigua Guatemala; the photo that everybody carries in the camera memory or film, whatever the case may be, to show they have been to Antigua Guatemala. So you might think it … Read more