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
I am enamoured with the quality and quantity of light during the dry season. In my opinion, the light and cold winds are what makes the dry season around Antigua Guatemala such a special time to spend in Guatemala. If I ever leave Guatemala again, I would try to come back as often as possible … 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
Interesting enough, Parque Central or main plaza is a great place to not only watch people, but also to enjoy the light of the sunsets during the dry season. The murmurs of the people and the running water of its fountain and the filtered light through the many leaves of branches of the canopy and … Read more
Hurry, we only have a few more weeks of gorgeous light left before the rainy season begins. I wonder why Guatemala does not use the enchanting light along the temperate weather are selling points to potential visitors who might not where Guatemala is located. I am sure there are people out there who do not … Read more
In the recent photos I have posted here and elsewhere on the social media world, many people have commented on the gorgeous light we have in Antigua Guatemala. With rain, snow, wind, clouds, cold, warm, doesn’t matter, the light stills breaks through and gives us these magical ambience which makes believe you are walking in … Read more
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?
Don’t you ever say I don’t take you deep into the most obscure holes of La Antigua Guatemala in search of the unexpected, the ugly and the sublime. The above signs were captured into a single frame at La Casa de Las Mixtas, a diner serving the antigüeños and foreigners alike since 1901. Come back … Read more