Come and listen to the singing of the mermaids at Parque Central; there’s nothing more relaxing and enchanting than that. In fact, spending as little as 30 minutes sitting on any of the benches around the main square can do wonder for your stress levels. Give it a try next time you visit us.
The fountain of the sirens at Parque Central is a sight you can never get tired of and if you hear singing surely you will be lured to sit near by.
We made this image of Fuente de las Sirenas during a recent night photography walk where we learn how to shoot with a manual fish lens and in manual mode for a 20-second exposure which pretty much vanished all the people walking around the fountain.
Perhaps it is the fact that there four mermaids at the very center of the Parque Central, main square, that allures everyone to spend time there at all hours of the day. Take a mermaids photographic tour through the archives of AntiguaDailyPhoto.com to see dozen of sirens peppered all over Antigua Guatemala. No bee wax … Read more
On the façade of ruins of Convento de Santa Clara you can find some of the largest mermaids found in Antigua Guatemala. These mermaids, however, are not that obvious, so some people can’t even see them. How about you?
Some people complain about the rains. I used to be like that; I couldn’t wait for the rainy season to be over to come out of photographic hibernation and start shooting again. Silly me, the rainy season has its own beauty; it’s own aesthetic. You have to open your mind to the possibilities. For instance, … Read more
The Presidential White House in Antigua Guatemala is also known as Casa Presidencial, Casa de las Sirenas or Casa Chamorro. This white house with several mermaids on the façade is where the president of Guatemala and high level government officials stay when visiting La Antigua Guatemala. Do you know where is the presidential white house … Read more
Honest, I don’t know if I am hunting mermaids in Antigua Guatemala with my camera or I am blindly following the singing of all the sirens that are found through out colonial architecture of Antigua Guatemala. I ask because it seems that somehow I am drawn to them and I am not sure if it … Read more
Once again my photographic collection of mermaids and harpies from Antigua Guatemala was shown as part of the conference, “Las sirenas de Antigua Guatemala y sus antecedentes históricos” by Dr. Miguel F. Torres on May 22 at Museo Popol Vuh at Universidad Francisco Marroquín. Since the last time the sirens appeared in the Cultura supplement … Read more
Here are some the notes from the talk “Las Sirenas de La Antigua Guatemala” by Dr. Miguel F. Torres that I attended a few weeks ago. Sirens or mermaids are mythological beings from prehistory. Their origins go as far back as Sumerian and Egyptians gods and survived thanks for Homer’s description of their singing in … Read more
I ask because it seems that somehow we are drawn to them and I am not sure if it is just the murmur of the fountain of they actually sing and we not resist it. What do you think?
I like to photograph old people. I like to photograph young people. I like to photograph people, regardless of their age, really. I like to photograph people bonding. I like to photograph members of a family interacting, being kind to one another. That’s what life is all about. Please, help me come up with possible … Read more