Run, Nelo, Run For Water
Nelo Mijangos is turning his hobby and passion for running into a good cause. So is Ariana Pizzatti. Both of them will …
Holy Thursday Photos from Antigua Guatemala
These photographs belong to the procession of Santuario de San Francisco El Grande. Nelo explains that the two wood rods that stick …
Lent Sunday Processions: 2nd Santa Inés
The second Sunday of Lent is the turn for the village of Santa Inés del Monte Pulciano. It is at this processional …
Lent Sunday Processions: 1st Santa Catarina Bobadilla
Beginning with the first Sunday after Ash Wednesday, there are processions each Sunday of Lent and the first procession comes out the …
Photos of Julian Marley’s Reggae Concert in Antigua Guatemala
“The son of The King” was the song used to introduce Julian Marley, Bob Marley’s son at the most recent reggae concert …
Cemetery, Kites and Fiambre Day in Guatemala
November 1 is one of the most important dates in Guatemala. On November 1 Guatemalans go to the cemeteries to remember and …
A Message To The Sky in Antigua Guatemala
“Un Mensaje al Cielo” or “A Message To The Sky” was the event of sending more than 500 hot air balloons at …
Behind the Scenes the “Rally de Fotos” Ad
La Antigua Guatemala is one of the most popular photographic locations in Guatemala. Once again Antigua Guatemala was used as backdrop location …
Antigüeños contra la delincuencia
Los antigüeños ya estamos cansados de tantos hechos delictivos que están pasando en nuestra amada ciudad mientras tanto las autoridades no se …
She & Him
If you meet to dine with other photographers you’re destined to talk about photography and get the gear out at one point …
Volcán de Agua Climb: Subida por la vida
On January 21, Under the name of Subida por la vida, there were over 8,000 people climbing Volcán de Agua (Water Volcano) …
Nelo’s Vantage Point
Norman Ávila, the brains and enthusiastic person behind ClimaYa (Guatemala’s real-time weather reports), sent me these images of Nelo at work hanging from an electric pole. Later on Nelo sent me a photo he took from this vantage point with his iPhone 4. Thanks to Norman Ávila we get the real-time weather reports in AntiguaDailyPhoto, GuatemalaDailyPhoto and XelaDailyPhoto.
Antigua Holy Week Various Vistas
Sábado de Gloria is a quieter day with only small processions carried by women known as Las Dolorosas (The Grief or Suffering …
Antigua Holy Week Imagery
Do not underestimate the power of catholic imagery. You see, the world-famous Antigua Guatemala processions are about showing the devoted images as a reminder and representation of the crucifixion of Jesus.
Also, today all Stations of the Cross altars will be open and many if not all procession will pay a visit to El Calvario Church, which is located on the southern outskirts of La Antigua Guatemala. El Calvario or Calvary (Golgotha) is the name of the mount on the outskirts of Jerusalem where it’s believe Jesus Christ was crucified. This church with its three arches provides a symbolic representation of the crucifixion; with each arch representing each cross.
Antigua Holy Week Cucuruchos
Cucuruchos with their purple or violet cone-head rebes are another prominent element of Semana Santa in Antigua Guatemala. Purple is worn as …
Antigua Holy Week Floats
There’s nothing more impressive during the Holy Week in Antigua Guatemala than seen these massive floats, andas in Spanish, being carried by …
The Holy Week Photographers
Okay, the 365-day wait is over. The world-famous Holy Week in La Antigua Guatemala is here. Get your cameras ready and join …
Antigua Lent Processions: San Bartolo part 2
Today’s Domingo de Ramos (Palm Sunday) which means we are at the commencement of the world-famous Holy Week in Antigua Guatemala. We …
Antigua Lent Processions: San Bartolo part 1
The San Bartolo procession is among the biggest from the Antigua Lent Processions series. In fact, I remember publishing in previous years …
Antigua Lent Processions: Santa Ana
We continue our series Antigua Lent Processions thanks to the wonderful imagery of our friend and collaborator Leonel [Nelo] Mijangos who has …
Antigua Lent Processions: Jesús de Santa Inés
The village of Santa Inés is located on the edge of La Antigua Guatemala, to the right of the road that takes …
Antigua Lent Processions: Nazareno de la Iglesia de Jocotenango
North by Northwest, that’s how you get to Jocotenango from Antigua Guatemala’s Plaza Mayor (main plaza). Jocotenango is not a village of …
Antigua Lent Processions: Jesús de Santa Catalina Bobadilla
First thing first, my dear friend Nelo informs me that on the first Wednesday of the Lent period, also known as Ash …
Antigua’s IX Carrera de las Charolas
Pinar Istek from XelaDailyPhoto thinks she can win by publishing amazing photos of the half marathon in Xela. Ha, she doesn’t know …