Antigua Guatemala is the photographer’s paradise because almost every wall provides an excellent and unique photographic backdrop on top of the so many interesting locations through out the enchanting colonial town. Here we can see three little girls right before quite possibly their first location photo session.
As I have mentioned before, Lent and Semana Santa is an equal-opportunity tradition. As you can see here, even little girls get a chance to carry a float, small, but still their float. By the way, the male carriers are called cucuruchos and the female carriers are known as hermanas cargadoras. I call the little … Read more
In Guatemala there are public schools for girls, para niñas, for boys, para varones, and mix, mixtas. The same, of course, applies for private schools. How about where you live, do you have public schools just for girls?
Last night I talked to my lovely niece who just turned eleven recently and we spoke about being 11-year old now and before (in my life) and the differences. I also had a conversation with my dear sister about how with the passage of time we forget names, we forget faces, we forget people and … Read more
These little pre-primary school girls looked so cute with their uniforms for Independence Day Celebrations. I had to get the camera all the way on the floor to be able to catch them as they stride to find the position of their school in front of the Cathedral, in Central Park. I really like the … Read more
Guatemala’s public educational system is divided as follows: Pre-Primaria (Pre-primary also known as párvulos and kindergarten), Primaria (Primary school 1st to 6th grade), Secundaria (Secundary school, 3 years known as 1st basic through 3rd basic or Básicos) and Diversificado (3 years corresponding to the last years of High School; also known as Preparataria in other … Read more