Did you know that the number 13 is sacred and a good luck number for the Maya? The same principal applies to owls and that’s why they manifest constantly in the handicrafts and arts of Guatemala. Follow the rabbit to the archives for Tecolote and you will see the many different versions found just around … Read more
Here’a another entry for the Color Palette category. Make sure you wear sunglasses if you decide to follow the white rabbit. By the way, I created the Color Palette category nearly 100 days after the initial posts as a way to capture photographs that were a very good samples of the colors found … Read more
The Santo Domingo del Cerro compound consists as of now of a wedding chapel, galleries, conference center, restaurant, coffee and drinks bar and lots, lots of art strategically placed throughout the entire premises. Since tecolotes, owls, can be found everywhere in and around Antigua Guatemala it comes as no surprise that the tecolote sculptures are … Read more
I am really enjoying taking photos of beautifully illuminated signs and buildings in La Antigua Guatemala. This illuminated owl sign is very close to El Mesón del Obispo sign shown a couple of days ago. Certainly owls are abundant in La Antigua Guatemala. Can you guess how many tecolotes (owls) have appeared in AntiguaDailyPhoto thus … Read more
There seems to be an abundance of tecoltes, owls, around Antigua Guatemala. The reasons you might see lots of tecolotes in Guatemala is because they are considered to bring good fortune and abundance. In Guatemala, tecolotes are also symbols of luck and prosperity. Furthermore, since colonial times, artisans have made ceramic tecolotes as piggy banks; … Read more
Details, details, details. I believe beauty manifests itself in the details. Correct me if I am wrong!