I can’t believe in all these years I have not shared with you fisheye views of all the churches and monasteries in Antigua Guatemala. Of course, we have to start with the most exuberant church of all: Iglesia La Merced in Antigua Guatemala. Enjoy and stay tuned for more fisheye vistas.
This fabulous picture of the sunrise over the Valle de Panchoy, valley of Panchoy, also known as Antigua Guatemala was shared by Federico Rosales-Arzú, a fellow photographer. This panoramic vista was captured around 7am from San Bartolome Milpas Altas, a village near Antigua Guatemala, somewhere between San Lucas and the colonial town. This was a … Read more
For the past month the Antigua Municipality has had cemetery cleaning crews going around the graveyards of the villages of Antigua. Here we see part of cleaning crew of 15 workers at the cemetery of San Pedro Las Huertas when they were almost finished. Next, they were heading to San Cristóbal El Bajo. Slowly but … Read more
The views from the new restaurant Cerro San Cristóbal located at the entrance of the village of San Cristóbal El Alto are simply marvellous. I promise I will come back to do more sunset pictures from this location soon. In the mean time, enjoy this panoramic vista captured with the iPhone.
We are on the last leg of the Winter season on the northern hemisphere, that’s where Antigua Guatemala is located, yet we are already experiencing the wonderful Spring climate that Guatemala is known for. This is the typical morning vistas around Parque Central, main square in Antigua Guatemala, excellent weather, if you ask me, to … Read more
Another goal that I have set for myself for this new year is to make panoramic photographs all the plazas [main squares] of the villages of Antigua Guatemala and surrounding communities and municipalities along the tiny planets that I have already began. With these two new photographic approaches as well as with the on-going series … Read more
In Antigua Guatemala we woke up to this sunny and gorgeous panoramic vista of the volcanoes Agua, Fuego and Acatenago with a comfortable temperate 16ºC/61ºF temperature. Would you like to have this weather every day for Winter? if so, then come on down to Antigua Guatemala where we promise you a daily dose of sunshine … Read more
Not even a week had elapsed since I shared with you the incredible vistas from La Casaca as shown on the post Having Breakfast in Antigua Guatemala when my friend Norman Avila decided to come up to the terrace and make this panoramic vista of Parque Central. We should thank Norman for sharing this unique … Read more
Here’s another panoramic vista taken from Cerro de la Cruz, which shows 3a avenida norte and the handicrafts market of El Carmen in the middle of the photo. I hope you like it, let me know your thoughts.
Before you leave Santo Domingo del Cerro, make sure you make a couple strategic stops, especially around the heliport to take some panoramic pictures from La Antigua Guatemala. In the picture above, we get an bird’s eye view of the Santo Domingo residential neighborhoods, which are located to right, on Calle de los Duelos, of … Read more
Here’s the follow-up photo to yesterday’s Antigua Guatemala’s Grid from Above. If I had taken one more shot to the right of today’s picture I would have covered the entire city. That’s how small La Antigua Guatemala really is. What landmarks can you recognize from this overview shot of La Antigua Guatemala?