Once again Parque Central is looking radiant for the Christmas season with the help of over 200,000 lights. It is a very wonderful experience to seat at bench and watch people and look at serendipity at work. Hones, this is too much of a good thing. Come and enjoy it for yourself!
Parque Central, or Central Park, is the heart of Antigua Guatemala. And just as any heart, it pumps fresh new blood through out our colonial town. At Plaza Mayor, Main Square, the official name, one can watch people and see how stories develop. There is always a bench or shaded area to watch the interaction … Read more
Here’s your Guatemalan-Spanish word of the day: Chamusca, an informal football match. All you need is a few friends or visitors, a dirt field or park and a fútbol ball to build life-long relationships. In this picture, you can see how the shoe-shine kids take a break from work, leave their wooden shoe-shine boxes on … Read more
I am guilty as charged: I don’t show enough movement in Antigua Guatemala. To fix that, I will begin a series of long exposure photographs to capture movement in Antigua Guatemala. Often, I prefer to focus in the aperture setting of the camera and only a few times I play with the shutter speed to … Read more
Here’s your Spanish word of the day: Burbujas or bubbles. Such simple game to play with kids and adults alike in Antigua Guatemala’s main square. So inexpensive as well and not batteries are required. I believe that as often as possible we should unplug to enjoy the simple pleasures of life. By the way, sometimes … Read more
People watching while sun-bathing are about the most enjoyable activities to do for free in Antigua Guatemala. Can you recall when was the last time you had the chance to seat at a bench in Parque Central and just do nothing while enjoying the warm sun and watch people coming and going?
This picture of two Guatemalan young women laughing so hard at the main square of Antigua Guatemala is my most recent capture during the Antigua Photo Walk I lead last Saturday. These two girls were taking a break from selling the Guatemalan candy known as turrón [post coming up soon] when I approached them to … Read more
As I explained yesterday, I began the tree silhouette series even before I was even aware I was doing it. Sometimes it happens that way. Today’s picture of the silhouette of a tree a parque central was captured with the help of an 8mm fish eye lens. Often times the distortion of the fish eye … Read more
Here’s what the main square of Antigua Guatemala looks like on a typical day of the rainy season. Even though is an overcast day, you can still get some sunshine during the day, most days. By the way, this is what a day in our horrible weather looks like. I have made some plans to … Read more
Tomorrow AntiguaDailyPhoto will be celebrating 8 years of daily multimedia updates from and around Antigua Guatemala. Come and celebrate and let us know what are your favourite photos and posts. I read somewhere that one of the longest relationships one can have is with your siblings, often longer than with our parents. Here I was … Read more
I wonder how many things one can do at Parque Central. I have shared several dozen activities through out the years, I think, but guitar lessons even surprised me. How about you, what’s the strangest thing you have seen at the main square of Antigua Guatemala?
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
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
There are over 200,000 lights over the trees of La Antigua’s main square. These are the main Christmas lights decorations you will find in Antigua Guatemala. These Christmas lights will illuminate the Parque Central during the Navidad season. For extra bonus points, what date is Christmas season over in La Antigua Guatemala?
As you may already know, Parque Central in Antigua Guatemala is the premier venue to catch free culture events, such as this marimba concert. I believe this concert as part of a larger celebration for Bantrab or Banco de los Trabajadores, Workers Bank for you anglophones. Too bad I could not stay to see the … Read more