Here’s your Spanish word of the day: Dulcería or candy store. La Dulcería de Doña María Gordillo is quite possibly the most well-known candy store in La Antigua Guatemala. As I stated back in 2006, this candy store has been reviewed and profiled in numerous magazines and newspapers. The land and house where is located … Read more
Guatemalan handicrafts are another popular store front in many of the shops around La Antigua Guatemala. That’s why it could be absent from the “Pase adelante” or “Come in” analog film project. This picture is the typical vista of the kind merchandise one can find at this shops. What are your thoughts with what you … Read more
If you are looking for a music store, Casa Gómez-Ovalle is the place to go in La Antigua Guatemala. This music store is located on the north-west corner of Parque Central. Honestly, I don’t know how they can make a living selling guitar and music instruments in such a tiny town as La Antigua Guatemala, … Read more
Another great venue to enjoy a bottle of wine is Almacen Troccoli, established in 1903, in La Antigua Guatemala. With an Italian atmosphere, full of sights of the old continent and better times gone by, Almacen Teoccoli provides an enchanting ambience where one can really enjoy a cup of wine, a few steps from Central … Read more
If you have followed the daily updates from AntiguaDailyPhoto for a while, you will know that I like this photographic aspects of this wine and tobacco shop on Calle del Arco. The offering is simple, wine and cigars, all around a table. You can buy wine by the cup or by the bottle. They also … Read more
Of course, a sampling of the Guatemalan food as seen from the doorway of La Cuevita of Los Urquizú could not be missing. Most of the dishes on the foreground are what I have called Mayan curries, which we call here recados, thick sauces, such as jocón, revolcado, hilachas, subanik, kakik, pulique, frijoles blancos and … Read more
Here’s your Spanish word of the day: Ferretería or hardware store. In Guatemala ferreterias are quite popular and almost every town has at least one, but often many more than one. La Antigua Guatemala is not an exception and even the villages around town have ferreterias. For instance, San Pedro Las Huertas has at least … Read more
Here’s another picture from the series “Pase Adelante” of 24 frames of film with the typical convenience store, tiendas we call them in Guatemala. Tiendas usually carry the most often needed items, soda drinks, junk food next to vegetables and fruits. Sometimes they also sell freshly-baked bread twice a day, morning and afternoon. Here’s a … Read more
We continue the series “Pase Adelante” of 24 frames of film with the iconic store La Tienda de Doña Gavi. This tiny tiendita offering a million things is quite dark and lit with dim lights and candles, that’s why you see a lot grain from the ASA 400 film. If you have not visited La … Read more
As I have mentioned before, Tretto Caffé is owned and ran by a very young barista with lots of passion for the ultimate cup of coffee. If you want your coffee right away, Tretto Caffé is not for you. On the other hand, if you’re looking for one of the best cups of coffee in … Read more
If you like coffee, Antigua Guatemala is the place to be. There are many good baristas and coffee shop around town. Here, for instance, we see all the different coffee presses and drips available at at coffee shop near La Bodegona. How many of these coffee makers are you familiar with? This pictures is part … Read more
This picture shows a shop that sells DVD films and two arcade game machines for rent from Ciudad Vieja. During May I was walking around with a film camera loaded with an expired roll of Fujifilm Superia X-tra 400 color film from 2001. The theme was entitled “Pase adelante” or “Come in” which is what … Read more