Rainy Season Vistas: Waiting for the Storm to Pass
Well, this afternoon the rains finally arrived and put an end to the heatwave we had been experiencing for the last two …
Antigua Guatemala Rainy Season Post Card — Sheltering from the rain around Parque Central
Luckly there are three large corridors, portales we call them here, around the Plaza Mayor to take shelter while it rains. This …
Antigua Guatemala Rainy Season Post Card — We have the park all to ourselves
Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day: Paraguas for umbrella. By the way, we also use the word sombrilla [shade maker] …
Watch how it rains in Antigua Guatemala’s Central Park
Oh rainy season in Guatemala, six long months of rain is what’s necessary to keep everything green. We have heavy rains and …
Inside the walls of houses from Antigua Guatemala
During the Secrets of Antigua Guatemala photo walk I often encourage people to go inside every restaurant, hotel, shop, cultural center, et …
Rainy Season Vistas: What was she asking?
Who can come up with a creative caption for this picture? Or what kind of story does this image tells you? Also, …
Rainy Thursday of February in Antigua Guatemala
A much needed light right arrived on the afternoon of Thursday in and around Antigua Guatemala. Hopefully, enough to wash away all …
Rainy Sunday Morning in Antigua Guatemala
Even though we have experienced a drought in Guatemala since the canícula, heat wave, on early July, that has brought terrible consequences …
Sheltering from the Rain at the Muni
What to do while it rains? Here are some of the suggestions by our loyal readers. NYChapin: I don’t do much when …
Another Rainy Season Vista from Antigua Guatemala
Here’s another take on the cathedral taken from the municipal building. If you recall, I am taking a certificate course on the …
Last Days of the Rainy Season 2013 in Antigua Guatemala
Wishful thinking, yeah, I know. Anyhow, let us hope these are the last days of the rainy season 2013 which has been …
Things to do while it rains
Here’s what I see with these group of Maya women: Have lunch Continue weaving Gossip a little Tell jokes Make some calls …
Where has everybody gone?
This vista is not a scene from the latest zombie movie of which there’s new one every week, from World War Z …
When it rains, it pours in Antigua Guatemala
The portales, the long corridors, on each side of Parque Central get really crowded when the rain begins falling. People get together …
It’s Raining in Antigua Guatemala
I am not too sure this Guatemalan woman will be singing this popular song to bring on the rain, don’t you agree? …
The remains of the rain
A couple weeks ago I called for the end of the rainy season mistakenly because we had almost ten days without rain. …
In Style for the Rainy Season
Colorful rubber boots are in style in Antigua Guatemala. These stylish and fashionable boots can be found inside the mercado, market. Of …
Colorful Rainy Season Vista
Whoever claims that you can not find rich saturated colors during the rainy season in Antigua Guatemala is lying to you. Don’t …
It’s Umbrella Time in Antigua Guatemala
It’s time for the umbrellas and you probably should buy one in you plan to visit Guatemala for the next 180 days …
Why is Guatemala so Green?
Okay, I will tell you, but please don’t go telling everyone about it. In Guatemala we have a rainy season that lasts …
Typical rainy season vista from Antigua Guatemala
Almost every year I like to do a “typical rainy season vista” from Antigua Guatemala. Today’s photo was captured with the iPhone …
Contemplating the first rains of 2012
Well, it looks like the dry season it’s coming to an abrupt end. 🙁 Joaquin Sabina would ask in a song, ¿Quién …
Garden Under The Rain
Here’s a rainy season vista from A Room With A View. Believe it or not, La Antigua Guatemala always shows its most …
Red and Rain
I am so looking forward to the end of the rainy season. I want blue skies and rich, saturated colors again. 🙁
Them Belgians
There is a lot of activity around Parque Central even when it’s raining. If you pay attention while having a cup of …
Rain Threads
Even though it is difficult to see, these rain threads are an actual record of heavy rains. Boy oh boy, when it …
Umbrella Time Is Here
That’s right, it’s already May, which marks the commencement of the rainy season, thus the umbrella time. We haven’t seen the Sompopos …
Rain in the Dry Season
Okay, I want answers, I want the truth! What are you people up north doing to sabotage our gorgeous, Spring-like, best-time-of-the-year Dry …
A flood of tears over the colonial town
Llanto sobre la ciudad colonial. About four weeks ago I declared that this is The Rainiest Year Ever out of frustration with …
The Rainiest Year Ever
This has to be the rainiest year ever in my entire life. I had never ever seen so much rainfall. After several …
Let It Rain, Let It Rain
Here’s the song thanks to our loyal reader Luis from SF. [audio:http://antiguadailyphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/QueLlueva.mp3|titles=Que llueva, que llueva] Que llueva, que llueva Canción infantil Que …
Rainy Season Vista: Green Umbrella
Today we had the first official rainfall of the rainy season 2009 in La Antigua Guatemala. Even though, yesterday and a few …
Dream of a Sunday Afternoon in Central Park
As much as I like to photograph arches, signs, churches, food, et-cetera; honest, my favorite subject is people. That’s it folks, I’ve …
Office Window View
Here is a little over-sharing, as Miss Jill would say. This is one of the views from our office window into the garden. Here we can see José, our green-thumb gardener waiting for the heavy rain to pass. By the way, rain is one of the most difficult things to photograph. Here I set shutter’s timing at two seconds, holding the camera over the window crate as a tripod, to try to capture the heavy down pour, yet I was only able to show silky lines. I’ve tried to do the same before in the entry Comtemplating the heavy rain with a little better success. We are about one to two weeks from the end of the rainy season.