The canicula [the heat wave] is over and the rains are back. Today I share a vista of the Parrish of San Pedro Las Huertas as seen through the rain drops on a windshield. Enjoy!
Slowly but surely the rains are coming in to Guatemala. We had some sporadic rains at the end of April and few more this first week of May. As some of you may already know, the rain season in Antigua Guatemala spans the months of May through October, even early November. You can see the … Read more
Even during the rainy season that spans from May through early November, we get to enjoy sunshine bathed evergreen gardens with flowers in bloom. In fact, in Antigua Guatemala we get to enjoy the sunshine and vibrant gardens with the ever-present flowers everyday of the year.
Overcast skies are the typical vistas during the rainy season. However, believe it or not, even during the rainy season, we get a few hours of sunshine every day. Of course, if you place something colorful or interesting in the frame, you can still deliver an attractive photograph. When is the rainy season in your … Read more
It’s been over a week of stormy weather with skies completely covered. In fact, we have barely seen, if at all, the blue sky, the sun or the volcanoes Agua, Fuego and Acatenango. In today’s picture, the top half of the frame should be filled with the colossal Agua volcano as shown here. It all … Read more
Rain or shine, La Antigua Guatemala offers magnificent vistas to enchant you at every corner. Here’s, for instance, a post card view of Pilas de Santa Clara, better known as Tanque de la Unión taken at twilight during a rainy evening. Enjoy!
Today’s panoramic picture was taken from the second floor of Palacio del Ayuntamiento, better known now as la Muni; short for Municipalidad. In Guatemala the rainy season spans from May to October. Even though we got a few rains in April and sometimes a few more rains in October, in general we can be certain … Read more
Yes. But we are so close to the dry season, I can even smell it. Of course, there are many crazy people who love the rain; I know, unbelievable right? Anyhow, for these people I make an effort to go out during the rainy season and make some photos; like today’s of two Maya women … Read more
Starting on May 1st, I look up to sky and ask, “is the rainy season over yet?” I do this the first days of the following months. It’s a tortuous exercise, I know, like every one else as well, that only until November, maybe, the answer will be yes. Well, it doesn’t hurt to ask, … Read more
During the rainy season you also have worry about the rivers and lagoons that show up instantaneously on the streets of La Antigua Guatemala. Sometimes the lagoons are so deeps that not even chicken busses can cross them. For pedestrians with umbrellas, the rivers running over the cobblestones make it difficult to even cross the … Read more
The rainy season started the first days of May and it looks like there will be some very copious rainy months. This means I have 5 more months of rains to make some of the best rainy season vistas you have ever seen here in eleven years. I wish I had a rain coat though.
This is it, we’re at the end of the rainy season. Soon the weather gods will give us the most beautiful light and temperate weather. It’s time to come and visit Antigua Guatemala. Soon, we will also start the most colourful festivities of the year, starting with All Saints Day and Day of the Dead.
Once again it seems like it’s going to be a very dry year in Antigua Guatemala. We still have September, hurricane season month, to get some rains. Of course, I am not complaining as many of you know, my favourite season is the dry season. Anyhow, this is what sunrises look like in Antigua Guatemala. … Read more
Luckly there are three large corridors, portales we call them here, around the Plaza Mayor to take shelter while it rains. This is what the portal del ayuntamiento looks like when the heavy rains fall on the main square. Some folks take advantage of these rain breaks to chat with other people or to have … Read more
Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day: Paraguas for umbrella. By the way, we also use the word sombrilla [shade maker] interchangeably for paraguas in most cases and I am sure in some Spanish specking countries one is used more often than the other. Take a photographic tour through the over 50 rainy season … Read more