rainy season

Inside the walls of houses from Antigua Guatemala

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During the Secrets of Antigua Guatemala photo walk I often encourage people to go inside every restaurant, hotel, shop, cultural center, et cetera, to get an idea of what the former houses and homes looked like inside not long ago. If you fail to this, you leave Antigua Guatemala with only 20% of the beauty … Read more

Rainy Season Vistas from Antigua Guatemala

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La Antigua Guatemala is a very small town, less than one squared mile, about 10 blocks in the longest dimension. You could walk from one edge to the other edge in less than one hour. So, where do you find this curved street? Follow the white rabbit to » many more rainy season vistas from … Read more

Driest Rainy Season Ever in Antigua Guatemala

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© Driest Rainy Season Ever in Antigua Guatemala by Rudy Giron

This a typical vista during the dry season, normally November through April. This year however, this is the sort of vista one can expect during the rainy season, May through October. I believe this is the second year in a row where we are experiencing droughts in and around Antigua Guatemala. Is it raining where … Read more

Strong Rain and Lighting Storm in Antigua Guatemala

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On the last day of September we experience one of the heaviest storms of the season. There was rain flying in every direction because of the strong winds. There goes September and with it the rains; well, sort of, we might still have another 31 days of rain. I was able to capture this picture … Read more

Typical Morning Vistas from Antigua Guatemala During the Rainy Season

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Here’s a typical vista from the mornings around Antigua Guatemala during the rainy season. As you can see, clear skies with some clouds forming. Nice, very nice mornings indeed. The temperature of the air in the mornings is around 16°C/61°F with a humidity around 85% to 90%, especially if it rained the night before. However, … Read more

Typical Rainy Season Vistas from Antigua Guatemala

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Believe or not, there are some benefits to the rainy season in Guatemala. For one, because the rainy season engulfs the hot weather of Spring, Summer and Autumn, our Summer is actually very comfortable to the point that most Guatemalans actually call it Winter. The rainy season also brings all the necessary water for everything … Read more

Sunbathing during the rainy season in Antigua Guatemala

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That’s right, I said THE rainy season, or invierno (winter) as most people call the rainy season in Guatemala. I thought of the rainy season in other parts of the world, such as England or the winter in Canada, when I saw this girl enjoying the sun with such carefree pleasure and I figured I … Read more

Typical Rainy Season Vista in Antigua Guatemala

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Typical Rainy Season Vista in Antigua Guatemala

In case you haven’t noticed, we embarked on a Rainy Season Vistas series starting a few days back. This whole week I will posting rainy season vistas, it’s my personal challenge to find beautiful and intriguing imagery from the rainy season. Today’s entry for instance can be replicated in just about all the ruins and … Read more

Rainy Season Vista from Around Antigua Guatemala

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Rainy Season Vista from Around Antigua Guatemala by Rudy Girón

As many of you know, I really really like the dry season because of the quality and color of its light, the cooler temperatures and because the best festivities are usually during the dry season. However, I believe that whenever you can find a glimpse of light, you can find something to photograph. In this … Read more