Almost every year I like to do a “typical rainy season vista” from Antigua Guatemala. Today’s photo was captured with the iPhone while the streets were almost empty because almost everyone was watching the game between the Barça and Real Madrid football clubs. Read Barça and Real Madrid Fever in Antigua Guatemala to understand how … Read more
I am sorry to bring the sad news to you on a “Friday the 13th.” but as we say in Spanish, “Al mal paso darle prisa” (Best to get it over and done with), the dry season is over! Yes, my dear friends, gone are the nice dry days with beautiful photographic light. So if … Read more
I am so looking forward to the end of the rainy season. I want blue skies and rich, saturated colors again. 🙁
Nylon becomes ubiquituos in Guatemala during the rainy season. Nylon is quite possibly the cheapest protection one can buy against the rain. You can even find nylon capes everywhere. The picture above was taken at El Carmen handicraft outdoor market which appears like magic on the weekends on the street in front of El Carmen … Read more
Don’t be fool by all recent posts; we’re in the middle of the rainy days. This photo shows the clouds moving in from the east, a heavy downpour that was pounding hard Guatemala City with hail storm. Some people love the rainy season in Guatemala; others, like myself, prefer the dry season. Nevertheless, the rainy … Read more
Call it synchronicity or better yet, serendipity because that’s the story behind this simple rainy season vista. For a while now I have decided I wanted to take a photograph of a corner while leaving enough of the perpendicular street and the next block on the frame to make an interesting composition. Think of it … Read more
Here’s a follow up image to Rain Drops, which because of the extreme close-up was unclear that you were looking at a chili. Today’s image also shows you the benefits that come with the rainy season, an abundance of green and the fruits of Earth. Have you ever wonder why Guatemala is so exuberant green?
What better way to capture the beauty of the rainy season than with rain drops?
I have decided that instead of complaining about the horrible light and photographic conditions of the rainy season I am going to take it as a challenge to capture its beauty and strength as well as its effects. I know I can if I set myself to do it since already I have had some … Read more
Here’s the song thanks to our loyal reader Luis from SF. [audio:https://antiguadailyphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/QueLlueva.mp3|titles=Que llueva, que llueva] Que llueva, que llueva Canción infantil Que llueva, que llueva La Virgen de la Cueva Los pajaritos cantan, Las nubes se levantan. ¡Que sí, que no, que caiga un chaparrón! Que siga lloviendo, Los pájaros corriendo Florezca la pradera Al … Read more
The 2009 rainy season that officially began on April 24 is now over. Nevertheless, before the end, we received 1″ (over 25 mm) of rain between Fridays and Saturday. These last rains were caused by the Hurricane Ida. Hurricane is one of the few Mayan words that have made it into the global scene. In … Read more
Touring around Guatemala can be tough during the rainy season, but it can be done… nothing a good raincoat and an umbrella can not solve.
Even backpackers have to add an umbrella to their arsenal while traveling in Guatemala during the rainy season.