I would venture to say that these two colors are the most often used to paint the façades of houses and buildings through out this enchanting town… TAP to see the full photo and the official Cartilla del Color of La Antigua Guatemala.
Here’s a follow up to Corre Carlos Corre published back in 2012. Once again, there’s a kid running, in this case with red wall, rojo Santo Domingo to be precise, as backdrop. With this one, there are three Run Lolo Run posts in the archives. Enjoy them all!
Rojo Santo Domingo is another popular color from the Antigua Guatemala palette. Even more so than Rojo Concepción. Another rojo shade you see all over town is the “no parking zone” red, although this is not an official colonial palette color. Can you guess where was this photograph taken?
In case you were wondering why the color of the houses repeat so often in La Antigua Guatemala, well, here’s the answer. There is an official color palette with ten possible options. There are two rojos, reds, rojo Concepción and rojo Santo Domingo; two light blues, Celeste Colonial and Celeste Santiago; four yellows: Amarillo Jocotenango, … Read more