As explained last year, velaciones, vigils, are a very important tradition during Lent and Holy Week in Antigua Guatemala. Velaciones are altars or shrines made for the catholic figures that later on will be on top of the floats, andas in Guatemalan Spanish, which are the nucleus of the processions. The velación shown here was … Read more
Here’s my second attempt at capturing the new looks of the façade of the gothic church in San Felipe de Jesús, the village to the northwest of Antigua Guatemala and home to Finca Filadelfia, which was recently renovated. I tried a new angle and orientation to highlight the gothic architecture of this parish. Below you … Read more
It was almost a decade since this parish was last painted, the only gothic church in and around Antigua Guatemala. I will try to make new photos with the sunset light to get the rich warm colors to pop out and with better perspective. Stay tune! Hacía casi diez años desde la última vez que … Read more
San Felipe de Jesús is just a small town next to La Antigua Guatemala, which has its own particularities. San Felipe’s church is gothic, its market is cozy, there are many options to have some delicious food… So, why not pay a visit to San Felipe on a Saturday or Sunday? I guess I am … Read more
Boy oh boy, the things I do to bring you first-hand, eye-witness coverage daily from La Antigua Guatemala. I’ve done the unthinkable, I threw myself into the zip lines of the Antigua Canopy Tours inside the coffee plantation Finca Filadelfia so you can have an idea of what to expect next time you come to … Read more