Sights of Our Times: Walking Through Deserted Streets
Walking is the preferred way to get around Antigua Guatemala as the city still small enough that one can walk from end …
Sights of Our Times: Walking The Dogs
I guess bicycles can be used as another way to ‘walk’ with our dogs and exercise at the same time. Well, I …
Sights of Our Times: Bicycles Are Again a Popular Means of Transportation
As I mentioned last month, bicycles are again quite popular as means of transportation in and around Antigua Guatemala during the pandemic …
Sights of Our Times: Trucks Used As Public Transportation
As I have mention before, public transportation was forbidden at the start of the pandemic Covid-19 in March 16 throughout Guatemala. People …
Sights of Our Times: Waiting for the “Old Normal” Life
I wonder who many of us are waiting futilely for the “old normality” to come back. I know one way or another, …
Sights of Our Times: Gradual Opening of Dining Areas
As part of the gradual aperture phase in Guatemala, coffee shops and restaurants are opening their dining areas making sure they keep …
Sights of Our Times: Public Works Don’t Stop
Everyone is wearing a mask in Antigua Guatemala; municipal employees are no exception. I believe the face mask usage compliance is nearly …
Sights of Our Times: Purified Water Delivery
Here’s your illustrated Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: Garrafón for demijohn. Purified water was deemed to be an essential service and …
Sights of Our Times: Santiago Banners at Antigua’s City Hall
Here’s your illustrated Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: Ayuntamiento for City Hall. Since this year the city of Antigua Guatemala could …
Sights of Our Times: Deserted Tanque de La Unión
Parque de La Unión is one of the most populars parks in Antigua Guatemala with its gorgeous and eye-catching public washbasins and …
Sights of Our Times: Deserted Parque Central
Believe it or not, Parque Central formerly the most crowded park of Antigua Guatemala, now stays deserted, except for the pigeons, of …
Sights of Our Times: Bicycle Riding Through Alameda El Calvario
Bicycles and motorcycles have always been quite popular means of transportation in and around Antigua Guatemala since the distances are short and …
Sights of Our Times: Closed Churches and Temples
Guatemala began a gradual re-opening; reducing the curfew from 6pm-5am to 9pm-4am everyday; no more weekend total lockdowns. Public transportation will start …
Sights of Our Times: Masks, Gloves, Soap and Sanitizing Gel Everywhere
Even though I have focus mostly on the face masks or face coverings, there are other things that we find everywhere, from …
Sights of Our Times: An Uneventful Día de Santiago in Antigua Guatemala
July 25th is the Day of Saint James, Día de Santiago, the patron saint of Antigua Guatemala, formerly known as Santiago de …
Sights of Our Times — Doing Laundry at the Public Washbasins
Even the most mundane activities of our lives have been affected by the pandemic Covid-19, as you can see in this photograph …
Sights of Our Times — Mayan Fabric Masks
Guatemala is world-famous for their colorful and intricate, hand-woven textiles, so it comes as no surprise that masks were with these Mayan …
Sights of Our Times — Masked girls carrying water jars home
Pandemic or not, life moves on and things that are necessary at home must still be procured, such food, medicine and water …
Sights of Our Times — Queue at The Veggie Stand
Queues are part of this new normality. Keeping a healthy physical distance, 1.5 meter at a least, is part of our new …
Sights of Our Times — Pigeons at Parque Central
Parks are still closed so pigeons are the only ones enjoying Parque Central on beautiful sunny morning in Antigua Guatemala. I am …
Sights of Our Times — Exercising During the Pandemic
Exercising is definitely one of the activities that has suffered the most. Gyms are closed in Guatemala. Whenever in public spaces one …
Sights of Our Times — Pruning and weeding with a face mask
As I mentioned yesterday, through Pandemic Photo Project I am sharing images of the new normality for Guatemalans even though we have …
Sights of Our Times — Walking the Dogs
Through the Pandemic Photo Project I have been sharing sights of how the new normality will look like for the short-term and …
Sights of Our Times — Smiles Behind Masks
A chance encounter at the pharmacy provided the opportunity to capture the portraits of these three Mayan women. One of them said …
Sights of Our Times — Hot Tourist Spots Sans Visitors
Finally we have a gradual re-opening date for Guatemala: July 27. The re-opening will be gradual and by municipalities [counties] using a …
Sights of Our Times — Wear Masks Outdoors
Guatemalans are wearing masks in all public spaces, indoors and outdoors, even as in trails in nature, such as seen here where …
Sights of Our Times — Shoe shiners waiting for clients
Just like many ambulant vendors, shoe shiners must find a way to generate some income to put food on the table during …
Sights of Our Times — Nearly Empty Streets
La Calle del Arco, actually 5th avenue, is the landmark street of Antigua Guatemala and certainly always packed with people, except during …
Sights of Our Times — Doing Errands with Masks
Masks are obligatory in Guatemala whenever you head out of your home. Even though masks are a common sight in other parts …
Sights of Our Times — Food Delivery Apps
In Guatemala restaurant food is delivered in motorcycles. Even the food delivery apps use motorcycle drivers with color brand backpacks. Today I …