Here’s a night vista of the Alameda (tree-lined avenue) of El Calvario. In the background you can appreciate one of the stations of the cross and the moon hiding behind the coffee plantation. I like how through the different lights one can see different layers in what would be an otherwise two dimensional image. What … Read more
When was the last time you strolled on Alameda Santa Rosa during the dry season? If you haven’t taken a stroll in the last few weeks, you don’t know what you’re missing.
Here is your Spanish word of the day: Alameda, a tree-lined avenue or boulevard. La Antigua Guatemala has three official alamedas, Alameda del Calvario, Alameda Santa Rosa (near La Merced on 1a calle oriente) and Alameda Santa Lucía, which most people mistakenly call calzada; a paved road. There are not calzadas in Antigua Guatemala. In … Read more