As I said the other day, for the foreseeable future my new goal is to try to only share beautiful, sunny and colorful images to try to uplift the spirits and bring a little hope in these critical times. Once again, I’m also sending y’all the best vibes from Antigua Guatemala! It is Time for … Read more
Kites hanging off trees, balconies and electric posts are, of course, another typical vista of the dry season. By the way, Guatemalan kites are made very inexpensively with biodegradable materials and although you can buy them for less than a dollar, many kids choose to build them themselves. BLACK FRIDAY PHOTOGRAPHY SESSIONS 50% OFF SALE … Read more
Here’s a typical vista from the mornings around Antigua Guatemala during the rainy season. As you can see, clear skies with some clouds forming. Nice, very nice mornings indeed. The temperature of the air in the mornings is around 16°C/61°F with a humidity around 85% to 90%, especially if it rained the night before. However, … Read more
In case you didn’t know, on Thursday night we had rain falling in Guatemala which caused most peaks above 3,700 meters to acquire cap of snow; by the way, that’s 12,200 feet for those of you who still live in a place where the metric system is not in place yet. The skies around Antigua … Read more
What time do you think is the magic hour to enjoy the best view of the volcanoes Fuego and Acatenango? p.s. We begin the countdown to the end of the world according to the Maya; are you ready for it?
Here's another wallpaper for your iPad, tablet or laptop of volcanoes Fuego and Acatenango taken from a coffee plantation in San Pedro Las Huertas, Antigua Guatemala. What you're seeing In the foreground are the branches of the gravileas trees which provide shadow to the coffee bushes. Enjoy!
Yes, this is the rainy season in Antigua Guatemala. If you have followed AntiguaDailyPhoto for a while you would know that I don’t like the rainy season too much, except for this gorgeous temperate rainy season with clear skies and agreeable weather in the morning and some light rains in the late afternoons or nights. … Read more
Believe it or not, this also a typical vista from Antigua Guatemala during the rainy season. So, yes we often get pleasant weather conditions even during the rainy days. The photo above was taken in Ciudad Vieja with an iPhone a few days ago. I like the rhythm of this image, don’t exactly know why, … Read more
If you manage to get to rooftop of a house in Antigua Guatemala, you could get a panoramic vista of volcanoes Agua, Fuego and Acatenango (left to right). If you’re lucky enough to have a poniente vista (that’s looking west) you might also be able to enjoy glorious sunsets during the dry season, and electrifying … Read more
As you may know, here in La Antigua Guatemala, like in many places, on odd-numbered avenues traffic runs North and on even-numbered avenues traffic flows South. How many places North of Antigua Guatemala do you know where you can have these landscape views? Can you guess which place I’m referring to? How do you get … Read more
In my never endless pursuit of bringing your familiar vistas from unfamiliar perspectives I present to you volcanoes Fuego and Acatenango as seen from San Felipe de Jesús. I know MO will be happy to comment on the omnipresent electric wires, but how about you, what you think? Have you seen the volcanoes from this … Read more
About three years ago while doing a job with the terrible weather conditions I was able to capture this sunrise vista which is one of the few photos that saved the trip for me. 🙂 text and photo by Arturo Godoy.
Can you have too many shots of La Antigua Guatemala’s volcanoes? I think not. This one was taken from the rooftop view of Hotel Centro Colonial Antigua. I think the railings along the terrace offer an interesting perspective and great “leading lines” for the photograph. Just yesterday I was headed to Antigua Gardens with a … Read more
I figure that when one decides to name something is the set it apart from the rest, right? So, why would name a school Escuela Oficial Rural Mixta (Mixed Co-ed Rural Oficial School)? Come on, it is like naming your kid ‘John Doe’ (no offense to John Does of the world). Those four words are … Read more