I really like sharing the best spots to capture the mystical light of the blue hour in Antigua Guatemala during the photo walks I lead in this charming town. In the picture above, we were waiting for Fuego volcano to erupt to add a fumarole to the landscape vista as seen from Tanque de la … Read more
Today I am sharing some the vibrant colors and typical vistas from Antigua Guatemala. Enjoy!
As I mentioned last week, with the cold winds of the dry season we get clear skylines which allow us to see the constant eruptions of Volcán de Fuego much more often. This is one such eruption framed through one of the arches of Pilas de Santa Clara, better known as Tanque de La Unión. … Read more
Yesterday we took a look south to see the colossal Volcán de Agua towering over the colonial city of Antigua Guatemala. Today we turn our sight southwest slightly to see the hyperactive Volcán de Fuego and the slightly taller and with two-crater Volcán Acatenango. By the way, Volcano Acatenango is not inactive; last time it … Read more
During the dry season, when there are less clouds in the skyline, one can really appreciate the continuous eruptions of Volcán de Fuego. This framed vista of Fuego erupting was made during a recent photo walk where I was sharing some of my best spots to photograph the hyperactive Fuego volcano.
In the background you can see one of the many constant eruptions of Volcano Fuego adding some tension to a picture of tranquility. For 231 years the Real Palacio de los Capitanes was the headquarters of the Spanish army “defending” Central America. Built in 1543, as most edifies around the main square, the Palacio de … Read more
Here’s a photograph of Volcán Fuego latest large eruptions on Friday and Saturday. As many of you know, volcano Fuego, the active volcano located southwest of Antigua Guatemala, is constantly active with minor eruptions throughout the day. Often enough, though, Fuego goes into show off mode, sending lava and ash high up into the sky. … Read more
Tonight I was fortunate to have the company of Guatemalan filmmaker Luis Argueta and producer Bea Gallardo Shaul while as we drove around looking for the best angles and perspectives to capture the eruptions of volcano Fuego while trying to include location landmarks and context. Here’s a small gallery of some of the images we … Read more
Oh Fuego is such a show-off. I guess volcano Fuego didn’t get enough attention when it was growing up. Did you know Guatemala has three active volcanoes, Santiaguito, Pacaya and Fuego. Volcano Pacaya is located south of Guatemala City and that’s the volcano that most visitors climb when they come to Guatemala. Santiaguito is near … Read more
In Antigua Guatemala we woke up to this sunny and gorgeous panoramic vista of the volcanoes Agua, Fuego and Acatenago with a comfortable temperate 16ºC/61ºF temperature. Would you like to have this weather every day for Winter? if so, then come on down to Antigua Guatemala where we promise you a daily dose of sunshine … Read more
