Sure, often I bring you mundane vistas or things like signs, street stamps and whatnot. This is after all, a website that promise to deliver quotidian vistas from Antigua Guatemala every day. So there, that’s my card blanche to bring you images like today’s; a few people waiting for the bus at the cross roads … Read more
This is what the natural drain canals for Volcán de Agua look like once the rainy season is under way and the volcano becomes a huge funnel capturing so much of the downpour. No wonder Volcán de Agua (Water Volcano) has agua part of its name. I promise I will come back to take a … Read more
I just love it when photographs walk or ride into my viewfinder. Better yet, when they even call on me to take their photograph. This was the case for the picture above as I was composing the shot to include the fountain to one side, the Agua volcano between the trees, enough red floor tiles … Read more
It’s good to see the natural drains for Volcán de Agua sort of clean since the rainy season will soon begin discharging enormous amounts of water all around Guatemala and Water Volcano is a natural formation that accumulates lots of water, thus its name, and often the excess water runs down the natural drain channels. … Read more
Honest, what’s not to like about the dry season? Clear skies, crisp and cool temperatures and the most enchanting light are the norm during the dry season. If you haven’t been to Guatemala during the dry season, you have been missing the best possible Guatemala. You’ve gotta fix that! El Cristo Negro de Esquipulas aside: … Read more
Believe it or not, in Antigua Guatemala we can sense the dry season is approaching. Take the picture above for instance, it was taken after we had some rain. In my Diarios del Móvil (Mobile Dairy) I commented that I can smell the end of the rainy season in Antigua Guatemala and some people in … Read more
The colossal volcano that stands to the south of Antigua Guatemala is known at present as Volcán de Agua, but before it was known as Hunajpú (yes, there many spellings). Hunahpú is the twin brother of Ixbalanqué as told in the Popol Vuh, sort of the Mayan Bible, the two Maya hero twins. If you … Read more
Wow, time flies by; I just realized I have not shared a wallpaper with you since the Earth Day Wallpaper From Antigua Guatemala on April 22. Let’s fix that right away. I took this photo earlier this morning driven by the Stephanie’s comment on Blink And The World Will Change: Thanks for using the maximum … Read more
Sometimes, every once in a while I need to report how wonderful weather is in La Antigua Guatemala: Today and tomorrow will be windy and sunny. Here’s the view from my studio. The wind chimes provide the sound track for the weekend. I know, life is good! 😉
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
Without the least intention of bragging (sure, Rudy, whatever you say), I would like to share with you our window view from our home studio from where AntiguaDailyPhoto gets published! 😉 This photo first appeared in the Antigua News Tweets stream located on the sidebar, below the Support our efforts menu; yes right there to … Read more
The view above of Volcán de Agua is from our studio’s window and balcony. I said before, in many listings for rent or sell of houses around Antigua, you often find the “panoramic view of volcanoes” among the top selling arguments. In our home we can brag about having more than a room with a … Read more
Day one of year four. On the first anniversary of La Antigua Guatemala I shared my goal with you: My idea was to show the good, the bad and the ugly of this colonial town. I did not want to make a touristic site for the most popular touristic destination in Central America. La Antigua … Read more
Yesterday’s shot of the Arch of Santa Catalina was taken from the South looking towards the North, with the main dome of Iglesia de La Merced being framed by the arch itself. Today’s vista shows you a view in the opposite direction. From underneath the Arco de Santa Catalina looking South, towards Volcán de Agua … Read more
Peak-a-boo! Boy, today was for sure a good day to be on a tree since the land kept on shaking all day long. I believe there were over 7 tremors over 20 tremors that felt around Guatemala City and La Antigua Guatemala. Check out the #temblorgt trend in Twitter to see all the seismic activity … Read more