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I am so looking forward to the end of the rainy season. I want blue skies and rich, saturated colors again.
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The moment one gives close attention to any thing, even a blade of grass, it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself. ?Henry Miller As every first of the month, AntiguaDailyPhoto is participating on the theme day organized by DailyPhoto community. Mystery Object was …
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En: kuro billy - 30/09/2011
Como que ya es hora de escribir nuevamente algo sobre Guatemala, de vez en cuando tratare de escribir  sobre alguna de leyendas famosas de Guate. En esta ocasión voy hablar sobre el CADEJO. El cadejo es perro mítico que se les aparece a las personas que caminan solos a altas horas de la noche. …
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Guatemala’s largest photo festival Foto?30 is a coordinated effort to have 30 days, the full month of September, dedicated to photography exhibits. As in previous years, Foto?30 has a central theme, Nation for 2011. The photos shown here are for the set up of A 2 Caras photo exhibit at El Sitio …
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It’s been a while since I posted something in the Vegetarian category. I can honestly say that nowadays it is easier to be a vegetarian and dine out in La Antigua Guatemala. There are many restaurants that cater for the meat-free crowd. Sometimes it is only a few dishes like a miso soup or vegetarian …
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En: kuro billy - 29/09/2011
Nunca habia viajado en avion, nunca habia viajado al extrajero , realmente estaba preocupado, no sabia que me esperaba. Buen a eso de las 10 de la mañana sali de mi casa, llegue al aeropuerto como a las 11, realmente no sabia el procedimiento asi que fui a preguntar, me costo encontrar el lugar donde …
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One of the most important goals of the Daily Photo community is to show how different or similar daily life can be through out the cities around the world. Trash collecting for instance is something that happens in most urban communities, but how they collect the trash is not. In Guatemala for instance, …
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Pantempters Steel Orchestra is Belize’s most dynamic and entertaining steel band and they played this past weekend at the stage next to the Cathedral. The Pantempters Steel Orchestra first begun in 1992 as a university steel band at the University College of Belize, under the directorship of the …
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En: kuro billy - 27/09/2011
Bueno perdon por la ausencia durante este tiempo,  estaba bien ocupado  pero ya estoy de vuelta con muchas historias y lugares que mostrarles. Bueno para empezar con buen paso, voy a contarles sobre mi gran aventura de Japón.Bueno voy hacer una pequeña reseña de como llegue hasta aquí. …
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Los Bomberos Voluntarios (Voluntary Fire Deparment) were giving demonstration of equipment outside of the Capuchinas Ruins this weekend. It looks like the kids were having a blast with the water hose, although the little boy seemed a bit reluctant to take charge of the water hose all by himself. By the …
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In La Antigua Guatemala there is an appreciation for rustic walls. If you visit the post Let me show you my guts, you can see a beautiful rustic and bare stone wall. If you then head over to New houses that look old to see how brand new walls are left expose so that the [...]
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Oftentimes we do things driven by the unconscious mind and that’s why is very difficult to have the coherent answers for them. In photography as in art, the unconscious mind manifests itself often through imagery we only have vague feelings about; gut feelings really. Unconscious George Bernard …
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… as seen at Héctor’s restaurant, which by the way turned 4 years old this week. Congratulations Héctor for this extraordinary achievement and for four years of wonderful, delicious cuisine. Hey Héctor, don’t you think it’s about time you name your restaurant or should we continue …
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You may or may not know this: Guatemala is divided politically in Departamentos which are the equivalent of States or Provinces in other parts of the world. La Antigua Guatemala is the capital for the Departamento de Sacatepéquez. I share this fact with you so you can have an idea of the relevance of …
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So, what would you like for postre (dessert) today? Here are two choices based on fruits very popular in Guatemala: Bananas and Peaches. Bananas, of course, can be found in Guatemala all year long; that’s just one of the benefits of having been a Banana Republic. By the way, the bananas are tempura …
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Real estate development is moving so fast that it seems that every time I blink there’s a new colonia (neighborhood), house, building or even entire commercial centers like the one pictured above. Panorama is short for San Pedro El Panorama, a village about 2 km from Antigua Guatemala on the road …
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Because I am a politically correct person I will say that Guatemala is one of major recycling centers for things discarded in the good old U.S.A. I will say that Guatemalans give a second life to things dumped by estadounidenses (Unitedstatians) and Canadians to a lesser degree. I have talked about this …
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Awakening The morning of your first life: You arise, awestruck by the dream. The air is poignant with mystery and promise. Golden Light floods your heart. You are Awakening. Source: Poetry for Bubble Photographs by John Searles
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There is a lot of activity around Parque Central even when it’s raining. If you pay attention while having a cup of coffee at Café Barista you can even spot a Belgian car on the street or other unexpected things. This was interesting, as it is every once in a while when unexpected things show …
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Guatemala has many traditions that have remained until now and will hopefully remain for centuries to come. One, as you already know are the rich colors found in foods, landscapes, nature, textiles, walls, etc., and even in ideas. Have you heard of Incaparina? It was invented by a Guatemalan to fight …
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Even Google celebrated Guatemala’s Independence 2011 with a Doodle. Also, President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sent their congratulatory remarks to the people of Guatemala: On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I congratulate the people of Guatemala …
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Okay, so we agreed that the official blue color of the Guatemalan flag should brilliant blue or celestial blue code ISCC-NBS 177 according to Decreto 104-97 [PDF] and as noted for a second or third time in the archives of AntiguaDailyPhoto. However, I’d say that the shade of blue really depends …
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A couple of weeks ago as I checked in at the Plaza Mayor (Main Square) with Foursquare, I mentioned that everyone was missing the relaxing murmur of the Mermaids fountain. At the time I made the commentary in Foursquare and Facebook I didn’t know that the water pump was broken. Luckily, Elizabeth …
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I don’t know if it was my imagination, but I saw a lot more people in this election than in the elections four years ago. A finger marked with indelible ink is the proof you have voted in the Guatemalan General Elections. Above a marked finger in front of one of the voting centers in [...]
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