Where are the blue skies?
Normally you could see a couple volcanoes in the background and deep blue skies above the tree canopy. Yes, we demand our …
Take My Photo or Simple Rainy Season Vista
Call it synchronicity or better yet, serendipity because that’s the story behind this simple rainy season vista. For a while now I …
Guatemalan Fruit: Pitayas
Pitahaya season is here! A Pitaya (pronounced /pɨˈtaɪ.ə/) or pitahaya (English pronunciation: /ˌpɪtəˈhaɪ.ə/) is the fruit of several cactus species, most importantly …
Mini Cooper in Antigua Guatemala
Is it just me or there’s an influx of English vehicles in Guatemala. Just two weeks ago we saw the Land Rover …
Catholic Decorations: Arcángel San Miguel
For some reason, Arcángel San Miguel is quite popular in Guatemala. Around Antigua Guatemala there at least two communities that carry San …
Catholic Decorations: San Cristóbal
We continue the Catholic Decorations series with an image of San Cristóbal (Saint Christopher). Because Christopher offered protection to travelers and against …
Catholic Decorations: Angel
Angels are, of course, the most often found catholic imagery decoration found in La Antigua Guatemala. The wooden angel above can be …
Catholic Decorations: San Miguel
La Antigua Guatemala has to be most catholic town in Guatemala, heck make that Central America. Nowhere is Catholicism more solidly embedded …
Guatemalan Idiosyncrasies: Carwash
In Guatemala we have certain language idiosyncrasies which throw off other Spanish speakers who visit us. One such language idiosyncrasy is Carwash. …
Smells Like Teen Spirit
The energy and laughs of the teenagers that hang around the Parque Central are contagious. Watching and listening the teens laughter at …
An Open Door Is An Opportunity
That’s right, every open door I encounter is an opportunity to record the inside of what once was a typical house from …
Festival Artes Muy Especiales
The rainy season in Guatemala often plays bad jokes on planned events like weddings and cultural activities. Imagine the cultural event planner …
Rain Threads
Even though it is difficult to see, these rain threads are an actual record of heavy rains. Boy oh boy, when it …
June 17 is Father’s Day in Guatemala
As I said last year, in Guatemala we could and should write the Manifesto against Convenience. Why you ask? Well, can you …
Pearls and Pans
I can almost think of the image above as window conceptual art. The combination of the pearls, the manikins, and the pan …