Wednesday, August 9
We have upgraded this site to Wordpress
NOW GO TO antiguadailyphoto.com
We have upgraded this site to Wordpress. You are visiting the archived copy I put here for nostalgic reason or for those who are looking for the original site for Antigua Guatemala Daily Photo.
This old archived copy will never be updated again. Please visit the main site now for updates and new information about La Antigua Guatemala. The address is below:
www.antiguadailyphoto.com
Also, please remember to update your links and bookmarks. Sincerely,
Rudy Girón
Tu tienes razon en relation con mi site que no pueden commentar los que no tienen "blogger.com" pero por el momento no se commo puedo cambiar lo. Pero intento a buscar lo.
Tus fotos me encantan muchisimo.
Buenos dias desde Ioannina, Greece.
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Tuesday, August 8
Maid and door in Antigua
We can derive three facts about Antigua from this photo. 1: Maids wear an apron all day long. 2: Many doorways in Antigua have one or two lamps to the sides. 3: Many doors in Antigua are framed by concrete and plants.
Cxx
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Monday, August 7
Antigua's doorways: why are the doors so big
If you have paid any attention to doors that have appeared on this site, you might have asked yourself, are Guatemalans giants? Quite the opposite should be the answer for most Guatemalans. People here start drinking coffee at a very early age and thus do not grow very tall. So, why do Guatemalans in Antigua have big doors? so they can enter the house mounted on the horse. That is right, I said horse. Not many people come into their homes riding on their horses at present time, but if you remember this is a colonial town and in colonial times that was how people came into the houses.
-Kim, Seattle Daily Photo
Kim, did you notice the little child in the picture? There is a little girl next to woman.
Louise: You do not a horse to make use of these large doors, as you can see, people have made smaller doors, sometimes within the big door.
Pamela: Likewise, I too learn through the publication of this blog. Although I did know about coffee and growth since High School. You can check the caffeine frequently asked questions below.
Caffeine FAQ
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Sunday, August 6
Contemplating the heavy rain
On July 2nd, I told you that because all the positive feedback and comments I have received so far, I had decided to purchase a Canon Powershot A620 so I could take better photos or at least take the photos that way I choose. Well, I have to admit that I have taken most photos in assistive mode, but with this camera I have the option to take full control over the process; like I did on this photo. Rain is very difficult to capture and you have to use a very slow shutter to be able to show it. This day, the rain was very heavy, yet I had to use a 1/50 to 1/30 shutter speed to make it show on the photo. There is one more photo which shows the rain as silk.
Don't forget that tomorrow I will start the Antigua's Door Series. For other doors around the planet, please, visit Doorways Around the World.
Great Picture.
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Saturday, August 5
Izote tree with branches
Patsy found this tree very interesting. It is called Palo de Izote and it is related to the Joshua Tree. I have posted several photos where the tree shows up; click on the following links to see the photos (f1, f2, f3).
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Friday, August 4
Knocking on heaven's door
I am prettry sure this is not what Bob Dylan had in mind when he wrote his now famous song. Marie has a fascination for the doorways around the world, I can tell you I get my kicks for the door knockers on Antigua's doors. Okay, next week I will do Antigua doors series and a little history and inside information about the doors. I hope you don't think is boring. I will start collecting door knockers for future series.
My apologies for posting so late today. Difficult day, we all have them.
like this web site have shown ( http://www.mfbm.com.hk/product_catalogue/chi_ceramics/bronze_ware.html )
But the lions on it just look different, I though it's because there were no lions in China in the ancient periods.
P.S. I love your side, and the photos on it.^^
PS: The coffee is wonderful :)
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Sat Aug 05, 04:48:00 PM CDT
Just to say that you have another fascinated customer here looking forward to seeing more of these little Antiguan gems.
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Thursday, August 3
How much would you pay for this old house?
Buying a house in Antigua is a proposition beyond the economic means of most Guatemalans, sometimes, even so for foreigners. On June 15th I told you that Antigua's building code does not allow for two or more floors houses, and because Antigua can not grow beyond its original 10x10 block grid (maybe a little more), real estate is in very high demand. Thus, the price of real estate has gone to the sky. Real estate in Antigua can be as expensive as in California or New York.
You ask yourself, so what is the big deal? Well, if you consider we are talking about a tiny town in the mountain range of Central America, Guatemala to more specific, a third world country, with all the problems in justice, education, public transportation, infrastructure, safety, et-cetera. Then, it becomes obvious the real estate is over valued. But, the laws of supply and demand pay little respect to reason.
In real estate they are three laws you have to follow to make your best purchase: location, location, location. We all heard it before. The house on this photo is exactly two blocks from the Parque Central (main square), which is reason enough to make this house into a very expensive proposition. If you are still interested in having an idea about the prices of real estate in Antigua, visit the two main realtors: Carstens and Casa Nova.
So, how much would you pay for this old house?
Reading this post of yours, it makes me wonder who pockets the profits. Something we go through here in malaysia on a daily basis.
I'm not sure how much I'll pay. How many sq. feet is it? By the looks of it I'll say USD 30-45k.
Hey, that's very interesting information about hurricane you gave and the story is pretty similar in Chinese/Japanese for typhoon. Thank you and I hope Kala will see that.
Greetings from Sydney.
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