Antigua Guatemala Blog – Travel and Lifestyle Guide

Looking for information about visiting and living in Antigua Guatemala? You’ve come to the right place! Welcome to OkAntigua, a project I started more than six years ago as a place to document my journey from full-time US resident to explorer and traveler of the American continent. At first, my plans were to make aContinue reading “Antigua Guatemala Blog – Travel and Lifestyle Guide”

Antigua Guatemala’s Mercado: Color Everywhere!

Antigua Guatemala’s Mercado is a feast for the senses, especially if you, like me, have spent the majority of your life shopping in an air-conditioned supermarket while pleasant elevator music plays in the background. The sounds, sights, and smells are overwhelming for first-time visitors and you’ll be hard-pressed to find any sort of plastic interferingContinue reading “Antigua Guatemala’s Mercado: Color Everywhere!”

Wuto Antigua Guatemala: Learn to Knit the Easy Way

*** Wuto is now closed *** Did you know that knitting is not really a well-practiced art in Guatemala? I learned this surprising fact while visiting Wuto, a premium wool shop in Antigua Guatemala. But wait, there’s more. While the weaving of textiles has long been a Maya tradition, that is not the case with theContinue reading “Wuto Antigua Guatemala: Learn to Knit the Easy Way”

Antigua Guatemala in Color: Doors of Antigua

How much attention do you pay to doors when you’re around town? I didn’t, at least until I moved to Antigua. You see, in Antigua, because the style of construction is Spanish Colonial, it’s rare – if at all – to find big, landscaped lawns in front of houses. Gardens, luscious courtyards, and refreshing fountainsContinue reading “Antigua Guatemala in Color: Doors of Antigua”

Antigua Guatemala in Color: Walls of Antigua

I’m excited to share a brand new project I’ve been working on for a few weeks now. As you know, a couple of months ago I finished my first book “Living in Antigua Guatemala” and part of the creative process was to capture as many photographs as an I could about Antigua and its outlyingContinue reading “Antigua Guatemala in Color: Walls of Antigua”