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Photo by Diana Alvarado | Antigua Guatemala Photographer on October 19, 2026. May be an image of golf course and text.
Photo by Diana Alvarado | Antigua Guatemala Photographer on October 19, 2026. May be an image of blimp, satellite dish, grass and text.
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Photo by Diana Alvarado | Antigua Guatemala Photographer on October 19, 2026. May be an image of grass and text.
Photo by Diana Alvarado | Antigua Guatemala Photographer on October 19, 2026. May be an image of text.
Photo by Diana Alvarado | Antigua Guatemala Photographer on October 19, 2026. May be an image of text.
Photo by Diana Alvarado | Antigua Guatemala Photographer on October 19, 2026. May be an image of grass, park and text.
Photo by Diana Alvarado | Antigua Guatemala Photographer on October 19, 2026. May be an image of park and text.
Photo by Diana Alvarado | Antigua Guatemala Photographer on October 19, 2026. May be an image of text.
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Posted On: October 20th 2026, 03:43 am
In April I was in Mexico City documenting a trip for one of my couples, we had already shot their engagement in Guatemala, and they wanted me with them again for this one.

One of the spots we visited was El Nido de Quetzalcóatl. Lalo, the park’s guide, took us through every corner, the mosaic walls, the silver sculpture in the grass, the spiral greenhouse glowing from inside. He was so patient with us. He knew we weren’t just visiting.

What I didn’t know until we were there… the serpent shape wasn’t planned. The architects noticed it from above during construction and leaned into it, even used the only cave left on the site to form the head. The colors come from the quetzal bird. And the cañadas and forest create their own microclimate, you can’t hear the city at all.

97% of the original green areas were preserved. Ten homes built into the earth, each one curving like a living thing.

Oh, and the park has been under construction since around 2008. Still going.

Honestly one of my favorite days from this year!
Comments (21)
moriahcarpenter 12 days ago

moriahcarpenter

😍😍😍😍😍😍

fxxd.p 13 days ago

fxxd.p

😍

tingshuen 14 days ago

tingshuen

beautiful photos of one of the most magical places i’ve ever visited!

josetheterrible 15 days ago

josetheterrible

El sitio para reservar un boleto esta bajo?

jossellynv 16 days ago

jossellynv

Gracias por una experiencia inolvidable 🥹 eres la mejor!!

sheyli_ramirez 16 days ago

sheyli_ramirez

😍😍😍😍😍❤️❤️

alejandromirsha 16 days ago

alejandromirsha

😍😍😍

alvaradodii 16 days ago

alvaradodii

En abril estuve en Ciudad de México documentando un viaje para una de mis parejas, ya les había fotografiado su compromiso en Guatemala, y me quisieron de vuelta para este también. Uno de los lugares que visitamos fue El Nido de Quetzalcóatl. Lalo, el guía del parque, nos llevó por cada rincón, los muros de mosaicos, la escultura plateada en el pasto, el invernadero en espiral iluminado desde adentro. Fue muy paciente con nosotros. Sabía que estábamos haciendo una sesión de fotos. Lo que no sabía hasta llegar... la forma de serpiente no estaba planeada. Los arquitectos la notaron desde arriba durante la construcción y decidieron seguirla, incluso usaron la única cueva que quedaba en el terreno para formar la cabeza. Los colores vienen del quetzal. Y las cañadas y el bosque crean su propio microclima, no se escucha nada de la ciudad. Se conservó el 97% de las áreas verdes originales. Diez casas construidas dentro de la tierra, cada una curvándose como algo vivo. Ah, y el parque lleva en construcción desde aproximadamente 2008. Todavía sigue. Honestamente uno de mis días favoritos de este año.

diannaarey 16 days ago

diannaarey

😍😍😍😍😍

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