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| Tanque la Union Park, Antigua, Guatemala. April 2016. |
My favorite place in Antigua, maybe.
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| Tanque la Union Park, Antigua, Guatemala. April 2016. |
The "tanque" is the centerpiece. The curvaceous lines, the straight lines, the yellows, umbers, dusky grays, rusty reds, beat-up whites. The smooth, rough, exposed surfaces. The water, sometimes still and mirror-like, sometimes ripply.
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| Tanque la Union Park, Antigua, Guatemala. April 2016. |
A video of life around the tanque's water below:
The park attracts lovers, vendors, families, schoolkids on breaks, church-goers, domestic and international tourists, birds. There are towering palms, all overlooked by the surrounding mountains.
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| Tanque la Union Park, Antigua, Guatemala. April 2016. |
Sometimes it is noisy and clotted with people.
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| Tanque la Union Park, Antigua, Guatemala. April 2016. |
Other times, especially in early morning and at dusk, very quiet except for birds.
A video of early-morning birdsong below:
How lucky I was to have this park on my daily route to school and back.
A slide show of Tanque la Union Park below:
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| Tanque la Union Park, Antigua, Guatemala. April 2016. |
A couple of articles about Tanque la Union Park
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