Listed by UNESCO as Intangible World Heritage, the country's Holy Week is one of the world’s most exuberant Easter ...
Every easter, Antigua’s Holy Week processions are the most mesmerizing ... It’s at these times the journey from Guatemala City takes longer than the usual 60-minute trip.
Antigua is such a culturally significant place that plays a big role in Semana Santa, which is Holy Week in Guatemala. Antigua is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site, so history buffs and cultural ...
Church members had it especially commissioned and brought from Guatemala at enormous expense, along with two massive marimbas. No feast is complete without these musical instruments.
The original crucifix dates back to the late 16th century, and its feast day on January 15 draws thousands of pilgrims to the basilica in Esquipulas, a city on Guatemala’s border with Honduras. On ...
Fourteen years ago, he left San Marcos, one of Guatemala’s poorest regions, where communities nonetheless also organized festivals this week. López and his wife, María Ramírez, are now ...
Fourteen years ago, he left San Marcos, one of Guatemala’s poorest regions, where communities nonetheless also organized festivals this week ... and Minnesota, holy feast brings migrant families ...