School Parades for Independence Day Celebrations
As I have mentioned before in the archives, in Guatemala we celebrate Independence Day the entire month of September. Here’s a vista …
Independence Day Children School Parades
We continue our Independence Day celebrations coverage with this photograph of a couple little girls marching as part of a school parade, …
Guatemala’s Independence Day Parades
Once again, as every September 15, the streets of La Antigua Guatemala were filled with students marching to all kind of sounds, …
Independence Month Parades
Guatemala celebrates its Independence on September 15 and through the entire month student marching bands and parades are quite common. Students begin …
Guatemala’s Independence Student Parades
Most people in Guatemala often say that Guatemalans are not very “patriotic” and immediately mention how patriotic the Mexicans really are: “that’s really patriotism!” Heck I even heard an hour long radio show today discussing it.
Nightly Parade on Independence Day
A simple snapshot of a nightly parade on Independence Day in La Antigua Guatemala. I have lots of photos and videos to process and not much time to write a lot at this moment. Stay tune for the full coverage of the Independence Day in Guatemala.
Happy Central America’s Independence Day
First of all, I wish a very happy Central American Independence Day to all the loyal readers out there! Above we can …
Have a Happy Guatemalan Independence Day
First of all, I want to wish a very happy Guatemalan Independence Day to all the loyal readers out there! With each …
Student Band Practice for Guatemala’s Independence Celebrations
Most Guatemalan grow up hearing “El Grito” and even dancing the “son” in school events. If there were an unofficial anthem for …
Guatemalan Independence Celebrations
Torches, marathons and student marching bands parades are the main activities Guatemalans do for celebrating Independence Day. These activities usually begin manifesting …
Guatemala’s 189th Independence Day
Once again Leonel “Nelo” Mijangos is sharing his photographs with us. Yesterday Nelo showed us some his photos for the student parades …
Independence Day: Practicing Student Bands
School bands and parades were the norm to celebrate Independence Day before the December 29 signing of The Guatemalan Peace Accords of …
Independence Day: Patriotic Fire Marathon
So, what kind activities are done in Guatemala to celebrate Independence Day? Most people in Guatemala often say that Guatemalans are not …
Pre-Primary School Girls in Uniform for Independence Day Celebrations
These little pre-primary school girls looked so cute with their uniforms for Independence Day Celebrations. I had to get the camera all …
Pre-Primary School Parade in La Antigua Guatemala
Guatemala’s public educational system is divided as follows: Pre-Primaria (Pre-primary also known as párvulos and kindergarten), Primaria (Primary school 1st to 6th …
Independence Day: What about the Peace Accords of 1996
Well, just two days ago I told you how the signing of The Guatemalan Peace Accords of 1996 had put an end …
Independence Day: Come on baby, light my fire
School bands and parades were the norm to celebrate Independence Day before the December 29 signing of The Guatemalan Peace Accords of …
Guatemalan Freedom Torches
Here’s a picture of the first Freedom Torches, Antorchas de Libertad, leaving from the Palacio del Ayuntamiento. With all the political scandals …
Independencia de Guatemala 2011
Even Google celebrated Guatemala’s Independence 2011 with a Doodle. Also, President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sent their congratulatory remarks …
The Hauling Down of the Guatemalan Flag
On September 15th, at 6 p.m. all over main squares and central parks of Guatemala there is a civic act known as …
Wear It With Pride (Part 1)
Last week, as we watch the delegations parade at the Beijing 2008 Olympics Inauguration, I was thinking how wonderful it was to …
The Spanish-style roof tiles in Compañía de Jesús
Elsewhere in La Antigua Guatemala, there is all kinds of Independence activities, similar to what I showed you last year. Today and tomorrow will be filled with patriotic sounds coming from the many students school bands and their parades, as well as the many Independence marathons which carry the patriotic fire in their torches back to their communities and villages. I will try to get at least some different shots of the activities, if work allows it. In the meantime, you can get a feel for the festive and noisy atmosphere we live now in La Antigua Guatemala by checking the entries below.