Winter is coming! And with Winter the dry season and the winds from the north start blowing, thus the kite season begins as well. That’s why we have giant kites and kites for All Saints Day and Day of the Dead, in case you were wondering.
You are not dead until you are forgotten! As I have mentioned before, Guatemala’s real culture is syncretism and thus death plays an important role in traditions and culture. Guatemala is the real ‘melting pot’ and the final product is called mestizo. A mestizo is an individual that comes in many shades of brown and … Read more
For the past month the Antigua Municipality has had cemetery cleaning crews going around the graveyards of the villages of Antigua. Here we see part of cleaning crew of 15 workers at the cemetery of San Pedro Las Huertas when they were almost finished. Next, they were heading to San Cristóbal El Bajo. Slowly but … Read more
November 1 is one of the most important dates in Guatemala. On November 1 Guatemalans go to the cemeteries to remember and honor their dead. Interesting enough by going to the cemeteries to engage with the departed ones, Guatemalans forge stronger relationships with the living ones and transmit the importance of remembering and honouring their … Read more
Those of you, who have followed the daily updates of La Antigua Guatemala Daily Photo for a while, would know already how much I like to name certain entries with titles of films. If you look in the past 930 days, you would find the titles of some of my favorite films. Can you name … Read more
Come on, just because you’re dead it doesn’t mean you can not have access to good coffee. This coffee field is right behind the San Lázaro Cemetery in La Antigua Guatemala. This photo was taken from this crypts in San Lázaro cemetery. You do remember the series about the San Lazaro Cemetery, right?.