Semana Santa in Antigua Guatemala offers so many comfort foods, such as garnachas, a street food originally from Xelajú [Quetzaltenango]. Today’s portrait shows a Honduran woman selling garnachas quetzaltecas [from Xela] in the village of San Felipe de Jesús as part of the velación [vigil] the day before Palm Sunday. The world is on an … Read more
For better or worse, pizza has carved a niche among the street food offerings found during Cuaresma [Lent] and Semana Santa [Holy Week] in and around Antigua Guatemala.
Here’s your illustrated Guatemalan Spanish word of the the day: Manías for peanuts. In Guatemala, we often eat peanuts [often roasted peanuts] with lime juice, salt, chile and ground roasted pumpkin seeds. These peanuts are so delicious. Have you had peanuts as described above?
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Today I share a photo of a little boy picking up pine needle and corozo palms from processional carpet; these two plants provide, along with copal incense, the distinctive aroma of Lent and Holy Week in Antigua Guatemala.
Normally the weight of a float is divided among all those carrying it. Here I share with you a little boy carrying the entire float by himself. I hope you like it as much as I do. Enjoy!
Today I shared with you an image of three little girls, sisters, waiting for their turn to carry the processional float. This photo was captured during a recent Lenten photo walk. Enjoy!
Take home extraordinary images of the once-a-year traditional and colorful processions from the intricacies of carpet building, to the coordination required to carry a wooden float. These special Lent photo walks will get you to the best spots to capture photos that will last a lifetime. Be part of a very special photo walk every … Read more
If you like curries head over to Toko Baru, a great joint located on 1a avenida sur, offering lots of curry and pita sandwich options. I highlighted this diner for the first time back in April 2010 with a shorma kebab pita sandwich. Back then I pointed out how cosmopolitan Antigua Guatemala really is when … Read more
As I have shared before, there are three designated [painted] parking sections in the streets of Antigua Guatemala. White is for motorcycles and these areas are usually the corner-end of each street; although sometimes they occupy the entire block. Blue is for handicap-marked vehicles. Zones not painted are for vehicles, either with a neighbor of … Read more
The fourth Sunday of Lent is the turn for the Santa Ana Procession to serpent through the streets of Antigua Guatemala and Santa Ana village. Here’s a vista of the men processional float as it made its way through Calle del Arco. Would you like to see more photos and posts from Lent? Be part … Read more
Cuaresma [Lent] and Semana Santa [Holy Week] are equal-opportunity religious events where everyone gets a chance to participate. Here we caught the Santa Ana’s Women Processional Float as it passes Parque Central in Antigua Guatemala. Be part of a very special photo walk every Sunday of Lent, from 2 pm to 6 pm. See sample photos … Read more
During one of our special Lenten photo walks we came across this pack of dogs roaming freely in the middle of the processional route, with the Roman soldiers guarding each side. It was such humorous vista, I knew I had to share with you guys the moment I clicked the shutter release. I will share … Read more