Wednesday March 2nd is the beginning of Lent 2022 or Cuaresma as we call it in the Spanish-speaking world. Purple banners and flowers will adorn the windows and doorways of Antigua Guatemala. I will make sure to share a few decoration along the next forty days. Stay tuned!
Just because we are not having processions during Cuaresma [Lent] or during the Semana Santa [Holy Week] it doesn’t mean we are not going to decorate our balcanies, doors and windows with the emblematic purple flowers and banners. By the way, The purple color is a sign of penitence. Today I share with you the … Read more
Doors and windows all over Antigua Guatemala are decorated with purple flowers and banners. The color purple is a sign of penitence.
Get your camera ready to capture the color and devotion of Cuaresma and Semana Santa in Antigua Guatemala! Book one of my special Sunday Lenten photo walks to have unprecedented access to the best spots and bring home amazing images of the world-famous Easter in Guatemala. Take home extraordinary images of the once-a-year traditional and … Read more
With each passing year, the processional carpets, or alfombras procesionales as we known them here, get more elaborate and artistically intricate. Some of the more complex designs can take up to 12 hours to lay them out on the carpets. During my Special Sunday Lent Photo Walks we explore and photograph as many carpets and … Read more
Here’s your Guatemalan illustrated Spanish word of the day: Miércoles de ceniza for Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, the 40 days that end on Maundy Thursday; one of the most colorful and fervent time periods in Antigua Guatemala. Today I share with you three proud boys showing their foreheads marked with … Read more
Antigua Guatemala is full with lush gardens. In fact, along with colonial color palette and the fountains found everywhere, I believe the gardens is what gives Antigua Guatemala is enchanting nature. Vertical gardens are also becoming quite popular in Antigua Guatemala. Can anyone tell me where can your found this vertical garden?
Domingo de Resurrección [Easter Sunday] is the last day of Semana Santa [Holy Week]; thus on Monday the lenten decorations that adorn the doors and windows comes down to put away in storage until next year. I still have plenty of images of the Semana Santa that I can share with you this week unless, … Read more
Once again I feel fortunate that so many photographers from all over the world put their trust in me to help them 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 Easter photo walks get photographers … 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.
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.
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
Don’t miss this once-a-year chance to capture stunning aspects of the traditional 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 … Read more
The doors and windows of Antigua Guatemala are now dressed up with the purple color of Lent, Cuaresma in Spanish. I will share a few more samples of the lenten decoration found in Antigua Guatemala now. Enjoy!
Here’s your illustrated Guatemalan Spanish phrase of the day: Miércoles de ceniza for Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent in Antigua Guatemala. This Sunday, March 10th, we will have the first Lenten procession. Stay tuned for the Lent processional coverage!