
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 …
As I have mentioned before in the archives, in Guatemala we celebrate Independence Day the entire month of September. Here’s a vista …
On March 10, La Antigua Guatemala celebrates the anniversary of the move of the capital city of Santiago de Guatemala, now La …
We continue our Independence Day celebrations coverage with this photograph of a couple little girls marching as part of a school parade, …
Once again, as every September 15, the streets of La Antigua Guatemala were filled with students marching to all kind of sounds, …
Once again we are celebrating Saint James Day in La Antigua Guatemala, or Día de Santiago, as we call it in Spanish. …
I have to declare parades in La Antigua Guatemala as the second most popular activity after processions, of course. You are as …
I believe that processions and parades are the most popular public manifestations of antigüeños. It’s almost impossible to conceive Antigua Guatemala without …
Sometimes it seems that antigüeños only celebrate with parades and processions. I say this because almost every month you encounter a procession …
Guatemala celebrates its Independence on September 15 and through the entire month student marching bands and parades are quite common. Students begin …
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.
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 …
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.
In the background you can see Water Volcano (Volcán de Agua) which is to the south of the city. In the foreground …
July 25th is the Day of Saint James, Día de Santiago, the patron saint of Antigua Guatemala, formerly known as Santiago de …
As I have mentioned many times before, the dry season is the best time to visit Guatemala. During the dry season we …