Day of the Dead Preparations
Maya man touching up the crosses at his family mausoleum at the cemetery of Sumpango before Day of the Dead. Would you …
Maya man touching up the crosses at his family mausoleum at the cemetery of Sumpango before Day of the Dead. Would you …
As I mentioned in another post, as part of the Day of the Dead photography workshop on November 1st, we shot two …
For All Saints’ Day and Day of the Dead in Guatemala there are some huge kites on display as shown in previous …
The cooperative “Jóvenes Pioneros” a 30-member group at the moment they raise their 17-meter giant kite with the theme Identidad, Identity, at …
Mayan girl Rosa Guadalupe and her siblings play around the family tombstones by throwing into the air “flores de muerto,” marigolds or …
Holga, Mayan girl tends and ushers passers-by into a kite shop for All Saints’ Day celebrations in Santiago Sacatepéquez, Guatemala. Day of …
As part of the Day of the Dead photography workshop on November 1st, we shot two Mayan graveyards one Spanish cemetery; giant …
Visitors enjoy the giant kites on display at the cemetery of Santiago Sacatepéquez, Guatemala, a tradition which dates back more than 119 …
A Mayan woman records a video of the raising the 17-meter giant kite with the theme: «Identidad», Identity, at the cemetery of …
In Guatemala Day of the Dead is a celebration that reunites the living with the dead. They say that you’re not dead …
Here’s your Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: Barriletes for kites. In my humble opinion, Santiago Sacatepequez is the most photogenic location …
Hello friends, today I bring you a very scary picture of El Sombrerón, a Guatemalan legend of an espanto or ghost that …
This Saturday night the cemetery of San Lazaro in Antigua Guatemala was opened thanks to two photography enthusiast groups and it could …
You are not dead until you are forgotten! As I have mentioned before, Guatemala’s real culture is syncretism and thus death plays …
November 1 is one of the most important dates in Guatemala. On November 1 Guatemalans go to the cemeteries to remember and …