Since the end of November the entry and exit streets of Antigua Guatemala are decorated with Christmas lights in the shape of angels. What do you think, does it get you in the Christmas mood?
We continue with the repetition theme. The Guatemalan Catholic iconography is rich in colors and shapes, like everything else in Guatemala. In the picture above, you can find wooden angels, archangels and saints. But which ones? Can you help identify the saints, angel and archangels in the picture? By the way, an archangel is an … Read more
Thanksgiving Day is not a tradition from La Antigua Guatemala or even from Guatemala or Central America for the matter since at the time the traditional “first Thanksgiving” is venerated as having occurred at the site of Plymouth Plantation, in 1621, La Antigua Guatemala had already celebrated its 78 anniversary as the third capital of … Read more
I figured you would like to see the illuminated angels a little closer, so I took a few more shots. This one has a couple making up (you guys are voyeurs) by the fountain and this next one you could use it as a post card since it is only the two angels slightly out of focus. I hope you enjoy them both
