Guatemala’s Independence is celebrated through the entire month of September even though the official date falls on the 15th. Independence bunting is often found in doorways, windows, balconies, etc. The Palacio del Ayuntamiento, [City Hall Palace] in the Main Plaza is a popular spot for placing Guatemalan flags in the hand rails of the second … Read more
Here’s your illustrated Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: Ayuntamiento for City Hall. Since this year the city of Antigua Guatemala could not celebrate it’s patron saint festivities on July 25th, which is Día de Santiago, or Saint James Day, they hanged these huge Santiago banners from the Palacio del Ayuntamiento [City Hall Palace]. By … Read more
Even though I have focus mostly on the face masks or face coverings, there are other things that we find everywhere, from the sanitizing gel at the entrance of every business, government building and offices to gloves being used in many places from supermarkets to restaurants. Even the shoe shiners are wearing gloves these days. … Read more
Even though La Antigua Guatemala is a small town it has a very vocal community of activists. The general population though conservative is quite outspoken…
For the Santiago Apóstol celebrations the municipal authorities decided to set up an effigy of said saint on the second story of the Palacio del Ayuntamiento. There were all kinds of parades during the morning as well marimba music concerts. I guess at municipal level, government officials do not understand the constitutional mandate about the … Read more
Día del Ejercito is a Guatemalan holiday observed on June 30. Even though the holiday actually commemorates the Liberal Revolution of 1871 which weakened and expelled many of the power of many religious orders in Guatemala, the actual name for the holiday leaves many unhappy as Guatemalans have had a horrible and bloody relationship with … Read more