Guatemalan syncretism knows no limits!

When it comes to popular religious celebrations Guatemalan syncretism knows no limits. Watch these short video clips that include diablos, devils, moros y cristianos, moors and christians, beauty pageants, pre-Columbian monos and toritos, monkeys and bulls, school parade uniforms, animated/cartoon characters of a convite charade, and live marimba music. How about that for religious syncretism? … Read more

Dragons, Devils, Death and A Virgin in San Pedro Las Huertas, Antigua Guatemala

As every December 12, Día de la Virgen de Guadalupe is observed in Guatemala. Unlike other years where I normally head to Iglesia de La Merced to capture the activities held there as part of the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, this year I decided to document the convite parades and costume dances from … Read more