The Feast of Corpus Christi marks the start of the town fairs of the villages in La Antigua Guatemala and surrounding communities. Here’s a night vista made in the aldea of San Pedro Las Huertas, right before the entrance of the Corpus Christi procession into church. I made this image and others I will be sharing this … Read more
Vista of the consecrated image of “Jesús Nazareno del Perdón” procession from Iglesia San Francisco El Grande on Maundy Thursdays as it made its way around the Parque Central of Antigua Guatemala.
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Normally the weight of a float is divided among all those carrying it. Here I share with you a little boy carrying the entire float by himself. I hope you like it as much as I do. Enjoy!
During one of our special Lenten photo walks we came across this pack of dogs roaming freely in the middle of the processional route, with the Roman soldiers guarding each side. It was such humorous vista, I knew I had to share with you guys the moment I clicked the shutter release. I will share … Read more
Can you believe that everyday this week I shared with you images of Semana Santa and except for a section of float in the portrait a cucurucho carrying his daughter, I actually never showed you a procession. Well, Domingo de Resurección, Easter Sunday, is the last day of the Semana Santa, so might as well … Read more
As I have been showing you each day this week, Semana Santa is a family religious event. It is also a time for bonding with sons and daughters while passing along the traditions of Guatemala. This Good Friday I share with you the portrait of cucurucho carrying his daughter while carrying the processional float from … Read more
Lent and Semana Santa is time to show devotion and love as you can see in the picture above. With this wonderful image we say goodbye for now to the mini series Lenten Vistas. I hope you have enjoyed it! Join me for a very special photo walk every Sunday of Lent, from 2 pm … Read more
This past Sunday the first Lenten procession hit the streets of Antigua Guatemala. Here’s procession from Santa Catalina Bobadilla as it passes in front of the Cathedral around 6:20pm, about an hour later than expected according to the processional route maps that were handed out. Nevertheless, it was better from a photographic perspective as we … Read more
Domingo de resurrección or Easter Sunday marks the end of the Holy Week. We wave goodbye to the processions, the carpets and all the purple and black robes for now. Of course, in Antigua Guatemala they will begin the preparations for Lent and Holy Week 2018 already. As some of you may know, this year … Read more
The Palm Sunday procession kicks off the Holy Week 2017. The Jesús Nazareno “La Reseña” and Santísima Virgen de Dolores procession leaves iglesia La Merced at 11am and comes back 12 hours later after having serpentined through the streets of Antigua Guatemala. By the way, I framed the procession of Virgen de Dolores inside a … Read more
As I have mention before, do not underestimate the power of catholic imagery. You see, the world-famous Antigua Guatemala processions are about showing the devoted images as a reminder and representation of the crucifixion of Jesus. In colonial times, when the citizens of Santiago de Guatemala, now Antigua Guatemala, refused to move to the new … Read more
Thanks to the Special Lent Photo Walks I am leading on Sundays during Cuaresma and Semana Santa I am able to bring you the coverage of processions and everything else I come across. For instance, this time I am sharing two small video clips recorded near Iglesia La Merced that shows you the cadence and … Read more
Here’s the exit of La Reseña procession from Iglesia de La Merced in Antigua Guatemala. On Palm Sunday one of the most important processions leads its way for many hours through the streets of Antigua Guatemala. This procession is known as “La Reseña” of “The Revue” as it’s an overview of the life of Jesus … Read more
Lent processions are for everyone, men, women, boys and girls. Some processions have floats for everybody, but other times the processional floats are only for the children as in this case. I guess this is how keep the tradition alive, right?