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Holy Week in Antigua Guatemala
Published: February 14th 2009Central America Caribbean » Guatemala » Capital Region » Antigua
February 14th 2009
Holy Week in Antigua The observance of Semana Santa and Lent adds to the importance of Antigua (La Antigua) Guatemala. The city was declared a National Monument by the Guatemalan government in 1944, a Monument of the Americas by the General Assembly of the Pan American Institute of Geography and History in 1965 and named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979 (site number 65). Antigua is famous for its Catholic celebration of Holy Week, which commemorates the Passion, Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. The entire city participates in the event, and thousands of national and international visitors flock to Antigua to witness the dramatic happenings. Taking place sometime between March 22 and April 23, the entire week is full of solemn activities that replicate the Passion and Crucifixion of Christ, culminating in jubilation on ... read more
Guatemala Mayan Textiles and Traje (Dress)
Published: February 14th 2009Central America Caribbean » Guatemala » Western Highlands » Chichicastenango
February 14th 2009
For Mayan women from the highlands of Guatemala, the Traje (traditional dress) is a statement of her cultural and personal identity. Through her weavings she has an important role in both clothing her family and keeping the threads of the Mayan culture and cosmos together. Each Maya village has its own style of weaving and dress so you can usually tell which village a women is from the style of her traje. The traditional loom is the back-strap loom, a portable loom (see picture) that a woman can easily move as she conducts her household chores, watches her children or meets with friends at the market. The loom is made of 5 essential sticks with one end fastened to a pole or tree and a woman creates the tension for the loom by the belt or ... read more
El Mirador Guatemala
Published: February 14th 2009Central America Caribbean » Guatemala » Petén RegionFebruary 14th 2009
The Mirador Basin is an area of pristine tropical forest geographically defined on the west, south and east by a low range of karstic mountains and bordered on the north by the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve in Mexico. The Mirador Basin covers 2,169 square kilometers, about four times the area of Tikal National Park and a little less than the area of Rhode Island. The Mirador Basin is located in the extreme north central portion of the Peten of Guatemala, and extreme southern Campeche, Mexico. The Basin is noted for the complete lack of human population in the area, plus the fact that it represents the last large tract of intact tropical forest left in Central America. You can watch a brief of it here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PRoCrH_DFE There are no accomodations in this place so is not for ... read more
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