el caballero

Fiesta de mil helados

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December 8th 2006
Having missed out on the spectacle that is 'la dias de muertas', we are grateful that fiestas are so popular in Guatemala. We undertook our first camioneta (chicken-bus) adventure to a small pueblo to watch a procession full of angels and devils. The bus trip there was a challenge to those of us with issues about personal space. The aisle between the seats is so narrow you have to side-step do ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Guatemala » Capital Region » Antigua

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The Maya civilization flourished in Guatemala and surrounding regions during the first millennium A.D. After almost three centuries as a Spanish colony, Guatemala won its independence in 1821. During the second half of the 20th century, it experience... ... read more