Antigua

Semana Santa in Antigua

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Many places in the Catholic world organise processions during Semana Santa, the Holy Week leading up to Easter, but none do it as extravagantly as Antigua Guatemala. The tradition arrived on the back of the Spanish colonial power, in 1524. Every self-respecting church in town – and there are quite a few! – sponsors a … Read more

Antigua Guatemala

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Most people traveling to Guatemala will try to avoid the present-day capital, Guatemala City – a collection of crime, chaos and concrete – and continue to Antigua Guatemala, instead, about an hours’ drive away. This is the old capital, established in 1543 during the Spanish colonial times, and it shows, although most buildings date from … Read more