Alfombra La Merced. Traditional sawdust carpet and procession, celebrating the Holy Week in Antigua Guatemala, UNESCO World Heritage.
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Velacion in Antigua. Altar with sandust carpets and fruits, synergie of mayan and spanish catholic traditions, to honor the image of Christ for the Lent and Holy Week festivities, Antigua Guatemala, UNESCO World Heritage.
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Velacion. Candlelight altar with sawdust carpets, fruits and vegtables offered to Jesus Christ with the cross, as part of syncretism of mayan and colonial catholic faith, preceding the holy week. San Cristobal El Bajo, Antigua Guatemala. UNESCO World Heritage.
Lent in Antigua. Slow walking penitentes through the Santa Catalina Arch in Antigua Guatemala, procession of San Bartolmé Becerra. UNESCO World Heritage.
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Praying amongst ruins.
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Shadows in Incense. Lights and shadows blend at the blue hour evening of the day, when hundreds of penitents incense the path of the Virgin Mary in the Solitude Saturday celebration of the Holy Week. View through the Santa Catalina arc in Antigua Guatemala, UNESCO world heritage.
Atigua of Sorrows. Holy Sunday procession of the Virgin of Sorrows in Antigua Guatemala, a celebration of condolence for the death of Christ. UNESCO World Heritage.
