Monday, April 13, 2009
Alfombras en Las Calles-Favoritas del Año
Carpets in the Streets - This Years Favorites
Alfombras of Fruits and Vegetables
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Walking Around Antigua
Antigua is a fabulous walking city. Admitedly the cobblestones make it a challenge, but it's such a beautiful city, there is so much to see, so much history. It's a small city but I could spend days just walking without ever getting bored.
Procesión de Resurrección
It's always been interesting to me that Viernes Santo (Good Friday) is the important day in Latin America (maybe in Catholicism?). El dia de Resurrección (Easter Sunday) isn't given much attention, whereas in my protestant youth, Easter Sunday was the thing. We didn't even get Good Friday off fro school, unless we happened to be Catholic, in which case we were allowed to take off in the afternoon for mass! On Easter Sunday in Antigua, there is one final procession. It's a very low-key affair compared to all of the earlier ones, with the participants not even wearing robes. Notice the creature (lizard?) at the bottom of the alfombra. This was in front of Doña Luisa's panaderia (bakery), and included breads made in the shape of various animals! Saira and I enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere in Antigua that day and after the procession enjoyed a two-hour lunch and conversation at one of our favorite cafes, La Opera.
Friday, April 10, 2009
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Demonstrating in Guatemala
So my first night in Guatemala, I'm told that I should accompany "mama" to a demonstration at the hospital the next morning. It seems that for some political reason, everybody's favorite doctor has been removed from her position as chief, and the people are determined to have her reinstated. I am trained to chant "¡Queremos Dra Lopez !" I guess we do a pretty good job. There are a lot of her supporters at the meeting. The tv and newspaper reporters are there with their cameras. She gets her job back. Everybody is very happy. There is much applause. I am happy to be there participating in a piece of real life.
Monday, April 6, 2009
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