“While the word cucuruchos now refers to the men who carry Semana Santa floats, the word originally meant a piece of cloth, paper or card that formed a cone, like the traditional hoods used for […]
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“Semana Santa” Holy Week in Antigua Guatemala: Preparations
Semana Santa is Holy Week in Antigua Guatemala. Holy Week occurs the week starting with Palm Sunday and ends on Easter. Antigua Guatemala is purported to be THE best place to witness this celebration.
Spending a Little Time in the Northern Hemisphere
Teresa posted the following to Facebook. Today’s adventure. “We slept in planning on going to the equator today knowing it wasn’t very far from our hotel . We left the hotel around 10:30 thinking we’ll […]
Relaxing Lakeside
Copacabana is a quiet little lake-side village. It’s a little touristy….but we are tourists. We enjoyed three days of peace and quiet. The weather was interesting as it rained quite a lot every night and […]
The Potosi Accomplishment
After spending two nights in Sucre hiding out from the Carnival activities, Teresa and I decided to cut it short and move on toward the Salt Flats. We thought that the Carnival holiday was over. […]