Posts Categorized: Guatemala

Guatemalan Monday: Semana Santa edition

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Easter approacheth. And nobody does it better than Antigua, Guatemala. Every year thousands of people flock to this lovely little town to experience the wonder that is Semana Santa – Holy Week. What’s all the fuss about? A traveler/blogger explains it here.

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By far, the best part of Semana Santa … Read More

Guatemalan Monday: Justice edition

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Sometimes on school visits, I talk about Rigoberta Menchu and specifically the lawsuit she has been involved with over the past decade to seek justice for what happened at the Spanish embassy in Guatemala in 1980. Last week, a verdict was announced in this case.

From the Guatemalan Human Rights … Read More