Category: Guatemala History

22 February 2020 / Lisa Ramirez / Antigua Guatemala

Ermita de Santa Cruz

The Ermita de Santa Cruz is one of the oldest hermitages in Antigua, its origin…

12 June 2019 / Lisa Ramirez / Antigua Guatemala

Pedro de Bethancourt was born on March 21st, 1626 on the island of Tenerife, an…

2 March 2019 / Lisa Ramirez / Antigua Guatemala

The Crafts Market in Antigua is located right next to the city’s bus station on…

7 December 2018 / Lisa Ramirez / Celebrations

The burning of the Devil is a tradition that takes place every December 7 at…

30 August 2018 / Paul Ramirez / Antigua Guatemala

There are many festivities throughout the year in Guatemala that are an interesting part of…

26 July 2018 / Lisa Ramirez / Culture

In Guatemala, the Huipil is a garment, which represents the history and traditions of the…

2 July 2018 / Lisa Ramirez / Guatemala

In the past the Mayan civilization used different elements for commercial and labor exchange, these…

31 May 2018 / Lisa Ramirez / Guatemala

Before the Spanish conquest of Guatemala, there was an outstanding civilization called Maya, they were…

25 May 2018 / Lisa Ramirez / Antigua Guatemala

Antigua is famous for its well-preserved Baroque style architecture therefore in the city there are…

12 May 2018 / Lisa Ramirez / Antigua Guatemala

There are several theories about how this activity/game began, but most of them date back…