We spent most of last week hanging out in Guatemala City while Rocinante was being repaired. Our hotel, the rambling and comfortable Hotel Spring, was in the historic district, near the central square, the police headquarters, and the famous 6 Avenida (“Sexta”), for many years the shopping street on which to see and be seen. They’re trying to bring it back as a pedestrian area, and at least during the holiday season, it’s a success. Every time we went over there, day or night, the street was full of families strolling up and down, with vendors and street performers and artists on every corner. We saw clowns, jugglers, dancers, jazz musicians, marimba players, Darth Vader, Spiderman, a sparkling gold miner, a silver luchador, a guy making landscape paintings with spray paint, and a guy dressed like a tree balancing a little ball on his arm.
And one night, we saw another Christmas procession.
This one had ladies in white lace veils:
A rolling marimba:
Mayan dancers, who never stood still:
A blessing in front of La Iglesia de San Francisco, accompanied by firecrackers:
Lots of incense:
And a generator to light it all up:
Feliz navidad, y’all!
Elizabeth
Henry
Was everything shut on Christmas day itself? I’m guessing no Chinese restaurants – what did you do for the day?
I hope you have the ability to rocinante lead in their best trip ever Honduras have already reached or are still in Guatemala? would be great if traveling on roatan and comment on Roatan in Honduras ok, good luck your friend .. juanito lazo
Merry Christmas to You Three in Guatemala.
Do they do the Macarana? (not sure of spelling) It was a fun
dance. Would love to smell the incense again like the church
I attended as a young person many, many years ago. Sounds
like fun but it is a serious Holy Day for most Christians.
Merry Christmas…I’m enjoying your trip and love the pictures!!!!