Holy Week in Guatemala, syncretism at its finest

23 Hundreds of faithful in Santiago Atitlán, Guatemala, celebrated Good Friday with the procession of the Buried Lord. Hundreds of Catholic faithful celebrated the procession of the Buried Lord this Good Friday in the indigenous village of Santiago Atitlán …

Guatemala Holy Week

Solvang Rotary, Linda Vista Foundation team up in Guatemala

The Solvang Rotary Club and Linda Vista Foundation joined forces once again for a third consecutive year of philanthropic work in Guatemala from February 8–17. Solvang Rotarians Linda Johansen, Jan Clevenger, Dr. Art Kaslow, Dr. Bobby Brugnone, and Joe …

Minor Among Fatalities as Boat Capsizes in Guatemala

Two people died, including a minor, and nine more were injured on April 18 after the boat they were in sank near Livingston, Guatemala, the local fire department said. Footage released by Guatemela’s Army shows the rescue operations. Credit: Ejercito de …

North Okanagan fire truck flown to Guatemala for new lease of life

The Armstrong Spallumcheen Fire Department's ladder truck boarding its flight to Guatemala. Image Credit: SUBMITTED April 18, 2025 - 4:00 AM The Armstrong Spallumcheen Fire Department’s ladder truck served the area faithfully for 30 years, and now it’s …

Community Journalist in Guatemala Shot Dead

Ismael Alonzo Gonzalez By Committee to Protect Journalists HAVANA TIMES – Guatemalan authorities must investigate the killing of community journalist Ismael Alonzo González, determine whether he was targeted for his work, and bring those responsible to …

Armstrong, Spallumcheen donate retired ladder truck to San Marcos, Guatemala

Photo: District of Spallumcheen A retired Armstrong Spallumcheen Fire Department fire truck has arrived in Guatemala. It's a long way from the North Okanagan to Guatemala, but that is the trip an Armstrong Spallumcheen Fire Department truck made after …

British High Commissioner Visits OAS Office in Belize-Guatemala Adjacency Zone

Yesterday, British High Commissioner to Belize, Christine Rowlands, went on a working visit to the OAS Office in the Adjacency Zone between Belize and Guatemala. Rowlands visited the OAS offices along with the High Commission’s Climate Change, Environment, …

Manos artesanas visten a Jesús y María en las renombradas procesiones de Semana Santa en Guatemala

SAN MIGUEL ESCOBAR, Guatemala (AP) — Las manos que elaboran las elegantes túnicas que lucen las imponentes imágenes de Jesús y María en las procesiones de Guatemala son de artesanos que, puntada tras puntada, visten la fe de miles de religiosos en Semana …

Artisans in Guatemala hand-stitch velvet cloaks for Holy Week processions

At Alejandro Juárez Toledo’s María Auxiliadora workshop about 25 miles (41 kilometers) southwest of Guatemala City, 28 artisans — mostly women — lean over yards of rich velvet spread across tables, hand-stitching the cloaks, embroidering gold floral …