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Welcome to the last installment of our three-part series about Latin American holiday traditions. After talking with more than 30 people to put together this series, traveling to their countries ...
WORTHINGTON, Minn., (AP) — With their sparkling embroideries and colorful sashes flapping in the frigid wind, hundreds of Guatemalan faithful flocked to the Catholic church of this heartland ...
Dutch babies, tamales guatemaltecos, mince pies, panettone, bibingka and more - culinary holiday traditions based on LAist staff suggestions ...
From tamal and empanada assembly lines to nochebuena feasts, Times staff share their holiday traditions.
Pleasant Holidays and its luxury brand, Journese, have announced the addition of Guatemala to their Central America portfolio, with luxury hotels, flights, guided vacations, tours, excursions ...
The shortest day and longest night of the year inspire mystical winter solstice traditions in anticipation of the sun's return.
How Holy Week unites Guatemala In a country defined by deep inequalities and cultural divisions, the Semana Santa celebration plays a key role in forging national identity.
Hundreds of Indigenous Mayans in Guatemala celebrated the new solar year at Kaminaljuyu with a spiritual ceremony. This marks a new cycle in the Chol Ab' Mayan calendar.
Guatemala is the most "Indian" of central American nations, and Mayan culture permeates many aspects of language, dress and artistic expression. "Guatemala in Focus" is an authoritative and up-to-date ...
The holidays are a time for families to gather and share in one another's company. In Guatemala, many have relatives that have migrated outside of the country for better opportunities and as a result, ...