Sofia Somewhere

Being a predominantly Catholic country, Guatemala (as does most of Latin America) celebrates Semana Santa or Holy Week . Schools have the week off, and I was lucky enough to have my mama com visit. :) We headed to the popular (but not overrated) cities, and enjoyed exploring and eating the week away. First stop: Antigua . Parque Cenral My mama arrived late on Saturday evening, so we spent the night near the airpot, and early Sunday morning took a shuttle to Antigua. After freshening up a bit, we headed out to explore. It was Palm Sunday, so we first heard mass at a church called San Pedro, then with that out of the way, set out to explore the city. San Pedro Apostol It was fun walking around the city seeing the people celebrating Domingo de Ramos or Palm Sunday . The streets were packed with people, mostly locals who had come from all over. There were also countless vendors selling palms outside the churches, and the sight outside La Merced was an especially pretty one.