Existing Member?

    Travel Photography

    Photos from Guatemala

    There are [5] photos from Guatemala

    Guatemala is home to extremely colorful textiles and artwork which also appears in places of worship such as this modern church. Views[524] A wooden Maximon is offered a smoke from a wooden pipe as incentive to answer locals' prayers. Views[329] Each year a home hosts an effigy of Maximon a benevolent diety with a penchant for cigars, run and money. Views[4476] Mayan rituals, often involved incense, are still perform at church doors, showing a unique cultural blend of spiritual beliefs. Views[412] Antigua, historic capital of Guatemala is its cultural center. Here, the Arco de Santa Catalina was built to allow nuns to pass from one building to the next as the convent population exploded. Views[730]
     

    About itai


    Photo Galleries

    Where I've been

    My trip journals