Chichicastenango was full of tourists today. There was a lot of shopping and celebrating going on.
This is one of the
alfombras or carpets that was below the Catholic Church. They are made with colored sawdust, flowers and pine needles. They are sprayed at intervals with water to prevent them from drying and blowing away. Then the procession or parade walks over them............and then they are cleaned up. That is the life-cycle of an alfombra!
It was a beautiful day to be outside and wait for the activities to begin.
One of the restaurants, displaying their decorations.
As I had mentioned before, it is common to see mannequins hanging that represent Judas. Someone had propped this "guy" up to watch the activities.
Never lose an opportunity to make some money.
Anyone for some cotton candy??
It was a very warm day, so I am sure the ice cream vendors had a profitable day.
After tomorrow, things will be back to normal. Chichi will be calm again :)
No comments:
Post a Comment