Tag: Chiquimula
Folklore and Fiestas in Jocotán
This year the folkloric festival is celebrated April 26-28 and the feria is July 21-25
Face to Face with El Cristo Negro
The most important day at the Basilica of Esquipulas is January 15, when many thousands of pilgrims flock from all over Latin America. Ask most Guatemaltecos what is in Chiquimula and you will invariably receive the reply: “El Cristo Negro,” often followed by, “That is all there is in Chiquimula …” Undaunted by such disparaging [...]
