Semana Santa -- Beautiful Guatemalan Tradition

My wonderful friend and fellow expat, Iva, made a video of the Easter carpets being made here in Panajachel. They are called alfombras in Spanish and they are made from coloured sawdust.

(Click the picture to be taken to her video on Facebook.)

If you want to read about Iva's amazing journey from Canada to the life of an expat in Guatemala (and many more stories!) you can visit her website -- Women Blazing Trails