{"id":2371,"date":"2016-03-26T23:59:47","date_gmt":"2016-03-26T22:59:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/?p=2371"},"modified":"2016-12-10T19:36:16","modified_gmt":"2016-12-10T18:36:16","slug":"semana-santa-in-antigua","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/2016\/03\/26\/semana-santa-in-antigua\/","title":{"rendered":"Semana Santa in Antigua"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Semana Santa (Holy Week) in Antigua ius more of a Semana Loca (crazy week): Hundreds of thousands of (mainly Guatemaltecan) visitors come to this small town of 35,000 inhabitants. 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href='https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/2016\/03\/26\/semana-santa-in-antigua\/03-oi000861\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/03-OI000861-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"[Picture]\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/03-OI000861-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/03-OI000861-360x360.jpg 360w, https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/03-OI000861.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" title=\"Incense smoker\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"lightbox-link\" href='https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/2016\/03\/26\/semana-santa-in-antigua\/04a-oi000791\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" 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title=\"Body of Jesus lying in state\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"lightbox-link\" href='https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/2016\/03\/26\/semana-santa-in-antigua\/09c-oi000837\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/09c-OI000837-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"[Picture]\" title=\"Crucifixion of Jesus\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"lightbox-link\" href='https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/2016\/03\/26\/semana-santa-in-antigua\/10a-oi000860\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/10a-OI000860-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" 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alt=\"[Picture]\" title=\"Alfombra depicting some birds\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"lightbox-link\" href='https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/2016\/03\/26\/semana-santa-in-antigua\/10d-oi000816\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/10d-OI000816-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"[Picture]\" title=\"Alfombra\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"lightbox-link\" href='https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/2016\/03\/26\/semana-santa-in-antigua\/10e-oi000828\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/10e-OI000828-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" 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alt=\"[Picture]\" title=\"Free-hand alfombra\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"lightbox-link\" href='https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/2016\/03\/26\/semana-santa-in-antigua\/oi000761\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/OI000761-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"[Picture]\" title=\"La Merced\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"lightbox-link\" href='https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/2016\/03\/26\/semana-santa-in-antigua\/oi000857\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/OI000857-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"[Picture]\" title=\"San Francisco el Grande\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"lightbox-link\" href='https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/2016\/03\/26\/semana-santa-in-antigua\/oi000832\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/OI000832-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"[Picture]\" title=\"La Recolecci\u00f3n\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>  <div class=\"notice\">\nThis blog entry is an abridged version of the original entry in <a href=\"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2371\">German<\/a>.  <\/div>\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sorry, this entry is only available in 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