Guatemala's Semana Santa - Easter Week

Season 11 of Emmy award-winning Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope covers the globe from North America to Africa to Asia. Join host Joseph Rosendo as he hikes Taiwan’s Taroko Gorge, partakes in local festivals, goes lobstering with a family in Maine, navigates Ontario, Canada’s world heritage Rideau Canal, explores Bangkok and the River Kwai and heads out on a Zambia river and bush safari.

Season 5 Episode 505 | 26m 52s | CC

Throughout Guatemala, Easter Week (Semana Santa) is celebrated as the most significant and festive season on every religious and social calendar. Joseph travels to Guatemala City, Antiqua and Lago de Atitlan and discovers that while the observance is rich in Roman Catholic ceremony and tradition, at the same time it leaves room for the popular devotion and beliefs of the indigenous Mayan culture.

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