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Category Archives: Traditions & Festivals

Poinsettia in Snapseed

Red & Green Poinsettias for Christmas

December 16, 2020by Albatz Travel Adventures 5 Comments

Poinsettia, Flor de Nochebuena, Cuetlaxóchitl – this beautiful plant has many names. Poinsettias are native to the tropical highlands of Mexico. In the wild they grow into 10-foot-high bushes with explosions of […]

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Statue of the Virgen de Guadalupe at the Basilica de Guadalupe in Mexico

December 12 is the Saint Day of Virgin of Guadalupe, Mexico’s Patron Saint

December 12, 2020by Albatz Travel Adventures 3 Comments

The Virgin of Guadalupe is the patron saint of Mexico. The apparition of a dark-skinned Virgin above Guadalupe on December 12th, 1531 changed the course of history in Mexico; within seven years […]

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Semana Santa in Guatemala Leading up to Easter Sunday

March 22, 2013by Albatz Travel Adventures Leave a comment

‘Semana Santa‘, the Holy Week leading up to Easter Sunday, starts on the ‘Viernes de Dolores‘ (Friday of Sorrow and Pain). We were in Guatemala many years ago to witness […]

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