COMVITE

On November 1st and 2nd, colourful kites take flight over Santiago Sacatepéquez as hundreds of people gather at the local cemetery.

The Temple of Mazu in Jiufen, the tutelary deity of seafarers, and patroness of the seas, celebrated its 100th anniversary.

Most of those affected by the eruption lived in the villages on the slopes of Fuego.

Jin Lun fishermen prepare their triangular nets to filter the water in the hope of catching the fish swimming in the estuary waters.

The way this is done is by buying a devil-shaped piñata, putting it outside along with a bunch of trash, and setting the whole thing ablaze

The Rilaj Mam is the protector of the Tz’utujil Maya of Santiago Atitlán, on the south end of the magnificent Lake Atitlán.

Yaxhá, which sits west of Tikal, offers a lesser-known and far more appealing view of the sunset.

Iximché was the capital of the Postclassic Kaqchikel Maya kingdom. Up until 1524, this city was a thriving place with strong trade and cultu

MS-13 stems from the United States’ racist culture and industrial prison complex, of which our immigration “system” is an integrated part.

The “pupusas” are one of the most emblematic dishes of El Salvador’s gastronomy.

A Luis Arturo, eso de pararse frente a una caja no le daba mucha confianza, pero siempre estuvo dispuesto a saciar su curiosidad.

Since 2006, members of the Association of Fishermen of San Pedro la Laguna have set their fishing rods

One of the markets observing the Day of the Tenant this past week was El Guarda, a place well-known for being in a dangerous area.

Smack in what is considered to be the bellybutton of Guatemala City lies its central plaza: a massive slab of concrete

No one knows this better than Leonel Mijangos, as he has been photographing Lent and Holy Week festivities in Antigua for two decades.

The demonstrations demanded the approval of a reform that would recognize indigenous justice as part of the country’s judicial system.

This particular custom consists of running in front of a charging bull that has a life size Judas rag doll strapped on as a rider.

Whole families take their offerings to the volcano where according to Maya Mam legend is where the clouds are born.

Marking Catholics with the ashes of the burned branches of the previous Palm Sunday became a common sign of the beginning of Lent.

In the town of Chocolá, located in Suchitepéquez, Thursday and Good Friday feature huge skirmish between of “Judíos” and a group Centurions