Rabinal Achi festival, Guatemala

Postcard

This weekend the annual Carnival started. I thought it would be an appropriate time to show this card.

The card was sent from Guatemala and pictures the Rabinal Achí play. The origin of this old Maya drama dated back almost 500 years. Since colonization of Guatemala in the sixteenth century it has been performed every year on 25 January.

Stamps

(left)The  450th Anniversary of Jesus Nazareno de Candelaria

(right) 75th Anniversary of the Half Marathon Max Tott. One of the most traditional runs in Guatemala, and one the most challenging, almost all the way is uphill or downhill.