Volcán de Agua ("Volcano of Water") in background with temporary street carpeting for Easter celebrations in foreground, 1980.
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Homestead in the earthquake ruins of a colonial building, Antigua Guatemala; Volcán de Fuego (left) and Acatenango (right) in background, 1979
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Earthquake damaged colonial church facade
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road sign with pre-Columbian stone head discovered during road construction
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Cross on hill above town and view of Antigua
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Main square: Govenment Palace
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Main square: Commercial buildings
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Giants in front of Cathedral for Corpus Christi celebrations
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Traditional fife and drum for small religious procession
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Corpus Christi procession brass band
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Group of Maya visiting the city, in main plaza buying ice-cream
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Street on main square on market day
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Old arch connecting Convent buildings
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Sculptural details in ruins of colonial dome
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La Merced Church, front facade
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La Merced courtyard fountain
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Residential patio seen from belfry
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Worshippers at the crypt of Blessed Hermano Pedro
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Arched portico, Government palace
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More ruins from the great earthquake of 1776
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Main square, view towards Volcán de Agua
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17th century decorated doorway
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Doorway detail dated 1694
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Street scene with bicycle and Volcán de Agua
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Holy Week 1980: Temporary carpets are constructed in the streets before religious processions
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Most of the Holy Week street carpets are made of colored sawdust
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Making a carpet with a butterfly pattern
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Colored sawdust carpet depicting macaws
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Carpet in a pseudo-Pre-Columbian Maya pattern
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Street carpet with pine needles
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carpet after procession passes over
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Women carrying Saint float
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Holy Week floats enter La Merced Church
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Passion procession participants
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Top of Jesus float passes by church facade
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Huge Jesus float arrives at La Merced Chruch
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Profile of Saint against church facade
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child dressed as angel for Holy Week
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English: Street scene, Antigua Guatemala, with Vulcan de Agua in background, 1979
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English: Old convent arch with Vulcan de Agua in background, Antigua Guatemala, 1979
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English: front fascade of Church of La Merced, Antigua Guatemala, 1979
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English: A building in Antigua Guatemala, 1980
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