All Saints Day in Guatemala: A graveyard tale

All Saints Day in Guatemala

“Cerveza, cerveza?” hollers the vendor, above the hubbub of humanity that’s hunching its way across the graveyard of Santiago Sacatepéquez, Guatemala. Kites flutter overhead, their larger cousins punctuating the ground and the skyline. Graves of the moneyed serve as a picnic-table for tucking into El Fiambre, the traditional festival dish that honours the dead. Kids […]