Beginning on Ash Wednesday and ending on Good Friday, Antigua is the most spectacular place in the country to experience Holy Week.
Beginning on Ash Wednesday and ending on Good Friday, Antigua is the most spectacular place in the country to experience Holy Week. Here, local residents line street after street with intricately woven alfombras (carpets), all made by hand using flowers, brightly dyed sawdust, and palm fronds, and planned months in advance. The alfombras have a vivid but fleeting beauty — they help cushion the feet of the volunteer float bearers (cucuruchos) who carry the huge statues as an act of penitence.