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Thursday, April 4, 2019

Semana Santa (Holy Week) in Nicaragua

Good Friday Procession, Sutiaba, Leon Nicaragua Nicaragua is typically not on the top of most peoples' lists to visit during Holy...

Thursday, May 11, 2017

Art as Sacrifice: the Sawdust Carpets of Barrio Sutiava, Leon Nicaragua

Creating a Sawdust Carpet, Holy Friday, Barrio Sutiava, Leon Nicaragua We have been conditioned to think of art as something permanen...

Wednesday, March 25, 2015

The Anatomy of a Sawdust Carpet: Lent in Antigua, Guatemala (includes video link)

Carpet in progress, Antigua Guatemala The sawdust carpets that grace the streets and churches of Antigua during the season of Lent (...

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Marina Hayman Ph.D.: I fell in love with the art, architecture and history of Colonial Mexico and all of Colonial Latin American while a student at Yale Divinity School and have pursued it ever since. I live in Mexico part of the year and spend much of this time traveling to research, view and photograph all the phenomenal art, architecture and customs that are there for all to see.

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