December 2003 Archive
Burning the Devil
Each year Guatemalans celebrate my birthday, December 7th, with massive drinking, carousing, parades of devils and bonfires with a celebration called el Quemado del Diablo (the burning of the devil). Luckily they didn't notice that I was there in person and they only burnt my effigy. Phew. It's one of what seems to be an [...]






