At Alejandro Juárez Toledo’s workshop in San Miguel Escobar, 28 artisans — mostly women — lean over yards of rich velvet, hand-stitching garments that will debut this week in Holy Week processions across Guatemala and beyond. (AP Video by Santiago Billy; Production: Fernanda Pesce)
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Guatemalan artisans cloak figures at center of Holy Week processions

At Alejandro Juárez Toledo’s workshop in San Miguel Escobar, 28 artisans — mostly women — lean over yards of rich velvet, hand-stitching garments that will debut this week in Holy Week processions across Guatemala and beyond. (AP Video by Santiago Billy; Production: Fernanda Pesce)
Published 3:07 AM UTC, April 17, 2025
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