{"id":811,"date":"2005-12-25T16:18:59","date_gmt":"2005-12-25T16:18:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/travellingtruths.wordpress.com\/?p=811"},"modified":"2017-10-04T08:24:45","modified_gmt":"2017-10-04T08:24:45","slug":"antigua","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slingadventures.com\/destinations\/guatemala\/antigua","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Antigua, Guatemala"},"content":{"rendered":"Christmas day. And looks like we may get to experience the full 24 hours allocated to this special day.\r\n\r\nFrom midnight the intensity of fireworks hit a crescendo as a cacophony of crackers were launched. Not by any authority but simply by the people of Antigua. With churches on every block Christianity is pretty big here and these guys love to party! Church bells, late night discos, dogs and roosters added to the commotion of early Christmas morning.\r\n\r\n