Guatemala Series

This past summer I studied abroad in Guatemala and took some really cool pictures, but at the time I did not really look at them as earth art. Throughout the post are numerous pictures from around Guatemala. If you have any questions please feel free to comment and I will answer them to the best of my ability. I hope you enjoy.

Over the past 50 years the architecture in Guatemala has diminished dramatically. The most obvious place to notice this is in all the churches around the cities. Guatemala is a very religious country with thousands of churches, but recently the earth has begun to take over the land and reclaim the terroritory that the churches were built on.

These next pictures were taken at the ruins of Iximche. Iximche was an ancient Guatemalan city from the late 1400s until th early 1500s. Even though 400 years has passed since the city was "destroyed" it is still very easy to see how it was laid out. I believe that these pictures of Iximche are extraordinary pieces of artwork and they show how the earth can use man-made features to create these types of landscapes.

This next set of pictures by far are my favorite. The next few pictures were taken on the active Volcan de Pacaya. I never thought I would actually close enough to take these amazing pictures. These are perfect examples of true earth art without any human interference. If you are interested in seeing actual explosions of this volcano just type it in YouTube.


The rest of the pictures in this post don't have any extreme significane other than just showing off the beauty of earth art!