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El Coyolar #11, btwn Calle de Los Pasos & 2nd Av South Final, Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala
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I am currently planning my trip through Central America and I have just become aware that no matter what, with every country you enter, you need to have some kind of bus/flight/train/tour ticket booked that takes you out of the country usually within 90 days. So I want to book a bus from Antigua Guatemala to Copan Honduras but even Hedman Alas (the poshest bus company) doesn't appear to be a company you can book online with. Does anyone know of any companies that I can book online with? If not are there any that I can book over the phone from England? Any way that I can have the bus trip booked before I get to Heathrow airport on the day of my departure.
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Hello... Hedman-Alas has a Facebook/Youtube/Flickr page. Try www.facebook.com/hedmanalas they answer all questions in english or spanish. You can also contact Hedman-Alas via telephone and book up to 6 months in advance by paying with a credit card, they are the only company in Honduras that offers this service. Good luck!
To pay by phone
(504) # 516 2273 ext 14
There is an abundance of little agencies in Antigua who can help you with any aspect of traveling throughout Guatemala. I booked a Pacaya volcano ascent and an airport shuttle from Adventure Travel Center, and the prices were quite reasonable.
www.adventravelguatemala.com (between the famous Arco and the Nim Po't shopping outlet)
Antigua Tours was highly recommended by my Lonely Planet Guatemala guide. We called Antigua Tours and signed up for the three hour Antigua walking tour conducted by Elizabeth Bell who has written books on Antigua. We were so impressed with the tour that we signed up for four other tours: Coffee Plantation, Local Villages Tour, Chichicastenango, and Lake Atitlan. Although the prices were not cheap, the quality was excellent. So impressed with Elizabeth Bell was I that I purchased four of her books, one on the history of Antigua, another on the celebration of the religious season of Lent in Antigua and two children's books.
The second church and convent were built from 1723 to 1734. The convent, a large cloister surrounded by a two-storied arcade, had cells for 46 nuns, a hospital with room for convalescing patients, a place for the novices, a sacristy, a dining room, kitchen, and even a ward for insane nuns. The earthquake of 1773 left Santa Clara practically in ruins for the second time, nevertheless the south side of the church, with intricate decoration in molded plaster, is one of the most interesting and well preserved in Antigua Guatemala.
I love church bells but I wondered why in Antigua the first bells started at 430AM. We think the culprit was the bell ringer at Nuestra Senora de la Merced. The gorgeous most photogenic church...maybe someone out there can let us know why ...so early!!
María Eskenasy is an internationally reknown guatemalan artist of mayan k'etchi' heritage. Her studio and gallery attract many tourists as she has private collectors in 35 countries in 4 continents and displays her contemporary neo-figurativist fantastic work, studio life and the artworks of outstanding artists expressing life in latinamerica. The garden has a truly mayan flavor
and has been designed by her. The studio gallery is located in San Bartolomé Becerra a 2 minute drive from Antigua, or a 20 minute walk from Alameda Santa Lucía taking the Ciudad Vieja Road, one block past the San Bartolo school. You are not allowed to photograph the artwork as many of these pieces have not been exhibited yet and are original works, nevertheless you may photograph the gardens. The artist attends in person with her small Yorkshire Muffin. You may acquire the artwork in the studio and are welcome to bargain!!
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