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There are some beautiful old buildings in the town. Be sure to walk around and really get a feel for the place. Leave a Comment
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This arch with a clock crosses the street leading to La Iglesia de la Merced.
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This church was the first construction of this Jesuit Complex, and was started in 1676. Actually the ruins of the church are closed waiting for a future restoration. This picture shows the church with a kind of monument dedicated to the interesting "Los Desaparecidos" exhibition about the missing persons in Latin America under the military´s regimes. Leave a Comment
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The classy, white building at the southside of the Parque Central is the most important political remaining of the days that Antigua still was the capital of Spanish Central America. Until 1773 this building was the base for the government that ruled everything from the south of Mexico until Costa Rica. After this year, the seat of the government was transferred to Guatemala-City. Today the building is used for several purposes. It is the office of National Police, the seat of the Governor of the Province Sacatepéquez and you can find the tourist office here.
The Palacio de los Capitanes has an impressive facade with two stores of white arches along the complete width of the square. The columns on the ground and the first floor are heavy and solid and the big wooden doors behind the arches are just as massive-looking. Like a lot of buildings in Antigua this palace could use some restaurationwork, but on the other hand this is part of the charme of the building. Leave a Comment Address: Parque Central, Antigua
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We really enjoyed strolling through beautiful Antigua and marvelling at the wonderful colourful stone buildings and fine examples of colonial architecture. The dramatic backdrop for these magnificant stone building was...narrow cobblestone streets and a scattering of ruins with colourful flowers tumbling over broken walls.
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This Huge colonial convent (takes up almost a whole city block) were built by the Jesuits (Soldiers of Christ) in 1626; this was their church, convent and school (Colegio de San Francisco de Borja) until 1767 when they were throw out from all Latin America by King Carlos III of Spain by order of the Vatican. Heavily damaged by several earthquakes, it was restored by the Spanish Cooperation office and was reopened in 1997 by Sofia Queen of Spain. Actually is a cultural center, with arts exhibitions and has a great library Leave a Comment
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Just walking around you can enjoy this place, visit as much museums and historic buildings as you can, be sure to read about their history and inportance to Guatemala itself as part of the central american history. Leave a Comment
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Probably the most famous structure in the city: the Arco de Santa Catalina. It is situated in the mainstreet from the Parque Central towards the church Nuestra Señora de la Merced.
This Arch is one of the only buildings in the city that survived the big earthquake of 1773. It was built in 1694 as a part of the neighbouring cloister. This was the best way to make it possible for the nuns to cross the street without being seen.
The arch has the same bright yellow colour as many other buildings in the city. It has a white clock on the tower in the middle of it and great view to all ways: towards the north you have a look of the Nuestra Señora, and to the south you see the Volcano Agua above the Parque Central.
Luckily the street of the Arco is closed for traffic most of the times, so the pictures you take have no disturbing cars on it. Leave a Comment Address: Calle del ArcoDirections: From the Parque Central north towards the Nuestra Señora de la Merced
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Some details of the beautiful interior of this great Jesuit Complex restored by the spaniards. Leave a Comment
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This parque is flanked by San Pedro Church and the Ruins of Santa Clara. In the park is a unique structure the Tanque, a structure used as a washhouse to this day for local women. Leave a Comment Address: 6 Calle Oriente & 3a Ave Sur
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