Antigua, Guatemala

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As Guatemala City, the capital of Guatemala, is supposed to be one of the most dangerous cities in the world, we didn't hang around for long, but we did have to stay one night there as we flew in after dark. Our guesthouse was fortified like an Iraqi police station, which made us think all the hype might just be true! In the morning we hastily sped off for the beautiful old town of Antigua.

Antigua is a UNESCO World Heritage site and hears how they describe it "Antigua, the capital of the Captaincy-General of Guatemala, was founded in the early 16th century. Built 1,500 m above sea-level, in an earthquake-prone region, it was largely destroyed by an earthquake in 1773 but its principal monuments are still preserved as ruins. In the space of under three centuries the city, which was built on a grid pattern inspired by the Italian Renaissance, acquired a number of superb monuments."

Sorry don't have time to write anymore at the moment, I'm trying to catch up with all these blogs!

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Photos

Our hotel
Hotel La Casa de la Santa Lucia No.2

Place where we had lunch
Many buildings in Antigua have courtyards like this.

Woman at statue, Merced church
I liked the way her posture echoed the friar above!

Comments

[katie]

IT IS BEAUTIFUL
REALY TELL ME ANY MORE ABOUT GUATEMALA I WOULD LIKE GO THERE MY MAIL [e-mail]

[car]

hi
you do know the story about that Ronald macdonald rite? why do you think his leg is not crossed.....its a really interesting story behind it involving 1 death