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Antigua Guatemala - the beginning

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November 29th 2010
Arrived in the dark on Wednesday after a 22-hr journey via Miami, and moved into the Quinta de las Flores, which is, as the name suggests, in a garden full of beautiful flowers, and overlooked by 3 volcanoes (one of which, Volcan Fuego, showed it was live by spouting smoke every now and then). Through a super Canadian estate agent and by complete serendipity we ended up renting a whole, new, 4-bed ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Guatemala » Capital Region » Antigua

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The Maya civilization flourished in Guatemala and surrounding regions during the first millennium A.D. After almost three centuries as a Spanish colony, Guatemala won its independence in 1821. During the second half of the 20th century, it experience... ... read more