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Antigua

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January 27th 2013
For our first day in Antigua we took ourselves on a Lonley Planet walking tour, Antigua is a beautiful city, apty called Guatemala´s ´show piece.´ There is street after street of colourful character buildings, churches, convents etc. The people are incredibly friendly and helpful. In Guatemala, if you enter a restaurant or board a public bus, it is polite to greet everyone with a ´buenos dias ... 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