Market stall, Antigua city

Climbing volcanos!

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February 19th 2007
Blogger Bec That night, we endured an overnight bus to Antigua, via Guatamala City- 13 hours, yuk! STill, all our discomfort was forgotten as we pulled into Antigua, an impossibly perfect city which is actually a World Heritage Site - the entire city!! All the streets are cobbled, each building a different colour render, all facades kept in the original style as set out by the Spanish ... read more

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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