Antigua Guatemala

Monday, September 03, 2007

Broken Door, Antigua Guatemala

The faded glory of Antigua Guatemala, Central America is captured in this doorway. Antigua was the 16th century capital of Central America, before it was destroyed by a series of natural disasters.

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Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Mayans in Antigua Guatemala

-- from Tweyelight

Mayan folks come to Antigua Guatemala, in Central America to sell the brightly-colored wevings to the tourists.

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Sunday, August 19, 2007

Antigua Guatemala overview

-- from oscargonzalo86

This is an overview of Antigua Guatemala, in Central America. It is situated i an valley, nestled against the slopes of 3 volcanoes.

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Friday, August 10, 2007

Spanish Colonial Architecture

-- from terry culver travels

The Spanish colonial architecture of Antigua Guatemala, in Central America, is like a time machine, back to the 16th century. One must ignore the overhead wires.

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Saturday, August 04, 2007

Vulcan Fuego in Antigua, Guatemala

-- from doodlebugshelly

This arch is the most photographed building in Antigua Guatemala. It is the symbol of the city.

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Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Antigua Guatemala Old Convent

-- from timjamesjr

This is the old convent Las Capachinas. This looks like macro of a scale model to me for some reason, but I assure you, those arches are about 6 feet high forming a complete circle the diameter of half a basketball court.

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Monday, July 16, 2007

Antigua Guatemala

-- from heraldeixample

this is a detail from the exterior of La Merced church in Antigua, Guatemala. The full name of the city is LA ANTIGUA GUATEMALA (commonly referred to as just Antigua or La Antigua) is a city in the central mountains of Guatemala famous for its well-preserved Spanish New World Baroque architecture as well as a number of spectacular ruined churches. It has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site

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Friday, July 06, 2007

Mayans in Antigua Guatemala