Guatemala: Parting Shots from Angitua

Guatemala: Ruins of a Cathedral in Antigua

Guatemala: La Merced Church in Antigua

Construction was completed in 1767.

Guatemala: Ruins of Carmen Church in Antigua

Earthquake damage from 1717, 1728 and 1773.

Guatemala: The Streets of Antigua

Guatemala: Ruins of Santo Domingo Monastery in Antigua

The monastery dates to the 1500s. It was destroyed by an earthquake in 1773. The Hotel Casa Santo Domingo is built on the grounds around the surviving ruins. 

Guatemala: Hotel Casa Santo Domingo in Antigua

This hotel is built around the ruins of the Santo Domingo Monastery. Photos of the ruins coming up in the next post in this series.

Guatemala: Santa Catalina Arch in Antigua

Built in the 17th century, the arch originally connected the Santa Catalina convent to a school, allowing the nuns to pass from one building to the other without going out on the street. 

Guatemala: Between Puerto Quetzal and Antigua

Street in Ciudad Vieja near Antigua

Through the window of a moving bus.

Guatemala: Volcán de Fuego

From the window of a moving bus on the road between Puerto Quetzal and Antigua.