Church of San Francisco Antigua Guatemala

7 Calle Oriente and 1 Av. Sur, Antigua Guatemala , Western Highlands, Guatemala

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    Way too many Gringo´s!

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    ... on the main square which houses weapons from the colonial days, this afternoon we shall grab some lunch and head to the Church of San Francisco and a glorious colonial house. We have an early start tomorrow - 4am - Honduras here we come! Hugs ...

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    Ruins and Relics in Antigua

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    Another nice morning - we had a leisurely breakfast and then headed out to visit the Church of San Francisco and the ruins.  Once again - another church that fell in the earthquake.  The ruins were available to tour for .65 cents - there is ...

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    A little more colonial.....

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    ... -guided walking tour.  Antigua had some amazing old buildings dating back hundreds of years.  We checked out the Church of San Francisco – this is where the Franciscan monks settled firstly in Guatemala and where the tomb of San Pedro was ...

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    Presidents and processions

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    ... had lovely gardens but its most notable feature was the circular block of nuns’ cells.    At the church of San Francisco we again wandered through ruins before visiting a small museum to Antigua’s own saint, Brother ...

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    The colonial Antigua

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    ... one i liked the most is the La Merced, a yellow church. It is full of details and very well maintained. Also the church of San Francisco is very interesting, since it is most ruins of a huge church. It also has a museum of everything related to ...

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    Antigua

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    ... pigeon loft.  Those pigeons provided the residents with their mail service. Further south is the Church of San Francisco, one of the oldest churches in Antigua, dating from 1579.  It eventually became a huge complex that included a hospital, a ...

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    Antigua

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    ... was made to move the capital to a new location which is now Guatemala City. From our hotel we walked to the church of San Francisco. This church had a large court area where people could meet, have a bite to eat and even visit a small market. We were ...