Country Info
- Guatemala
- Capital
- Quetzal (GTQ)
- Currency
- 12,974,361
- Population
- GT
- Country Code
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Travel Blogs from Antigua, Guatemala
A little more colonial.....
Another early start brought about by another early departure. After 8.5 weeks we were leaving the Sth American continent and heading for Guatemala. The flight went smoothly with a layover in Panama City on the way. It was nice flying in over ...
Beautiful former capital of Guatemala
... - a bit like Granada but with a more important history, as far as I understood : Surrounded by 3 volcanos, Antigua is the former capital of Guatemala ! In the moment where I was returning to my hostel in order to take my luggage, I suddenly met Julius ...
Antigua and onto Tikal
... 18.50, it was nearly full. We picked up a few more people and then headed out of town. We stopped a few places in Guatemala City, sometimes in locked complexes where guards manned the gates and reluctantly let us in. At last we were at a bus station and ...
The Compound
... Tracker into Antigua to get some supplies. The compound is actually located in Ciudad Vieja (Old City) about five kilometers outside Antigua. I only had to ask for directions three or four times on the way. Had a nice lunch in ...
More on Antigua
Antigua, Guatemala, is a travelers dream. Architecture, history, cool, beautiful weather, amazing crafts, volcanoes, lakes, you name it. Even more importantly, for us, it was a chance to visit the country of our friend Luis, with whom we have ...
Family Matters
... . I´ve just returned from the most amazing day which has made me do a 180 regarding my feelings of staying in Guatemala, but maybe I should start at the beginning. The city of Antigua is quite beautiful and very colonial. The streets are ramshackle ...
Antigua - Quaint colonial town by the volcano
Wow! Antigua was only a couple of hours bus ride from Guatemala City and as different of an experience as you can imagine. This quaint colorful colonial town with the volcano as a backdrop totally surprised us. Cobblestone streets, pretty churces and ...
Tajamulco hurts me
... future, though. Today, Leo and I said goodbye to Xela finally and began our journey across the country. We made our first stop Antigua again. This is certainly not my favorite place. It is very nice and pretty, but it is also touristy and expensive. ...
Antigua Guatemala Semana Santa
The world-famous Semana Santa (Holy Week) celebrations of Antigua Guatemala have begun once again, and this year my friends and I have decided to try our hand at building an Alfombra (carpet) for tonight’s procession. Alfombras are spectacular ...
The quintessential colonial town
The overnight bus from Flores to Guatemala City was like trying to sleep on the Disneyland Pirate´s of the Caribbean ride...for 8 hours. If you stood up you were immediately tossed into your neighbors on the left and right and if it weren´t for the ...