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Back to the Colonial Days in Antigua
A Travel Blog entry by stacy from Antigua, Guatemala
... garden, but I can´t imagine not being able to leave. We also saw the ruins and facades of the Candelaria and the Convento La Concepcion. We visited the famous Jades stores which had beautiful art and pictures from holy week (including sand paintings that ...
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A truly Spanish colonial city
A Travel Blog entry by jpineda84 from Antigua, Guatemala
... surrounding courtyard. Oh! The most exciting part of our day by far was when we accidentally trespassed into the courtyard of El Convento de Belen ( a convent, hence no men allowed). Jorge offered the sisters a hand in carrying some equipment and it ...
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Ruins and Chocolate Cake
A Travel Blog entry by tipperoonie from Antigua Guatemala, Western Highlands, Guatemala
... quetzals). Not really worth the entrance fee. You can see it all by walking around back and for free! - Iglesia y Convento de la Recoleccion (30 quetzals). The largest and most rambling of the ruins. Completely unrestored. There´s a nice shaded ...
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A Taste of the Extremes
A Travel Blog entry by tortugaverde from Antigua Guatemala, Western Highlands, Guatemala
... ruins. I did want to pass on some advice. I almost missed out on the full extent of Cathedral de Santiago and Convento de San Francisco For four to five Quetzal, you can you walk through the ruins (the entrance of the former is on the ...
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Blessing from God
A Travel Blog entry by ndsquirrel from Antigua, Guatemala
... the remains of an old convent Santa Teresa, which is currently being used as the local jail. Finally I arrived at the Convento de las Capuchinas, which supposedly has the most beautiful ruins in Antigua, but I arrived after it closed at 5pm. ...
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A Charming Colonial Town
A Travel Blog entry by amazingjourneys from Antigua Guatemala, Western Highlands, Guatemala
... and flower stalls. The best day to come was on a Saturday when it expands outside. Churches - My favourite was Iglesia y Convento de la Recolección. This large church was built between 1705 and 1720 and was damaged by an earthquake in 1773 and has ...
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Adios CA, adios
A Travel Blog entry by mc5 from Antigua Guatemala, Western Highlands, Guatemala
... vives, des jaunes surtout, sur les flancs du volcan que l'on aperçoit de partout. je retiens le splendide intérieur du convento-hotel Santo Domingo, les ruines, le musée d'art religieux et l'étonnant musée du verre et d'art pré-colombien, qui place ...
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La tierra de los negociantes del infierno
A Travel Blog entry by maibaner from Istanbul, Turkey
... la superficie visitamos un convento que queda literalmente en la punta del cerro, pero tallado en el mismo cerro, lo divertido es que el convento estaba unido a un monasterio, creo que es el unico ejemplo que he visto de algo asi, ambos grupos se educaban ...
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Walking in Panama
A Travel Blog entry by viajando from Panama city, Panama
... llevarse de la ciudad; como armas, polvorín y víveres. Quedan restos de lo que fue la Catedral, el convento, y otras edificaciones. De la antigua catedral se salvó el altar tallado en madera y bañado en oro ya que el sacerdote lo mandó ...
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de Madrid a Toledo
A Travel Blog entry by mexican_chilli from Toledo, Spain
... las calles, pero por lo menos en las tiendas. HEmos conocido la Catedral de TOledo, el MOnasterio de San juan de los REyes, el convento de las Carmelitas Dezcalsas, en fin, despues de un poco de recorrido decidimos ir a un Irish Pub a tomar una ...
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Back to "busy city life"
A Travel Blog entry by martyandness from San Juan, Puerto Rico
... planet selection and we walked around the old city looking at where best we could eat. Our first stop for a drink was Grand Hotel El Convento, one of the grandest hotels in the city. As backpackers, with no decent wardrobe in sight, I was not hopeful they ...
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Peru...(E)
A Travel Blog entry by ruizespieces from Lima, Peru
... creo que no fue el mejor trago del mundo. Despues que tome otro les hago saber. Fuimos al centro de Lima al Convento de San Francisco. Alli ese lugar es famoso por sus catacumbas. Hay unos azulejos que datan desde 1624 pintados a mano. En area ...
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El Convento Boutique Hotel Antigua Guatemala
2a. North Avenue # 11, Antigua Guatemala, Western Highlands, Guatemala
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