The most famous view in Antigua is the arch at the former Convent Santa Catalina.  It was used by the nuns to cross from one part of the convent to the other without being seen from the street.


 

The front of the Cathedral is still standing but much of the building was destroyed by the July 29, 1773 earthquake.  After the quake, the capital was moved from Antigua to what is now Guatemala City.

The chapel of the Santa Catalina convent was destroyed by the big quake on 1773 as were most of the buildings in Antigua.

The entrance to the San Francisco Church

There are three volcanos that surround Antigua

 

The Cathedral with the everpresent Agua Volcano.

Kathy Devine and Norma in one of the many inner
 courtyards that are a part of Antigua's heritage 

The courtyard of the Convent Santa Catalina
which is now a hotel in which we stayed.

Our room in the former Convent Santa Catalina.

Kathy Devine and Ed doing their stuff on the Internet 
at the Hotel Convent Santa Catalina.

The Ku'um Museum showing native living before the
Spaniards arrived.

The jawbone of a horse and gourds used
 as musical instruments by the ethnic Indians.

The Indians worship San Simon, a mixture between christian religion and their pagan beliefs.

One of the many parks and statues in and
 around Antigua Guatemala.

Drying coffe beans.

The "Chicken Bus" is the main mode of transportation.