| Country |
Details |
Photo |
Description |
Year
Taken |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Guatemala City
|
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Marimba band in Guatemala City, the capital of Guatemala.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Guatemala City
|
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The National Palace dominates the Parque Central.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Guatemala City
|
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The interior courtyard of the National Palace.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Guatemala City
|
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Statue of a figure playing a Mayan ball game.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Guatemala City
|
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The Cathedral on the Parque Central dates from 1868.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Guatemala City
|
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6th Avenue is the main shopping street.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Guatemala City
|
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Guatemala City is set on a strict grid system.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Guatemala City
|
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Street fruit seller.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Guatemala City
|
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The police headquarters resembles a castle.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Guatemala City
|
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The wooden railway station.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Guatemala City
|
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Street market.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Guatemala City
|
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The street names of Guatemala City are all numbered as are the zones.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Guatemala City
|
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Zone 4 is the modern business area.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Guatemala City
|
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Torre del Reformador.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Guatemala City
|
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Buildings in Zone 4.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Guatemala City
|
 |
Zone 4 is the business part of the city.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Guatemala City
Site / Event : Yurrita Church
|
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Yurrita Church.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Guatemala City
Site / Event : Yurrita Church
|
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The ornate tower.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Guatemala City
Site / Event : Yurrita Church
|
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Yurrita Church in is the capital's strangest building.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Guatemala City
Site / Event : Popol Vuh Museum
|
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Mayan funerary urn in the Popol Vuh Museum collection.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Guatemala City
Site / Event : Popol Vuh Museum
|
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Mayan funerary urn from the Quiche region (c 900).
|
1995 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Guatemala City
Site / Event : Popol Vuh Museum
|
 |
Ceramic bowl with monkey.
|
1995 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Guatemala City
Site / Event : Popol Vuh Museum
|
 |
Mayan funerary urn with skulls.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Guatemala City
Site / Event : Popol Vuh Museum
|
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Mayan funerary urn with a figure of a priest.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Guatemala City
Site / Event : Popol Vuh Museum
|
 |
Ceramics from the Quiche region (c 900).
|
1995 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Guatemala City
Site / Event : Popol Vuh Museum
|
 |
Quetzl incense burner.
|
1995 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Guatemala City
Site / Event : Popol Vuh Museum
|
 |
Polychrome ceramic container.
|
1995 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Antigua
|
 |
The 3766m high Volcan Agua is one of three overlooking Antigua, the former capital.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Antigua
|
 |
Antigua is surrounded by Mayan villages and their people frequent the city.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Antigua
District : Parque Central
|
 |
The pretty Parque Central in Antigua.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Antigua
District : Parque Central
|
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The Parque Central is a shady area in the heart of the city.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Antigua
District : Parque Central
|
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Antigua is the former capital of Guatemala.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Antigua
District : Parque Central
|
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Antigua is at 1530m.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Antigua
District : Parque Central
|
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Decorated fountain.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Antigua
District : Parque Central
|
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The city is surrounded by volcanoes.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Antigua
District : Parque Central
|
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Antigua was founded in 1524.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Antigua
District : Parque Central
|
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Palacio de los Capitanes.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Antigua
District : Parque Central
|
 |
Colonaded pavement.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Antigua
District : Parque Central
|
 |
View of the main plaza.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Antigua
District : Parque Central
|
 |
Two horsemen.
|
1995 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Antigua
|
 |
Colonial street.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Antigua
|
 |
The city has retained much of its colonial character and is mainly populated by the descendents of the Maya.
|
1995 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Antigua
|
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Carved wooden window grill.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Antigua
|
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Shopping arcade in the city centre.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Antigua
|
 |
Street scene.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Antigua
Site / Event : San Jose Cathedral
|
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The San Jose Cathedral.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Antigua
Site / Event : San Jose Cathedral
|
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The Cathedral was built in 1545.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Antigua
Site / Event : San Jose Cathedral
|
 |
The Cathedral was very badly damaged in the 1773 earthquake.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Antigua
Site / Event : San Jose Cathedral
|
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16 of the 18 chapels were destroyed by the earthquake of 1773.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Antigua
Site / Event : San Jose Cathedral
|
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The Cathedral housed the tombs of some of the Conqustedors.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Antigua
|
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Street with flowers.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Antigua
|
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The ruins of La Compana de Jesus. The capital was moved from Antigua because of earthquakes.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Antigua
|
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A quiet craft market in the ruins of a church.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Antigua
Site / Event : San Pedro Church
|
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San Pedro Church dates from 1680.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Antigua
Site / Event : San Pedro Church
|
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The carved facade.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Antigua
Site / Event : San Carlos Borromeo University
|
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The University of San Carlos Borromeo dates from 1559.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Antigua
Site / Event : San Carlos Borromeo University
|
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The entrance.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Antigua
Site / Event : San Carlos Borromeo University
|
 |
The courtyard is bounded by thick earthquake proof walls.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Antigua
|
 |
The Arch of Santa Catalina (dating from 1609) is all that remains of two convents that it once linked.
|
1995 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Antigua
|
 |
Pastel coloured houses and cobbled streets.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Antigua
|
 |
Residential building.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Antigua
Site / Event : Convent of Santa Clara
|
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The Convent of Santa Clara was founded by nuns from Puebla in Mexico.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Antigua
Site / Event : Convent of Santa Clara
|
 |
The convent dates from 1699.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Antigua
Site / Event : Convent of Santa Clara
|
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Earthquake damage. Antugua suffered earquakes in 1717, 1773 and 1976.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Antigua
|
 |
A marimba band.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Antigua
|
 |
Yellow house.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Antigua
Site / Event : Las Capuchinas
|
 |
Las Capuchinas is the ruins of a convent.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Antigua
Site / Event : Las Capuchinas
|
 |
The convent was founded in 1726.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Antigua
Site / Event : Las Capuchinas
|
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The cloisters.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Antigua
Site / Event : Las Capuchinas
|
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The convent was founded by nuns from Madrid.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Antigua
Site / Event : Las Capuchinas
|
 |
The main nunnery building is circular.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Antigua
Site / Event : Las Capuchinas
|
 |
View of the circular nunnery.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Antigua
Site / Event : Las Capuchinas
|
 |
Within the circular nunnery building.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Antigua
|
 |
Woman walking along a colonial street.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Antigua
|
 |
Antigua at 1530m is surrounded by volcanos.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Antigua
|
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Monument to Landivar, a local poet.
|
1995 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Antigua
|
 |
Three girls selling crafts.
|
1995 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Antigua
Site / Event : La Merced
|
 |
La Merced is a church set on a small plaza.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Antigua
Site / Event : La Merced
|
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The side of the building has a small shrine.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Antigua
Site / Event : La Merced
|
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The church was completed in 1767 and was designed to withstand earthquakes.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Antigua
Site / Event : La Merced
|
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La Merced is one of the most ornate churches in the city.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Antigua
Site / Event : La Merced
|
 |
The courtyard contains the largest fountain in Antigua.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Antigua
Site / Event : La Merced
|
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Carvings on the fountain.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Antigua
Site / Event : La Merced
|
 |
The upper level.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Antigua
Site / Event : La Merced
|
 |
View of the fountain.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Antigua
|
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Small plaza.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Antigua
|
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Tree lined road.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Antigua
|
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The edge of the city.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Antigua
|
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Tree lined street.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Antigua
Site / Event : Casa Popende
|
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Casa Popende is a restored colonoal house.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Antigua
Site / Event : Casa Popende
|
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Washing trough.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Antigua
Site / Event : Casa Popende
|
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Arabic ceramics and a church carving.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Antigua
Site / Event : Casa Popende
|
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Carved bench back.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Antigua
Site / Event : Casa Popende
|
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Phlox.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Antigua
|
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Local bus.
|
1995 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Antigua
|
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Large band with marimbas.
|
1995 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Antigua
|
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Craft seller.
|
1995 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Antigua
|
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The bus stand.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Antigua
|
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Busy bus for the surrounding villages.
|
1995 |
| Guatemala |
City / Town : Antigua
|
 |
Volcan Agua, 3766m.
|
1995 |
were added from 1 February 2025.