ANTIGUA GUATEMALA  HALF DAY TOUR

La Antigua Guatemala is located in PanchoyValley to 1,530 MSL (meters over sea level)..

Antigua Guatemala was abandoned after the Santa Marta earthquake in July 29th1773 where most of churches, convents and palaces were destroyed. In 1776 the capital of Guatemala was moved at La ErmitaValley or La VirgenValley, where got the name “La Nueva Guatemala de la Asunción”, its capital at present.

Antigua Guatemala is now the ideal destiny for who is looking the beautyand romance of a colonial city. Every thing looks like the timeis stopped at colonial’s age, then you can walk around over stoned streets while you are discovering laborious details in amazing buildings.VISITING:Plaza Mayor, Cathedral, Palacio del Ayuntamiento, CapitaníaGeneral, Merced Church, San Francisco Church (where the remainsof the HermanoPedro rest, who was the first Saint from Guatemala), Jade Factory and other handicraft stores.