Located on the grounds of Hotel Casa Santo Domingo, the beautifully-presented Paseo de los Museos, or Museums Promenade, allows access to the most significant areas of the Santo Domingo convent ruins, including old burial crypts and the ruined church. The complex of museums...
The Palacio de los Capitanes, the first two-storey building in Antigua, lines the entire south side of the Parque Central. Built in 1558, for more than two centuries, it was the seat of the Spanish colonial government for most of Central America and Chiapas. More recently, it...
The ruins of Santo Domingo church and convent complex stand inside the grounds of the beautiful Hotel Casa Santo Domingo on the eastern edge of town. Between 1542 and 1666, the Dominican order built one of the largest, richest and most important convents in the colonial city....
Surrounded by important buildings dating back from colonial times, this central plaza is the main hangout for locals. It’s always packed on weekends and festivals, when it is the scene for concerts, parades and processions. Mature trees, gardens and pathways lined with wooden...
Anyone curious about how we get that morning cup of coffee will find the answers at Finca Filadelfia, ten minutes by mototaxi ride from downtown Antigua. You can visit the coffee fields by mule or aboard a flatbed Mercedes truck with canopy and seats. Part of the tour takes you...