Thursday Doors #14 Antigua, Guatemala

Moving on up Central America and I find myself in Antigua, Guatemala. Antigua is bright, colourful and welcoming, not a gun in sight!

Antigua is situated in the south of Guatemala. It is a small city and surrounded by volcanoes. It was a joy to wander around and made me very snappy happy!

It has a 500-year-old Spanish colonial history but in 1773, there was a massive earthquake which ended its time as the colonial capital. Many of the buildings were restored after the earthquake and it still maintains a bright colourful Spanish feel with cobbled streets and beautiful doors.

Colourful Antigua streets

San José Parish

San José Parish

Façade of the former El Carmen church

Entance to art and craft shop

Colourful Antigua streets

Beautiful arts and crafts in Antigua

Colourful Antigua streets

Colourful Antigua streets

baroque La Merced church

In response to Norm 2.0‘s Thursday Doors.

Yoroshiku Onegai shimasu

Leanne