Written by Andariega on August 22, 2025
- These ruins are within a few blocks of each other, northwest of the plaza.
Santa Catarina
Past
Also known as Santa Catalina, this convent was built in 1609 to address a lack of housing for local nuns. In...
Written by Andariega on August 20, 2025
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Planning to visit the Valhalla Macadamia Farm, we decided to make a morning of it and see some nearby villages. Although we went first to the farm, backtracked to Ciudad Vieja, turned around again to...
Written by lcampbell on March 28, 2025
- Start the self-guided Historical Walking Tour at the town square. While I was intensely drawn to the beauty and activity buzz of all the town squares in Guatemala, Antigua’s plaza is especially impressive....
Written by lcampbell on March 28, 2025
- The guidebook warned against climbing Pacaya without a guide. I got the impression that there were bandits around every corner, ready to jump out of the bushes at any time. So we signed...
Written by kakao on August 30, 2025
- www.sanjoseelviejo.com
After studying for 3 weeks at Tecun Uman, I decided to change schools to see what else was out there. I chose Escuela de Espanol San Jose el Viejo because it was the most...
Written by kakao on August 30, 2025
- I spent 3 weeks studying at the Spanish School, Tecun Uman, located at 6a Calle Poniente 34A in Antigua, Guatemala. It cost about $100/week for 4 hours a day for a private Spanish teacher.
Teachers:
My...
Written by ToeAnne on February 9, 2025
- Antigua is famous for its abundance of language schools. I was lucky enough to come to Guatemala knowing a lot about these schools and what I wanted from one: intensive instruction, value, a home stay...
Written by Lv2bike on February 23, 2025
- One of the reasons I love to travel to Central and South America is the rich and deep history of this beautiful land. The fact that prices for just about anything are well under...
Written by LoCho on January 25, 2025
- We booked our trip with CLARK TOURS, which is one of the more reputable and older companies operating in Guatemala. Our guide and driver were with us for 4 days, and we got to...
Written by Whirlwind on January 9, 2026
- Antigua celebrates Easter like no other city in Guatemala and draws great crowds for its Semana Santa holy week to view its processions across streets richly embellished in flower petal mozaics.
Churches also are decorated, often...