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map of central Antigua a taxi on a typical antigüeña street: cobblestones, gas lamps, selling crafts on the streets of Antigua selling fruit on the streets of Antigua the dome of San Francisco cathedral the San Francisco dome again, with Agua volcano behind the convent of Las Capuchinas the main patio of Las Capuchinas convent another view of the Capuchinas patio - hey that ain't no nun! another Antigua street scene love that Spanish colonial architecture St. Francis (San Francisco) Antigua, city of sharp cultural contrasts lactating mermaids, the main event of the Parque Central fountain a distant view of the ornate church La Merced more colorful handicrafts for sale - in response to the floods of tourists that Antigua attracts this guy had already closed up shop I guess the famous arch of Antigua In 1543, the Spanish made Antigua the capital of Guatemala, giving the town the name of one of the giant kites that are flown over Santiago my favorite of all the vast variety of Guatemalan huipiles (the traditional huipil from San Pedro La Laguna huipil from San Pedro Necta out-of-focus but nonetheless colorful: the huipil from Chimaltenango huipiles from Chichicastenango and I don't know where else huipiles from Santiago Atitlán and Santa Catarina Palopó huipiles from Zunil (Quetzaltenango) some more huipiles - not sure where from more and more . . . the variety is endless the very colorful huipil from Sumpango Sacatepéquez



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