* Guest blog, posted by: Francisco Grazioso
(General Manager)
(Toscana Tours Guatemala)
Located
at 45 kilometers of Guatemala City we have Antigua Guatemala, a city that seems
stops in 17 century, the streets of cobblestone remain, on that place, Antigua
Guatemala is known also like the Perpetual Roses city because on there you find
roses whole year.
Antigua
Guatemala is a nice city for walk around and see many historic places such as
The palace of Captains, in central park and also the City Hall and the
Cathedral, City Hall and the fountain was made in the year 1531 by Rodrigo de
Porres, the Cathderal was builded in 1533 but destroyed in the year 1773 for a
earthquake of 8.00 degrees of Richter Scale.
Antigua
Guatemala has a lot to offer, such as, Jade, a rare precious stone used by the Mayan
people the most expensive jade is Jadeitie of purple color found only of that
kind in Guatemala. Antigua Has a lot of Museums that can show you up how the
jade was used by the Mayan people, why the jade was so important to them, and
why was a precious stone for them, was a real reason why the people who lives
in Guatemala meanwhile the Spanish conquest Guatemala exchange mirrors for
Gold, because gold for people who lives here means nothing.
Antigua
Guatemala has 33 churches each one represent one year of Jesus Christ over the
earth, and many of them are destroyed by the earthquake of 1773 this is what
give "Taste" to Antigua Guatemala, and also the houses made at old
style of 17 century, wide walls many of them made in L shape or square for
makes run the air from one side to other side.
Cuisines:
For
eating in Antigua Guatemala the best place is La Posada de don Rodrigo because
there meanwhile you lunch you can see the beautiful garden and listen our
national instrument La Marimba, that seems such as Xilofone but is made of wood
a special wood named the Ant Male Wood because people thinks that Male Ant make
a wider holes on this tree that gives resonance to the keys of Marimba.
They
also have the best steak and guatemalan cuisine on the place, their waiters
always kind. La Posada de don Rodrigo offers each Thursday a Ballet with
guatemalan dances and marimba, this is only at dinner time, has one of the best
desserts on Latin-American known like Flan Antigueño, and coffee of course.
If
you want something less expensive we can talk about La Cuevita de los Urquizú
on this place you find national dishes but with no any entertainment. Other
nice place is Café Condesa where you can drink an excellent coffee cup and very
nice cakes, from Latin-American.
Moreover,
some of the top sights in Antigua are as following:
1.
Iglesia y Convento de la Recolección
2.
Colegio de San Jerónimo
3.
Catedral de Santiago
4.
Iglesia y Convento de Santo Domingo
5.
Iglesia y Convento de Nuestra Señora de la Merced
6.
Antiguo Colegio de la CompañÃa de Jesús
7.
Convento de Capuchinas
8.
Iglesia de San Francisco
Hence,
Antigua Guatemala is a unique place and should be visited by all.
* Guest blog, posted by: Francisco Grazioso
(General Manager)
(Toscana Tours Guatemala)
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