Antigua | Where Mayan Soul Meets Spanish Baroque
🌋 Volcanic Canvas Nestled under perfectly conical Volcán de Agua (3,760m) Cobblestone streets in rainbow hues 🎨 🏛️ Cultural Fusion ✔️ Spanish colonial churches with earthquake scars ✔️ Indigenous women in handwoven huipiles (tradition kept alive) ✔️ Ice cream carts with tropical flavors (try mamey fruit!) 📸 Photographer’s Paradise 1️⃣ Santa Catalina Arch framing the volcano 2️⃣ Ruins of La Recolección (golden hour magic) 3️⃣ Mercado de Artesanías for vibrant textiles Volcán de Agua is a dormant volcano in Guatemala, standing at 3,760 meters tall, located near Antigua in the southern part of the country. Its name originates from a disaster in 1541 when a breach in the volcanic crater triggered a mudflow that destroyed the then-capital (now known as Ciudad Vieja). #LivingMuseum #GuatemalaMagic #VolcanoTown