Antigua
Video: Climbing Pacaya volcano in Guatemala
This video shows you the amazing active volcano Pacaya in Guatemala and the climbing of it.
Climbing Pacaya volcano was quite an exhilarating experience. We left Antigua at 06.00 in the morning and arrived at the base of the volcano at 07.30 and started the summit trail. The initial climbing was through a forest trail. Suddenly [...]
Video: Antigua, Guatemala
This video shows the beautiful city Antigua in Guatemala.
We spent 3 nights in Antigua when we first arrived jet-lagged to Central America. It is a great place to just relax and settle in to the rhyme of Guatemala (although most people will say that Antigua is not real Guatemala). We had been advised beforehand [...]
Video: Colonial style hotel in Antigua, Guatemala
This video shows the beautiful guesthouse where we stayed in Antigua, Guatemala. The guesthouse is in a beautiful colonial style with a courtyard and spacious rooms with high ceilings. Would you like to stay here? Comments are most welcome.
Antigua is by far the most expensive city to visit as a traveller in Guatemala. This is [...]
Podcast: La Antigua, Guatemala
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Antigua is a stunningly beautiful town in Guatemala in Central America. It was founded in 1543 by the Spanish conquistadors and is famed for its Spanish Mudéjar-influenced Baroque architecture and spectacular ruins. It has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage [...]
Arrival in La Antigua, Guatemala
We arrived in Guatemala City a few days ago, and came straight to La Antigua Guatemala – also known simply as Antigua. It sounded like the perfect place to relax & explore whilst the jetlag subsided, having flown directly in from Madrid.
Another reason we chose to immediately travel the two hours straight from the airport [...]
Video: Antigua, Guatemala
This video shows the beautiful city Antigua in Guatemala.
We spent 3 nights in Antigua when we first arrived jet-lagged to Central America. It is a great place to just relax and settle in to the rhyme of Guatemala (although most people will say that Antigua is not real Guatemala). We had been advised beforehand [...]