🏛️ Antigua Guatemala

Guatemala · Americas · Cultural · 14.56°N, 90.73°W

Antigua Guatemala, commonly known as Antigua or La Antigua, is a city in the central highlands of Guatemala. The city was the capital of the Captaincy General of Guatemala from 1543 through 1773, with much of its Baroque-influenced architecture and layout dating from that period. Antigua Guatemala serves as the capital of the homonymous municipality and the Sacatepéquez Department.

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Quick facts

Country	Guatemala
Continent / region	Americas
List type	🏛️ Cultural heritage site
Coordinates (approx.)	14.56°N, 90.73°W · view on map

Antigua Guatemala is a cultural World Heritage site in Guatemala, in Americas. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Antigua Guatemala was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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