Antigua Guatemala
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Antigua Guatemala is a city in Guatemala.
 Volcán de Agua ("Volcano of Water") in background with temporary street carpeting for Easter celebrations in foreground, 1980. |
 Homestead in the earthquake ruins of a colonial building, Antigua Guatemala; Volcán de Fuego (left) and Acatenango (right) in background, 1979 |
 Earthquake damaged colonial church facade |
 road sign with pre-Columbian stone head discovered during road construction |
 Cross on hill above town and view of Antigua |
 Main square: Cathedral |
 Main square: Govenment Palace |
 Main square: Commercial buildings |
 Giants in front of Cathedral for Corpus Christi celebrations |
 Giants dancing |
 Giants dancing with marimba band |
 Traditional fife and drum for small religious procession |
 Corpus Christi procession brass band |
 Woman's procession |
 Procession with insence |
 Group of Maya visiting the city, in main plaza buying ice-cream |
 Fountain in main square |
 Street on main square on market day |
 Old arch connecting Convent buildings |
 Sculptural details in ruins of colonial dome |
 La Merced Church, front facade |
 La Merced panorama |
 La Merced courtyard fountain |
 La Merced bell tower |
 Residential patio seen from belfry |
 Home interior patio |
 Church facade |
 Facade detail |
 street scene |
 Worshippers at the crypt of Blessed Hermano Pedro |
 Relgious grotto |
 Arched portico, Government palace |
 Colonial ruins |
 Colonial ruins, detail |
 More ruins from the great earthquake of 1776 |
 Main square, view towards Volcán de Agua |
 17th century decorated doorway |
 Doorway detail dated 1694 |
 Street scene with bicycle and Volcán de Agua |
 Holy Week 1980: Temporary carpets are constructed in the streets before religious processions |
 Most of the Holy Week street carpets are made of colored sawdust |
 Making a carpet with a butterfly pattern |
 Colored sawdust carpet depicting macaws |
 Stork pattern |
 Carpet in a pseudo-Pre-Columbian Maya pattern |
 Street carpet with pine needles |
 carpet after procession passes over |
 Women carrying Saint float |
 Men carrying Saint float |
 Holy Week floats enter La Merced Church |
 Passion procession participants |
 Top of Jesus float passes by church facade |
 Huge Jesus float arrives at La Merced Chruch |
 Procession at La Merced |
 Procession of women |
 Profile of Saint against church facade |
 Saints |
 child dressed as angel for Holy Week |
 Fountain in central park |
 English: Street scene, Antigua Guatemala, with Vulcan de Agua in background, 1979
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 English: Old convent arch with Vulcan de Agua in background, Antigua Guatemala, 1979
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 English: front fascade of Church of La Merced, Antigua Guatemala, 1979
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 English: A building in Antigua Guatemala, 1980
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 Santa Catalina arch |
 Old public fountain |
 Crypt in cathedral |
 La Merced church |
 Cathedral |
