°Antigua UNESCO °world heritage sites ( ° Guatemala )

°Convent of the Society of Jesus at °3a Calle Poniente
° The Church of the Campaña de Jesus was built between 1690 and 1698 in the Spanish Baroque style. This Jesuit monastery, which housed up to 19 monks at a time at its height, was an important part of Antigua’s religious life until the order was expelled just before the big earthquake in Antigua destroyed the monastery.

°City Hall Palace at °Plaza Mayor
° This emblematic structure is strategically located on 4th Street, directly opposite Central Park and adjacent to the Cathedral, forming a key part of the city's central plaza, which has been the heart of Antigua since the city was meticulously laid out in the Panchoy Valley in a rectilinear pattern during the colonial era.

°Palace of the Captains at °5a Calle Poniente
° The architecture is characterized by a series of courtyard buildings with masonry arcades facing the city’s main square and contains a residence for the governor, an old jail, government offices, and the ruins of the former mint.

°Church School of Christ at °Calle de los pasos & 1ra. Ave
° The Franciscan complex became a major cultural and religious center for the entire Captaincy General of Guatemala: Theologians, jurists, philosophers, physicists, and mathematicians studied in the school of San Buenaventura, which was located where the monastery ruins are.

°Church of San Francisco El Grande at °Calle Oriente & 1a Avenida Sur 7a
° Its facade, with twisted salomonic columns, is typical of the Spanish-American baroque.

°Convent of Santo Domingo at °28 A & 3a Calle Oriente
° The zone includes the picturesque ruined monastery church, the adjacent cloister with a replica of the original fountain, workshops for candle and pottery makers, and two underground crypts that were discovered during the church excavations.

°Capuchin Convent at °2a Avenida Norte & 2a Calle Oriente esquina
° It is one of the finest examples of an 18th-century convent in Guatemala.

°La Merced Church at °1a Calle Poniente & 6a Avenida Norte
° Its facade is one of the most beautiful in Guatemala The squat, thick-walled structure was built to withstand earthquakes, and three centuries after its construction it remains in good shape.

°La Recoleccion Convent at °Calle Poniente & Calle de Recolectos 1
° The two devastating earthquakes that hit Antigua in 1717 and 1773 destroyed this monastery and church complex. The ruins, which include a majestic, still-intact arch, lend the place a romantic atmosphere.