Antigua Guatemala
La Antigua Guatemala is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and is perhaps Guatemala's most popular tourist destination. It was the colonial Spanish capital of Central America. Wikivoyage
Population 59,091 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Guatemala
Getting there
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Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide- Plaza del Apóstol Santiago Monument · 280 m
- Estatua del Apóstol Santiago de los Caballeros Monument · 280 m
- Isabel la Católica Memorial · 350 m
- Parroquia San Sebastián Ruins · 430 m
- Museo La Merced Museum · 580 m
- Convento de Carmelitas Descalzas Attraction · 700 m
- Convento de las Capuchinas Attraction · 780 m
- Arco de Santa Catalina Monument · 800 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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Semana Santa processions
March – April
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Antigua Guatemala); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Markets
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Getting around
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.