Antigua

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Colonial attraction

Antigua,
Guatemala


From the museo del arte in Antigua, you have this view on the volcan El Agua, his companion El Fuego, the fire mountain, killed 214 people in early May, there are still about 200 missing, since a few days El Fuego is active again and threatens the same three villages again. El Agua is just as dangerous, although asleep this volcan fills with water, the pressure becomes too large, a crack in the sidewall and mudslides surround the villages in the flood track. Earthquakes already destroyed many times Antigua this very touristy city used to be capital of Guatemala, the active Pacaya volcan that you can climb, the ruins and colonial buildings are a real attraction for visitors of this region. The museum contains art from colonial times, with enormous paintings about the torture practices of the Indian slaves. You can not photograph inside.