At 1,500 meters altitude and surrounded by volcanoes, the colonial city that was devastated by an earthquake in 1773 preserved churches and convents in ruins and maintains a layout inspired by the Italian Renaissance

Original: A 1.500 metros de altitude e cercada por vulcões, a cidade colonial que foi devastada por um terremoto em 1773, preservou igrejas e conventos em ruínas e mantém um traçado inspirado no Renascimento italiano

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Antigua Guatemala preserves impressive colonial ruins and a Renaissance-inspired layout surrounded by imposing volcanoes in Central America. The post At 1,500 meters altitude and surrounded by volcanoes, the colonial city that was devastated by an earthquake in 1773 preserved churches and convents in ruins and maintains a layout inspired by the Italian Renaissance appeared first on Catraca Livre.

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