Antigua Tour with Lunch, from Guatemala City.

USD80.00 per person

The city of Santiago de los Caballeros de Guatemala, whose official and historical name is Muy Noble y Muy Loal Ciudad de Santiago de los Caballeros de Guatemala and currently popularly named as Antigua Guatemala, is the head of the homonymous municipality and the department of Sacatepéquez, Guatemala; It is located approximately 25 kilometers west of the capital of the Republic of Guatemala, and at an altitude of 1470 meters above sea level. Currently the city is located within the 20 most important cities in Guatemala.

During colonial times it was known as "Santiago de los Caballeros de Guatemala", and was the capital of the Captaincy General of Guatemala, between 1541 and 1776, the year in which the capital was transferred to the city of Nueva Guatemala de la Asunción after that the Santa Marta earthquakes ruined the city for the third time in the same century and that the civil authorities used this as an excuse to weaken the ecclesiastical authorities - following the recommendations of the Bourbon Reforms undertaken by the Spanish crown in the second half of the 18th century - forcing the regular orders to move from their majestic convents to fragile temporary structures in the new city.

This tour departs from Guatemala City:

• Every day except Thursday and Sunday.

• Includes lunch, transportation, admissions and tourist guide.

A unique experience in a city asleep in time.