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Familia Gaytán Durán Sign

Posted in Signs | Saturday, July 19th, 2008 | 1 Comment »

This is another tradition which is disappearing from the façades of La Antigua Guatemala. Having a tiled-sign with the family names on the wall next to the main doorway is something that is rapidly going away for different reason, safety among the most important of all.

What do you think are the other reasons?

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