Real Palacio de los Capitanes and Volcán Fuego Eruptions

Rudy Giron: Antigua Guatemala &emdash; Real Palacio de los Capitanes in Antigua Guatemala

In the background you can see one of the many constant eruptions of Volcano Fuego adding some tension to a picture of tranquility.

For 231 years the Real Palacio de los Capitanes was the headquarters of the Spanish army “defending” Central America. Built in 1543, as most edifies around the main square, the Palacio de los Capitanes was the governmental center of all Central America and Chiapas.

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