Today I share with you the façade of the Parroquia de San Pedro Las Huertas with a colorful mini bus, which complements the parish quite nicely. Antigua Guatemala has 22 villages, many of them with fantastic parishes or ruins or both. I will share as many of them with you guys in the following weeks. … Read more
Catholic churches were usually built around the main plaza of each town, normally taken the east quadrant of the plazas. There are not as many catholic churches as there are protestant churches, but they tend to be much bigger and older and built at the best possible locations. The church of San Pedro Las Huertas … Read more
Do you really want a long name, here’s one: “Parroquia San Pedro Apostol, San Juan Bautista of San Pedro Las Huertas, La Antigua Guatemala” If you remember at least one of the photos of the former San Pedro Apostol Church, you may say, “wait it a minute, this is not the same church, is it?” … Read more