Churches/Convents

Antigua Guatemala has many churches and convents. Some of there are in pretty good shape, some are partly destroyed others are all ruins. Some of this convents and churches ruins are open to visit everyday. La Catedral (shown above) is the most important today, but maybe not the most impressive. La Merced and San Francisco El Grande have churches that are in good shape and in use, at the side of them, there is a convent in ruins. Others like San Jeronimo and Santa Clara are in ruins both the church and the convent. Capuchinas has some reconstruction, but it is mostly on ruins. Some like San Augustín are not open to the public or are going thru improvement to permit the visit from the public. The following are some of the churches and ruins that can be seen in Antigua Guatemala.