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Antigua Guatemala

La Antigua Guatemala is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and is perhaps Guatemala's most popular tourist destination. It was the colonial Spanish capital of Central America.

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Eat
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Drink
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  1. Eat

    Luna de Miel

    Luna de Miel opened its doors in July 2006, and Antigua immediately succumbed to the charms of crepes à la française. The first floor area is small, but there is an inviting open-roof terrace upstairs. The menu offers not a lot to choose, but all the products are fresh, selected each morning in the market. Free Wi-Fi.

    Daily 09:00-21:30Q30-70

  2. Eat

    Market food court

    Various comedores all serving homemade Guatemaltecan food. Breakfast from Q15, set lunch Q20-30 including a drink. All restaurants offer vegetarian plates. If you don't understand their daily menu, they will let you have a quick look into the pots in the kitchen.

    Q15-30

  3. See

    Museo Casa del Tejido Antiguo

    Founded in 1998, the Casa del Tejido Antiguo is a museum dedicated to the craft of weaving as practiced for centuries by the native Mayans of Guatemala. Tucked away in an out-of-the-way corner of central Antigua, you'll be taken on a brief (30- to 40-minute) guided tour through about a half-dozen rooms of museum exhibits detailing the history, tools and techniques of traditional Mayan weaving. Then you'll be set loose into an even larger section containing artisans hard at work on garments, mats and artistic pieces. You can (and will be emphatically encouraged to) buy some of their work; whilst the quality is decent the cost is several times what a decent haggler would pay for similar pieces at the Mercado. All exhibits are in Spanish only, and only some of the staff speak English, so those who don't speak good Spanish should ask in advance for an English-speaking tour guide.

    Mon-Fri 09:00-17:00, Sat 09:00-16:00Q15 for guided tour of museum portion; free for those only visiting market