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  2. Monasterio de Santo Domingo, Antigua Guatemala - Wikipedia

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    Santo Domingo Church and Monastery is a ruined monastery in Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala. Its history can be traced back to 1538 when the Dominicans arrived in Guatemala. It had two towers with ten bells and the monastery was filled with treasures. The monastery was destroyed in the 1773 Santa Marta earthquake.

  3. Hotel Casa Santo Domingo - Wikipedia

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    The Hotel Casa Santo Domingo is a noted 3 star hotel and museum in Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala. It is located in the grounds of the Santo Domingo Monastery. This monastery was partially destroyed in the Santa Marta earthquake. [1] The hotel opened in June 1989.

  4. List of museums in Guatemala - Wikipedia

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    Museo Casa del Tejido Antiguo [1] Antigua Guatemala: Sacatepéquez Department: Museo Casa K'OJOM [2] Jocotenango: Sacatepéquez Department: Maya music: Museo Colonial Casa Santo Domingo [1] Antigua Guatemala: Sacatepéquez Department: Museo Comunitario "Rabinal Achi" [1] Rabinal: Baja Verapaz Department: Museo de Armas de Santiago de los ...

  5. National Museum of Guatemalan Art - Wikipedia

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    The museum is housed in the Palacio de los Capitanes Generales, which dates to the 16th century and was once the seat of the Captaincy General of Guatemala. [5] The building is also a UNESCO-designated World Heritage Site. [6] The first phase of the museum was inaugurated on September 10, 2021. [7]

  6. Iglesia y Convento de la Compañía de Jesús, Antigua Guatemala

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    The Church and convent of the Society of Jesus in Antigua Guatemala is a religious complex that was built between 1690 and 1698. It was built on a block that is only 325 yards (300 m) away from the Cathedral of Saint James on a lot that once belonged to the family of famous chronicler Bernal Díaz del Castillo and had three monastery wings and a church.

  7. Iglesia y Convento de las Capuchinas, Antigua Guatemala

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    The Iglesia y Convento de las Capuchinas is a notable convent and church in Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala. It is one of the finest examples of an 18th-century convent in Guatemala. [ 1 ] It was consecrated in 1736 but like the rest of the city suffered damage during the 1751 and 1773 earthquakes respectively, and was abandoned by order of the ...

  8. Efraín Recinos - Wikipedia

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    The government of Guatemala awarded him the Order of the Quetzal, one of the country's highest honors for his artistic contributions during his career. [2] [3] Recinos was born in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, in 1928. [2] He died at the Hospital Hermano Pedro in Guatemala City on October 2, 2011, at the age of 83. [2] [3] He had been treated for ...

  9. Santa María de Jesús - Wikipedia

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    Santa Maria de Jesus (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsanta maˈɾi.a ðe xeˈsus]) is a town with a population of 21,795 (2018 census), [3] and a municipality in the department of Sacatepéquez about 10 km from the city of Antigua Guatemala. It is located under the slopes of Volcán de Agua. This town has a height of 2,070 meters above sea level.