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Friday, August 17, 2007

Friday Photo Post: Arch of Santa Catalina

arch of santa catalina, la antigua guatemala, agua volcanoWith Volcán de Agua in the background

arch of santa catalina, la antigua guatemalaFrom Fodors: The only remnant of the once-enormous Convent of St. Catherine is this beautiful yellow arch that spans 5 Avenida Norte, a street locals call Calle de Santa Catalina. The convent was founded in 1613 with only four nuns, but by 1693 its growing numbers forced it to expand across the street. The arch was built to allow the sisters to pass from one side to the other unseen.

arch of santa catalina, la antigua guatemala, agua volcano
* Thank you to Jennifer Victor-Larsen for the last photograph

7 comments:

david mcmahon said...

Great pictures and the last one is terrific!

DeLi said...

im so glad to pass by this site! wow!

i would like to put you in my Link...and i hope you odnt mind :)

Stacy said...

Thank you, David. I agree about the last picture, I'm so glad Jen is sharing her photos from our trip.

Deli, Thank you for visiting Rambling Traveler, I'm glad you enjoyed it. Feel free to link to RT anytime!

Pijush said...

Amazing Shots Stacy, I liked all of them.

Stacy said...

Thank you, Pijush!

indicaspecies said...

Superb shots of Arch of Santa Catalina. A good blog here. :)

Stacy said...

Thank you, indicaspecies, for visiting Rambling Traveler, and for the nice comments!