So, our home base for the trip was Antigua, which is about 45 minutes to the southwest of Guatamala City. My mom had been there volunteering for two weeks already and was finishing up whne I arrived. Antigua is a cute city, pretty walkable with cobblestone streets and nice plazas and churches (pretty standard Latin American fare). The famous structure of the town is this arch, el Arco de Santa Catalina, which was part of an old convent. Built in 1694 it allowed nuns living on either side of the street to cross without being seen.
The other remarkable thing is the volcanos that surround Antigua. There are three major ones in the vicinity of Antigua. The one that loomed most for me was Agua, which most of the time you could not see because the top was covered by clouds! This is the one picture that I got of Agua, taken from our bedroom. Ironically, this was taken the one and only day of rain we had the entire time! 
Click on the slideshow to see other sites of Antigua inlcuding the yellow Merced Church, the Arch at night, a pretty fountain, a couple of shots of the main square and cathedral, and other goodies!
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