Antigua Guatemala
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Antigua Guatemala is a historic colonial city in southern Guatemala renowned for its well-preserved Spanish Baroque architecture and cobblestone streets, and is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
→
municipality → |
| architecturalStyle |
Spanish Baroque
→
colonial architecture → |
| averageClimateDescription | mild temperatures year-round → |
| climate | subtropical highland climate → |
| continent | North America → |
| country | Guatemala NERFINISHED → |
| currentCapitalOf | Sacatepéquez Department → |
| economicActivity |
coffee production in surrounding areas
→
tourism → |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel |
about 1530 metres
→
about 5020 feet → |
| established | 1543 → |
| formerName |
Guatemala City
→
surface form: "Santiago de los Caballeros de Guatemala"
|
| foundedAsCapitalOf |
Guatemala Captaincy General
→
surface form: "Captaincy General of Guatemala"
|
| foundedBy | Spanish colonists → |
| foundingCentury | 16th century → |
| hasFeature |
central plaza (Parque Central)
→
cobblestone streets → colonial-era ruins → colorful facades → |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site → |
| knownFor |
cobblestone streets
→
colonial churches and convents → ruins from earthquakes → well-preserved Spanish Baroque architecture → |
| languageUsed | Spanish → |
| localLanguage | Spanish → |
| locatedIn |
Sacatepéquez Department
→
southern Guatemala → |
| nearbyVolcano |
Acatenango
→
surface form: "Acatenango Volcano"
Agua Volcano → Fuego Volcano → |
| notableReligiousEvent |
Semana Santa processions
→
surface form: "Holy Week processions"
|
| population | about 46,000 (approximate, varies by source and year) → |
| religionTraditionallyPracticed | Roman Catholicism → |
| resultOf1773Earthquakes | relocation of the capital to present-day Guatemala City → |
| significantEvent |
1717 earthquake
→
1773 Santa Marta earthquakes → |
| streetLayout | grid pattern → |
| timeZone |
Central Time Zone
→
surface form: "Central Standard Time"
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| tourismType |
cultural tourism
→
heritage tourism → |
| UNESCOCriteria |
(ii)
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(iii) → (iv) → |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1979 → |
| utcOffset | −6 → |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Santiago de Guatemala"
this entity surface form: "Santiago de Guatemala"
this entity surface form: "Santiago de Guatemala"