Antigua Guatemala

E88029
city municipality

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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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Antigua Guatemala canonical 27
Santiago de Guatemala 3
Antigua Guatemala Municipality 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city ⓘ
municipality ⓘ
architecturalStyle Spanish Baroque ⓘ
colonial architecture ⓘ
averageClimateDescription mild temperatures year-round ⓘ
climate subtropical highland climate ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country Guatemala ⓘ
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
tourismType cultural tourism ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ
UNESCOCriteria (ii) ⓘ
(iii) ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1979 ⓘ
utcOffset −6 ⓘ

Referenced by (33)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Guatemala → contains → Antigua Guatemala ⓘ
Guatemala City → formerCapital → Antigua Guatemala ⓘ
Spanish America → capital → Antigua Guatemala ⓘ
this entity surface form: Santiago de Guatemala
Pacaya → nearbyCity → Antigua Guatemala ⓘ
Guatemala Captaincy General → capital → Antigua Guatemala ⓘ
this entity surface form: Santiago de Guatemala
Guatemala Captaincy General → administrativeCenter → Antigua Guatemala ⓘ
this entity surface form: Santiago de Guatemala
Fuego → near → Antigua Guatemala ⓘ
Fuego → nearbyCity → Antigua Guatemala ⓘ
MacKenney cone → near → Antigua Guatemala ⓘ
Pacaya National Park → nearbyCity → Antigua Guatemala ⓘ
Pacaya National Park → accessFrom → Antigua Guatemala ⓘ
Acatenango → locatedNear → Antigua Guatemala ⓘ
Agua → locatedNear → Antigua Guatemala ⓘ
Agua → overlooks → Antigua Guatemala ⓘ
Agua → nearbyCity → Antigua Guatemala ⓘ
Agua → riskTo → Antigua Guatemala ⓘ
Agua → visibleFrom → Antigua Guatemala ⓘ
Agua Volcano → locatedNear → Antigua Guatemala ⓘ
Agua Volcano → towersOver → Antigua Guatemala ⓘ
Agua Volcano → overlooks → Antigua Guatemala ⓘ
Agua Volcano → nearbyCity → Antigua Guatemala ⓘ
Agua Volcano → isVisibleFrom → Antigua Guatemala ⓘ
Agua Volcano → isIconicLandmarkOf → Antigua Guatemala ⓘ
Fuego Volcano → near → Antigua Guatemala ⓘ
central plaza (Parque Central) → locatedIn → Antigua Guatemala ⓘ
subject surface form: Central Plaza (Parque Central)
central plaza (Parque Central) → cityCenterOf → Antigua Guatemala ⓘ
subject surface form: Central Plaza (Parque Central)
Nueva Segovia Department → hasMajorCity → Antigua Guatemala ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ciudad Antigua
Sacatepéquez Department → capital → Antigua Guatemala ⓘ
Sacatepéquez Department → hasCity → Antigua Guatemala ⓘ
Sacatepéquez Department → hasMunicipality → Antigua Guatemala ⓘ
this entity surface form: Antigua Guatemala Municipality
Sacatepéquez Department → contains → Antigua Guatemala ⓘ
Sacatepéquez Department → hasHeritageSite → Antigua Guatemala ⓘ
Sacatepéquez Department → namedAfter → Antigua Guatemala ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sacatepéquez (historical town)