Cerro de la CruzThe city of Santiago de los Caballeros of Guatemala, whose official and historical name is very noble and very loyal city of Santiago de los Caballeros of Guatemala and popularly named today as Antigua Guatemala, is head of the homonymous municipality and the department of Sacatepequez, Guatemala; It is located approximately 45 kilometers west of the capital of the Republic of Guatemala, at an altitude of 1470 m According to the official 2003 census, has a population of 44,097 people.1 During colonial times was known as "Santiago de los Caballeros of Guatemala."

It is renowned for its well-preserved Spanish Renaissance architecture with baroque facades of the New World as well as many Catholic churches ruins. It was designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1979

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Traditions:During Easter week is Guatemalan folk tradition and elaborate carpets depicting religious figures. These crafts are made with sawdust, corozo flower, pink daisies Flowers and others

This practice is the result of a mixture of traditions from different places who have managed to endure through time, from the arrival of the conquerors and evangelists to this day, lasting as their own tradition of Catholicism, according to its origins.

This practice is the result of a mixture of traditions from different places who have managed to endure through time, from the arrival of the conquerors and evangelists to this day, lasting as their own tradition of Catholicism, according to its origins.

CRAFTS ANTIGUA GUATEMALA:

Typically found in the streets of Antigua Guatemala different variety of Guatemalan folk art in different ways; stone, gold, wood, wax, glass, silver, jade, textiles, etc.However we can find specialized shops with art and exquisite finish for garments and elaborate pieces.