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Some places keep both the valuable past of La Antigua Guatemala such as the Palacio de los Capitanes and the Cathedral, also the former Convent of Santo Domingo today converted into an important museum and hotel in La Antigua Guatemala.



The monumental building, qualified as worthy of admiration only in the kingdom, also in Europe, was inaugurated in 1551 and occupied by the Order of Santo Domingo, characterized by being the home of religious leaders.



One of many buildings that suffered the earthquake of 1773 and was abandoned, and later used for various uses, including the headquarters of the Antonio Larrazábal National Institute for Men (INVAL), but the sample they took in the old convent of the stopped there, because He resorted to its walls to extract material that would be used for other constructions.



Over the years and due to the constant archaeological studies carried out in the place, it was the headquarters of an archaeological consultation center until 1998, where the PROTUNAC property will be closed, calling the hotel and the Casa Santo Domingo Cultural Center. .



Its facilities include the process of making wax and majolica ceramic pieces. It has rooms for exhibitions and galleries of works of art. You can also appreciate the crypt area and the representation of a model of a process under the Arch of Santa Catalina.



The whole place is a museum, for its facilities and decoration in such a category. So much so that now with a cultural area open to the public, it now houses five museums on the so-called Museum Walk.















It is located at the entrance of Ciudad Colonial on 3rd Calle Oriente, known as Calle de Santo Domingo,

just 45 kilometers from the capital city (50 minutes by car) and only 10 minutes from the center of La Antigua Guatemala.



The most beautiful and valuable works were found in the "Paseo de los Museums" which was a group of museums that included the Colonial Museum, the Archaeological Museum (with a collection of more than 50 pieces, most of them corresponding to the period of greatest splendor Mayan Culture) and the Museum of Pre-Columbian Art and Modern Glass (with works of art in clay, stone and glass).

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