Dusk Settles Over a Cobblestone Street Beneath Volcán de Agua

Antigua Guatemala served as the capital of the Captaincy General of Guatemala from 1543 until a series of earthquakes forced the government to relocate to present-day Guatemala City in 1773. The city's colonial grid of cobblestone streets and low masonry buildings survives largely intact, earning it UNESCO World Heritage status in 1979. Volcán de Agua, rising to about 3,760 meters just south of the city, has long served as a landmark for orienting Antigua's streets, many of which align toward its summit.

Taken February 2020