La Merced Church, Antigua Guatemala

Sacatepéquez Department · Guatemala

La Merced Church, Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala
Photo: Rambling Traveler derivative work: MrPanyGoff, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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The intricate yellow-and-white stucco facade of this Antigua church is a masterpiece of earthquake-baroque design. Its low, thick walls were built deliberately to survive the region's frequent tremors.

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