Charlie:
Yes, interesting place indeed. Must have been an amazing place in its
heyday. In only one day, I probably missed a lot. Unfortunately, the
hotel where I was staying was on the edge of town and night visits were
discouraged.
Martin
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From: Charles Geilfuss [mailto:charles.geilfuss@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 4:55 PM
To: Olympus Camera Discussion
Subject: Re: [OM] OM on the move - Guatemala this time
Wow Martin, your photos really take me back. I was in Antigua in 2002
when my wife and I adopted our younger daughter. I took photos in many
of the exact same spots. I loved the town; beautiful place. Thanks for
the memories.
Charlie
On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 4:39 PM, Martin Walters <mwalters@xxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Some pictures from a recent visit to La Antigua, Guatemala. La Antigua
> is a World Heritage Site.
>
> The third capital of the Spanish Colony of Guatemala (included
> southern Mexican states), it was devastated by a severe earthquake in
> 1773. The decision was taken to abandon La Antigua and move the
> capital to the present day Guatemala City.
>
> What's interesting about the ruins is that, by and large, the walls
> stayed upright, and only the roofs collapsed. Of the 33 churches at
> the time, only four survived. While there, we felt a smallish
earthquake (5.1).
>
> I took one day for a walking tour and a visit to some of the local
> villages.
>
> As usual, all taken with OM2n and various zuikos, using Portra 400 NC
> and Costco scans. Little or no PP, other than correcting verticals and
> some minor cropping.
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/14675507@N08/sets/72157623051927272/
>
> Martin.
>
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