We arrived in Antigua around midday and found the informal campsite listed on our favourite I.Overlander website.( this website lists informal and formal campsites and other places like car parks or petrol stations where people travelling like us can spend the night)
This is an enclosed massive park, right in the middle of town, which is normally used for receptions but the keeper allows you to park for a small fee. The park is well maintained with different areas, some planted with flowers, others with shrubs etc.
After settling in, we went for a walk to the old part of town. It is registered as a Unesco Heritage site and is renowned for its Spanish colonial buildings, many of them restored following a 1773 earthquake that ended Antigua’s 200-year reign as Guatemala’s colonial capital.
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We skirted Guatemala City, the capital and drove towards the border, we stopped for the night at an hotel complex with swimming pool and camped in the park for GTQ 50 (around US$6). Thanks I-Overlander!
