Guatemala City

Guatemala City

Guatemala City is the capital of Guatemala, in Central America. It's known for its Mayan history, high-altitude location and nearby volcanoes. On central Plaza Mayor, also known as Parque Central, the Metropolitan Cathedral is full of colonial paintings and religious carvings. The National Palace of Culture has a balcony overlooking the square. South of the city, trails lead up to the active Pacaya Volcano.

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Bernardino de Villalpando

Bernardino de Villalpando


Virgilio Rodríguez Beteta

Virgilio Rodríguez Beteta

Guatemalan lawyer

German Alcantara

German Alcantara

Composer

Humberto Akʼabal (Humberto Ak'ab'al)

Humberto Akʼabal (Humberto Ak'ab'al)

Poet

Juan Fermín de Aycinena y Aycinena (Juan Fermín Aycinena y Aycinena)

Juan Fermín de Aycinena y Aycinena (Juan Fermín Aycinena y Aycinena)

Guatemalan poet

Rigoberto Bran Azmitia

Rigoberto Bran Azmitia

Guatemalan journalist

Humberto Akʼabal

Humberto Akʼabal

Poet

César Brañas

César Brañas

Author

Rebeca Carrión Cachot

Rebeca Carrión Cachot

Peruvian archaeologist

Joaquina Cabrera

Joaquina Cabrera

Former First Lady of Guatemala

Emilio Arenales Catalán

Emilio Arenales Catalán

Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Guatemala

Alonso Fernández de Heredia

Alonso Fernández de Heredia

Former Governor and Captain General of Guatemala

Rodrigo Asturias

Rodrigo Asturias

Guatemalan Politician

Eduardo Cáceres

Eduardo Cáceres

Argentina politician

José Víctor Zavala

José Víctor Zavala


Juan Federico Ponce Vaides

Juan Federico Ponce Vaides

Guatemalan Politician

German Alcantara

German Alcantara

Composer

Lorenzo Montúfar y Rivera

Lorenzo Montúfar y Rivera

Former Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Costa Rica

Victor Hugo Martínez Contreras

Victor Hugo Martínez Contreras

Archbishop

Adela de Torrebiarte

Adela de Torrebiarte

Former Deputy of the Congress of Guatemala

Níver Arboleda

Níver Arboleda

Colombian footballer

Luis Enrique Sam Colop

Luis Enrique Sam Colop

Guatemalan linguist

Óscar Enrique Sánchez

Óscar Enrique Sánchez

Guatemalan footballer

Álvaro Colom

Álvaro Colom

Former President of Guatemala

Haroldo Rodas

Haroldo Rodas

Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Guatemala

Antonia Matos

Antonia Matos

Guatemalan painter

Lorenzo Montúfar

Lorenzo Montúfar

Former Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Costa Rica

Jorge Mario García Laguardia

Jorge Mario García Laguardia

Jurist

Luis Grill Prieto

Luis Grill Prieto

Football player

Enrique Solares

Enrique Solares

Guatemalan composer

Sara de la Hoz

Sara de la Hoz

Former First Lady of Guatemala ‧ Julio César Méndez Montenegro's wife

Manuel Antonio de Jesús Alvarado

Manuel Antonio de Jesús Alvarado

Musician and orchestra conductor

Álida España

Álida España

Former First Lady of Guatemala

María Dolores de Aycinena

María Dolores de Aycinena

Former First Lady of Guatemala

Hortensia Peralta Lagos ​ ​

Hortensia Peralta Lagos ​ ​

Former Minister of National Defense of El Salvador

Teodoro Palacios

Teodoro Palacios

Guatemalan high jumper

Óscar Julio Vian Morales

Óscar Julio Vian Morales

Archbishop

Álvaro Arzú

Álvaro Arzú

Former President of Guatemala