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Highlights include La Merced Church, Santa Catalina Arch, Convent of Our Lady of the Pillar of Zaragoza, Palace of the Captains General, San Francisco el Grande, Central Park.

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  1. La Merced Church: story on the “Antigua after the earthquakes: churches, palaces, and ruins” route

    Through the fate of two sacred church figures, it will become clear how the departure of sacred images prompted townspeople to relocate.

  2. Santa Catalina Arch: story on the “Antigua after the earthquakes: churches, palaces, and ruins” route

    Here, convent enclosure and a city street come together in a single engineering solution.

  3. Convent of Our Lady of the Pillar of Zaragoza: story on the “Antigua after the earthquakes: churches, palaces, and ruins” route

    The abbess’s letter and the layout of the courtyard help reconstruct the escape route of four nuns.

  4. Palace of the Captains General: story on the “Antigua after the earthquakes: churches, palaces, and ruins” route

    The civil side of moving the capital will open through an institution that people abandoned and began to dismantle.

  5. San Francisco el Grande: story on the “Antigua after the earthquakes: churches, palaces, and ruins” route

    The finale will show why the venerated burial site remained on the chosen plot despite the transfer of the capital.

  6. Central Park: story on the “Antigua after the earthquakes: churches, palaces, and ruins” route

    The fountain will show how the townspeople first destroyed part of an old structure and then put it back together.

  7. El Carmen Church Ruins: story on the “Antigua after the earthquakes: churches, palaces, and ruins” route

    Eleven years of restoration here will be compared with the façade behind which the church nevertheless disappeared.

  8. San José Church and Its Ruins: story on the “Antigua after the earthquakes: churches, palaces, and ruins” route

    This stop separates the familiar word “cathedral” into an active parish and the unfinished restoration of the old naves.