Guatemala Guide
Antigua
Getting Around
Antigua is laid out on the traditional grid system, with avenidas running north– south, and calles east– west. Each street is numbered and has two halves, either a north and south (norte/sur) or an east and west (oriente/poniente), with the plaza, Parque Central, regarded as the centre. Despite this apparent simplicity, poor street lighting, the use of old street names and a local law banning overhanging signs ensure that most people get lost at some stage. But Antigua is small and if you get confused, remember that the Agua volcano, the one that hangs most immediately over the town, is to the south.