. . Built in 1597, around a beautiful patio lush with wonderful tropical
plants, Casa de los Cantaros provides a perfect setting, quiet and
peaceful. Antigua, the city of Eternal Spring where flowers bloom
all year round.
There are only three guest rooms, each with private bath in this spacious
mansion full of colonial antiques and a staff to take care of all you needs.
The owner's family came to the new world with the conquistadores, her great-great-grandfather
, Mariano Montealegre Bustamente is mentioned in John L. Stephens Book Incidents
of travel in Yucatan, Chiapas and Central America, (1847). Stephens
stayed at Don Mariano's hacienda/finca, Don Mariano being one of the largest
coffee growers in Central America, according to Stephens.
Monday, Thursday and Saturday are market days, and Antigua is made even
more beautiful by the colorful costumes worn by the native people who come
in from the surrounding area to buy and sell. But for visitors every day
is shopping day in the Artisan Markets, Antique Shops and Art Galleries.
Antigua is a center for fine dining with restaurants offering local and
international cuisine.
Casa de los Cantaros provides a full breakfast, laundry service and
assistance with travel and reservations throughout Guatemala. Spanish, English
and French are spoken.