Iglesia y Convento de La Recolección

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    Av de la Recolección, city center

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Lonely Planet review

The massive Iglesia y Convento de La Recolección is among Antigua's most impressive monuments. It's set a little ways out of town, and a serene air pervades the site. Built between 1701 and 1715, the church was inaugurated in 1717, but suffered considerable damage from an earthquake that same year. The buildings were destroyed in the earthquake of 1773: enormous chunks of masonry still lie jumbled around the ruined church.

You can clamber up to the second story for better views, but watch your step.