Antigua, Guatemala

Carved saints at a booth in Chichicastenango, Guatamala.  (Rosemary McClure / LAT)

Silvia Armas of Diamond Bar, left, is dressed in typical Maya garb by a vendor at the main market in Antigua, Guatamala..  (Rosemary McClure / LAT)

In Chichicastenango, U.S. school buses are repainted and repurposed.  (Rosemary McClure / LAT)

Lake Atitlán is easy to appreciate from the tranquil Hotel Atitlán. On the lake’s northern and western shores are simple indigenous villages less frequented by tourists.  (Rosemary McClure / LAT)

Mangoes are sold in an outdoor market in Sololá.  (Rosemary McClure / LAT)

Teens drum up business for their family’s roadside stand by wearing fiesta costumes.  (Rosemary McClure / LAT)

A herder walks his goats through city streets, stopping to milk them when passersby or residents wanted a drink.  (Rosemary McClure / LAT)

Founded in the mid-16th century by the Spanish, Antigua is one of the oldest and most picturesque cities in the Americas, a treasure-trove of colonial architecture and monuments.  (Rosemary McClure / LAT)

Guatemala: Vendors, workers and shoppers crowd the streets of Chichicastenango, in the Guatemalan Highlands, on a recent Sunday. Chichicastenango’s Sunday market is the busiest in the country and draws tourists from throughout the nation.  (Rosemary McClure / LAT)

Small pool graces the courtyard of Posada del Angel in Antigua, Guatemala.  (Rosemary McClure / LAT)

Gardens and museums surround the hotel Casa Santo Domingo in Antigua, Guatemala.  (Rosemary McClure / LAT)

Hotel Atitlan overlooks beautiful Lake Atitlan near Panajachel, Guatemala.  (Rosemary McClure / LAT)