Museo Carlos F. Novella

• Mapa en Relieve

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  At Minerva Park, at end of Av. Simon Cañas, Guatemala Zona 2. Entrance is Q16. This relief map depicting Guatemala's precipitous topography is so immense you have to view it from an observation tower. What makes it even more amazing is that it was built in 1904, before satellite or even aerial photography.

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  Daily 09:00-17:00

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• National Palace of Culture

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  Palacio Nacional de la Cultura

  Symbol of the city and former presidential palace. Tours operate every 15 minutes. You can see the interior courtyards and official function rooms, decorative artwork, wall murals, and a small statue commemorating the end of the civil war: a pair of hands that hold a fresh rose.

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  Entrance Q40 for foreigners

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• Catedral Metropolitana de Santiago de Guatemala

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  Consecrated in 1815. Beautiful, outside and inside.

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Museums

• National History Museum

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  Museo Nacional de Historia

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• Parque Central (Plaza de la Constitucion)

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  A town square established in 1776.

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Museums

• Guatemala City Railway Museum

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  Museo del Ferrocarril FEGUA

  The museum has exhibits of locomotives, passenger carriages and other rolling stock.

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