 The Convent of Santa Clara in Antigua Guatemala was founded in 1699 |
 The original church and convent was destroyed by earthquake in 1717 |
 This church and convent was built between 1723 and 1734 |
 Like everything else in Antigua Guatemala, Santa Clara was destroyed by earthquake in 1773 |
 Sculpture on the western entrance of Santa Clara |
 To enter the complex today, enter here, just south of the church on 2a Av Sur |
 A glimpse of the well preserved southern façade of the Church of Santa Clara |
 Much of this decoration is made of molded paster |
 Map of the Former Convent of Santa Clara, Antigua Guatemala |
 Southern façade of the Church of Santa Clara, Antigua Guatemala |
 Molded plaster sculpture, Church of Santa Clara |
 Intricately decorated southern façade with its large octagonal window, Antigua Guatemala |
 Detail of the well preserved southern façade, Iglesia de Santa Clara, Antigua Guatemala |
 Sculptural detail, Church of Santa Clara |
 Sculptural detail, Church of Santa Clara, Antigua Guatemala |
 Inside the ruined church of Santa Clara, Antigua Guatemala |
 Octagonal windows were popular with church architects in Antigua Guatemala |
 Ruins of the Church of Santa Clara, Antigua Guatemala |
 In the crypt beneath the Church of Santa Clara, Antigua Guatemala |
 The former pulpit, Church of Santa Clara |
 The well preserved southern end of the Church of Santa Clara |
 Volcán de Agua framed in the Church of Santa Clara's octagonal window |
 View of the ruined Church of Santa Clara from the nun's choir loft |
 Ruins of the Church of Santa Clara, Antigua Guatemala |
 Passageway of with entries for the confessionals on the east side of the church |
 The Sacristy of the Church of Santa Clara has its roof in tact |
 Crawlspace beneath the Sacristy, Church of Santa Clara |
 Cloister garden with its central fountain, Convento de Santa Clara, Antigua Guatemala |
 Fountain of the Convento de Santa Clara, Antigua Guatemala |
 Northeast corner of the Cloister, Santa Clara |
 Northeast corner of the Cloister, Santa Clara |
 Cloisters and fountain, Convent of Santa Clara |
 Cloisters of the Convent of Santa Clara |
 Fountain, Church of Santa Clara |
 The former archives and library of the Convent of Santa Clara |
 Ruins of the Convent of Santa Clara |
 The southern courtyard of the Convent of Santa Clara |
 Upper level ruins, Convent of Santa Clara |
 Southern garden, Convent of Santa Clara |
 Poinsettias at the Convent of Santa Clara, Antigua Guatemala |
 The plain western face of the Church of Santa Clara |
 Entrance for parishioners to enter the church without entering the convent |
 Entrance to the Convent of Santa Clara, 2a Av Sur, Antigua Guatemala |