Image: Nuestra Señora de la Merced in Antigua, Guatemala

Description: Iglesia y Convento de Nuestra Señora de la Merced in Antigua, Guatemala "Called the Fuente de Pescados, [the fountain] dates from the eighteenth century; it was restored in 1944. Twenty-seven meters in diameter, it’s said to be the largest classical fountain in Guatemala, or in Central America, or in Latin America — it doesn’t really matter. The fountain is in the shape of a water lily. Water lilies are more common in the lowlands, in which bodies of water tend to be still or slow-moving, than in the highlands. In Maya symbology, the water lily, perhaps as a result of the way it seems to emerge out of the watery depths, is associated with creation. A Lancandon legend says that the first god created a water lily, from which all the other gods emerged (Miller and Taube, The Gods and Symbols of Ancient Mexico and the Maya)." -http://www.buriedmirror.com/latest/history/the-fountain-at-la-merced-antigua-guatemala/
Title: Nuestra Señora de la Merced in Antigua, Guatemala
Credit: Iglesia y Convento de Nuestra Señora de la Merced in Antigua, Guatemala Uploaded by PDTillman
Author: Adam Baker from Houston / Moscow / Toulouse (travel a lot)
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