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Photo by Hotel Museo Casa Santo Domingo, Guatemala

One of the architectural jewels of the beautiful city of Antigua in Guatemala is the Hotel Museo Casa Santo Domingo, a historical relic that housed one of the largest convents in the Americas: the order of the followers of St. Dominic de Guzmán.

Casa Santo Domingo promises to "transport you to another time and place" from the moment you pass through its doors. The property includes 128 rooms that showcase elements of the 16th century Baroque period. It also offers a "Museum Walk" tour that connects the city's five museums. On the tour, you'll visit extensive collections of pre-Columbian and colonial objects as well as a contemporary art gallery.

This photograph shows one of Casa Santo Domingo's beautiful gardens on a clear night, the stars and a nearby volcano framing the shot in the distance.