FUN Facts: Santa Catalina Arch is in front of the Volcán de Agua. This was built in 1694 on what is now known as Calle del Arco, or “street of the arch.” HISTORY backstory: Both sides of the arch are two convents, the Convent of the Virgin and the Convent of Santa Catalina. Within the convents lived cloistered nuns, and in the 1690s they lived on one side of the of the arch and taught at a school on the other. The nuns took vows of seclusion and to avoid all contact with the outside world; they couldn't even be seen in public. SOLUTION: A footbridge was proposed, and Santa Catalina Arch was built to join the school and the convent. Within the arch is a hidden passageway enabling the nuns to cross the street without being seen. #blackpassportstamps #blackpeopletravel #travelvlogger #guatemala🇬🇹 #blackgirlstraveltoo #blackgirlstravel #travellife #jetsetter #travelnoire #travelnoir