The Oldest Store in Antigua

Claudia Cuevas Castillo weighs beeswax in her store in La Antigua Guatemala. Photo: Hyungsup Kim/Comvite

Stumble down the cobblestones of Antigua Guatemala’s 1era Avenida Sur and you will eventually come across an unmarked house with just a candle hanging over its door frame. Inconspicuous as it may be, the small building actually houses what is now the city’s longest running business: a candle store.

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