Las primeras calles y avenidas de la nueva capital fueron trazadas según la "Recopilación de las Leyes de los Reinos de Indias" en el año de 1541 partiendo en una forma rectilínea desde la plaza central, donde se encontraban los primeros edificios de la capital de Guatemala en ese entonces. Hoy en día todavía podemos apreciar la belleza de la plaza central de Antigua Guatemala; Aun que, muy cambiada desde entonces, conserva su entorno de edificios coloniales tales como la Catedral, el Palacio de los Capitanes Generales, el Palacio del Ayuntamiento, el Portal del Comercio y Portal de las Panaderas, así como la hermosa Fuente de las Sirenas que se aprecia en el centro de la misma y que da un toque colonial único, que se desvanece entre las frondosas ramas de árboles que la rodean. Aun que la plaza ha sido remodelada en varias ocasiones, desde la primera fuente del "Conde de la Gomera" desde la introducción de agua en 1555 y colocada en el año de 1667, conserva hoy en día la hermosa Fuente de las Sirenas colocada entre los años 1737 y 38 por el Arquitecto Mayor de la Ciudad Diego de Porres. La plaza central ha sido siempre un lugar adecuado para el comercio de mercaderías indígenas (artesanías), y aunque La Antigua Guatemala cuenta con su propio edificio especial para el comercio de las mismas (Ver Artesanías), y varios centros privados para poder adquirirlas, así como el mercado ubicado en el monumento Compañía de Jesús trasladado desde 1912, encontramos en La Plaza Central algún vendedor o vendedora de artículos hechos a mano de gran belleza folklórica. La jardinalización del lugar es exquisita, cuenta con varias bancas y amplios recorridos; Sin lugar a dudas La Plaza Central es el lugar de concurrencia de miles de personas cada fin de semana, ya que a menudo se puede encontrar en la misma diferentes actos culturales, festivos o religiosos y folklóricos.
English
In 1541, the first streets and avenues of the new city were designed in accordance with "Law Recompilation for the Indies Kingdom", so all the streets and avenues had to start in a straight line from the central plaza, where the first buildings were located at that time. Today we can still observe the beauty of La Antigua Guatemala's Central Plaza. And although it suffered a lot of changes since then, it still remains with its colonial buildings surrounding it, such as the: Cathedral, the Palace of the General Captains, the City Hall Palace, and the Trade Hall. A beautiful fountain with stone mermaids also decorates the middle of the plaza, and is located at the center of the buildings named above. This fountain provides a unique colonial environment, combined with the natural branches of the trees that surround it. The first fountain placed in the middle of the park was "La Gomera Fountain", placed during the water introduction in 1555 and installed during 1667. The second one, "The Mermaids Fountain" made by the architect of the city, Diego de Porres, was installed between the years of 1737 and 1738, and is the fountain that you can still observe now days. The central Plaza traditionally has been the ideal place for the indigenous handicrafts trade (even when la Antigua Guatemala has its own specific building for the trade of these kind of products) See Handicrafts. Also several private stores to buy these items, and a market located inside the Jesuit monument (transferred there since 1912). Above all this, you can still see indigenous salespersons offering handmade articles of great folklore and beauty. Its exquisite gardening is combined with some benches and small trails. With no question about it, the Central Plaza is the meeting point for thousands of people from different cultures and countries. In the plaza a lot of cultural, entertaining and folkloric activities are held frequently.
Plaza Central 
Las primeras calles y avenidas de la nueva capital fueron trazadas según la "Recopilación de las Leyes de los Reinos de Indias" en el año de 1541 partiendo en una forma rectilínea desde la plaza central, donde se encontraban los primeros edificios de la capital de Guatemala en ese entonces. Hoy en día todavía podemos apreciar la belleza de la plaza central de Antigua Guatemala; Aun que, muy cambiada desde entonces, conserva su entorno de edificios coloniales tales como la Catedral, el Palacio de los Capitanes Generales, el Palacio del Ayuntamiento, el Portal del Comercio y Portal de las Panaderas, así como la hermosa Fuente de las Sirenas que se aprecia en el centro de la misma y que da un toque colonial único, que se desvanece entre las frondosas ramas de árboles que la rodean. 
In 1541, the first streets and avenues of the new city were designed in accordance with "Law Recompilation for the Indies Kingdom", so all the streets and avenues had to start in a straight line from the central plaza, where the first buildings were located at that time. Today we can still observe the beauty of La Antigua Guatemala's Central Plaza. And although it suffered a lot of changes since then, it still remains with its colonial buildings surrounding it, such as the: Cathedral, the Palace of the General Captains, the City Hall Palace, and the Trade Hall. A beautiful fountain with stone mermaids also decorates the middle of the plaza, and is located at the center of the buildings named above. This fountain provides a unique colonial environment, combined with the natural branches of the trees that surround it. 
The central Plaza traditionally has been the ideal place for the indigenous handicrafts trade (even when la Antigua Guatemala has its own specific building for the trade of these kind of products) See Handicrafts. Also several private stores to buy these items, and a market located inside the Jesuit monument (transferred there since 1912). Above all this, you can still see indigenous salespersons offering handmade articles of great folklore and beauty.