Antigua Tours LLC is an active member of various associations in Antigua that provide support through the private sector in favor of the preservation and positive development of Antigua. Elizabeth Bell was a major sponsor of the restoration materials for the Colonial Art Museum (1998-2005) and currently contributes to nine foundations in Antigua including Asociación Cerro de la Cruz, Fundación Antigua, Common Hope, Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos, Salvemos Antigua and others.

About the Owner/Author

Elizabeth Bell, a resident of Antigua since 1969, born in Burlingame, California, grew up in Palo Alto, and moved to Antigua at the age of 14. She is a graduate of the University of San Carlos in Guatemala, holding a degree in Teaching English as a Second Language. She completed her Master of Arts (ABT) at the University of Washington, majoring in Latin American history and historiography. Elizabeth received a certificate in Architectural Conservation at the International Centre for the Conservation and Preservation of Cultural Property (ICCROM) in Rome. She was awarded a certificate in Heritage and Tourism from the Centro Nacional de Conservación, Restauración y Museología in Havana and has regularly attended seminars in these fields in Switzerland, Canada, Mexico, the United States and elsewhere.

Ms. Bell, with emphasis on professional cultural tourism in Antigua, has conducted cultural tour and developed slide presentations and lectures since 1992. Elizabeth has conducted tours with many visitors to Antigua including,
Hillary Clinton (as First Lady of the United States),
Senator Tom Daschle
Senator Trent Lott,
Admiral and Mrs. James Sravridis (US Southern Command),
High ranking guests from Samsung and Microsoft,
The International Development Bank,
US Ambassadors to Guatemala and other countries, and other distinguished guests and visitors including diplomats from the US, Mexico and The  European Union. She greets all visitors with the same enthusiasm and loves her work.

Elizabeth co-authored the first of her series of books on Antigua in 1978. As Director of Public Information at the Consejo Nacional Para la Protección de La Antigua Guatemala (1978-1987) she designed and directed the largest preservation educational program in Central America. She has authored and published Antigua Guatemala: the City and its Heritage (English, Spanish and Italian editions), Lent and Holy Week in Antigua (English and Spanish editions), Let’s See Antigua coloring book (bilingual), Fiestas and Holidays in Antigua coloring book (bilingual), and Let’s Save the Scarlet Macaws coloring book (trilingual). She is currently working on a book on Santo Domingo in Antigua.