San Pedro Las Huertas was founded in 1541, right after the flood that moved the capital to Antigua, and it takes its name from the market gardens that fed the city. It is the next town out to the south, about ten minutes from the park, and one of the most popular places for buyers who want to be near Antigua without being in it: a proper village with a plaza and market feel, and a cluster of gated communities around it that are in high demand. Streets are cobblestone through the village, and the drive in is easy.
Parador Santa Clara, the newer mall on the road out this way, has a grocery store, restaurants and banking, so residents on this side of town have their day to day conveniences without driving through Antigua.
