<P> The city was laid out in a square pattern , with streets running north to south and from east to west , with a central square . Both church and government buildings were designated important places around the central plaza . Between 1549 and 1563 , property southeast of the square was sold to the crown and occupied by the first president of the Real Audiencia de los Confines : the lawyer Alonso Lopez Cerrato , who also served as governor and captain general . The original building was small and paneled with portal , tile roof and adobe walls . The city is surrounded by three enormous volcanoes and mountains , plains and hills . This territory was called `` Valley of Guatemala '' and had 73 villages , two towns and the city of Santiago de los Caballeros . </P>
<P> The city was laid out in a square pattern , with streets running north to south and from east to west , with a central square . Both church and government buildings were designated important places around the central plaza . Between 1549 and 1563 , property southeast of the square was sold to the crown and occupied by the first president of the Real Audiencia de los Confines : the lawyer Alonso Lopez Cerrato , who also served as governor and captain general . The original building was small and paneled with portal , tile roof and adobe walls . The city is surrounded by three enormous volcanoes and mountains , plains and hills . This territory was called `` Valley of Guatemala '' and had 73 villages , two towns and the city of Santiago de los Caballeros . </P>
how many volcanoes are around the city antigua guatemala
how many volcanoes are around the city antigua guatemala
three
three