Monasterio de Santa Catalina

Arequipa

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August 8th 2008
Arequipa is the second largest city in Peru and is also known as The White City because of the volcanic stonework of many of the colonial buildings. The two main things that we found interesting were the Monasterio de Santa Catalina and Juanita, the mummy. The Monasterio de Santa Catalina was built in 1580 and was enlarged in the 17th century. It's over 20,000-square-meters and is like a littl ... read more

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Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces defeated in 1... ... read more