Sign In
Advertisement
From: South America » Peru » Arequipa » Arequipa
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]
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] Blog: Day 3 - Arequipa
Date: June 17th 2009
This morning we decided to head into Lima and visit the ¨The Sanfransico Monastery¨ which houses over 35,000 bones of dead people buried deep in the catacombs beneath the monastery, pretty impressive Monastry and the all the bones lying around down there, such a very old Spanish influenced architecture dating back around 1546 and with many old paintings and even books that are 400 years old. The ... read more
Date: June 17th 2009
This morning we decided to head into Lima and visit the ¨The Sanfransico Monastery¨ which houses over 35,000 bones of dead people buried deep in the catacombs beneath the monastery, pretty impressive Monastry and the all the bones lying around down there, such a very old Spanish influenced architecture dating back around 1546 and with many old paintings and even books that are 400 years old. The ... read more
Advertisement
