Arequipa - The Santa Catalina Convent
March 2nd 2007 After a twelve hour bus journey from Chiclayo to Lima, we flew to Arequipa, debatably the second most important city in Peru.
We saw many impressive landmarks, but the highlight was definitely the Santa Catalina Convent. Similar to the Vatican, the Santa Catalina Convent is seen as a small city within the larger city of Arequipa. In colonial times girls entered the Convent at the age of twelve
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