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A white arcade and carved portal give way to a red street at Monastery of Santa Catalina de Siena.

Historic Center of Arequipa: the plaza, monastery, and San Lázaro

From Plaza de Armas through Monastery of Santa Catalina de Siena to Campo Redondo Square

4 hr 15 min1.8 km
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  1. Casa Tristán del Pozo: story on the “Historic Center of Arequipa: the plaza, monastery, and San Lázaro” route

    The house shifts the conversation from church property to family capital and the lives recorded in a dowry.

  2. Plaza de Armas and Tuturutu: story on the “Historic Center of Arequipa: the plaza, monastery, and San Lázaro” route

    Here you will see how the main square served the city at once as a place for announcements, trade, and authority.

  3. Arequipa Cathedral: story on the “Historic Center of Arequipa: the plaza, monastery, and San Lázaro” route

    The cathedral will show who rebuilt the main church after the fire and why the building became longer.

  4. Church of the Society of Jesus: story on the “Historic Center of Arequipa: the plaza, monastery, and San Lázaro” route

    This stop introduces the history of the order through the morning when officials simultaneously inventoried the church, school, and property.

  5. Cloisters of the Society of Jesus: story on the “Historic Center of Arequipa: the plaza, monastery, and San Lázaro” route

    The cloisters make it possible to trace how a private will turned into a dispute over the right to open a college.

  6. Monastery of Santa Catalina de Siena: story on the “Historic Center of Arequipa: the plaza, monastery, and San Lázaro” route

    Here the route will show how earthquakes forced a closed community to find a way to preserve an entire monastic quarter.

  7. Mundo Alpaca: story on the “Historic Center of Arequipa: the plaza, monastery, and San Lázaro” route

    The complex breaks down a familiar product into a chain of handwork, machines, museum displays, and trade.

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