PERU - Arequipa
Arequipa is the colonial-era capital of Peru’s Arequipa Region. The old city is filled with baroque buildings constructed from sillar, a white volcanic stone. Its historic center is anchored by the Plaza de Armas, a main square flanked on its north by the 17th-century neoclassical Basilica Cathedral. The historical center of Arequipa is listed as World Heritage by UNESCO.
The stunning Monastery of Saint Catherine (Spanish: Santa Catalina) is a monastery (or covent) founded in 1530 and still inhabited by 30 Domenican nuns. The over 20,000-square-meter monastery is characterized by its vividly painted walls. The foundress of the monastery was a rich widow, Maria de Guzman. The tradition of the time indicated that the second son or daughter of a family would enter a life of service in the Church, and the monastery accepted only women from upper class Spanish families. Each family paid a dowry at their daughter's admission to the monastery.
Plaza de Armas - Basilica
young girls with their mother
San Agustin church
typical old building
street vendor
there is a lot of taxis in Arequipa.
Basilica - Plaza de Armas
peruvians with traditional clothes
Plaza de Armas is the centre of the city
street shop
city centre
Convent of Saint Catherine - Main Entrance
Monasterio de Santa Catalina (or Convento) - Convent of Saint Catherine - Main Entrance
Monasterio de Santa Catalina - view from a terrace
Monasterio de Santa Catalina
Convent of Saint Catherine - confessional (enclosed stall in a church divided by a scree where a priest sits to hear people confess their sins)
Convent of Saint Catherine
Convent of Saint Catherine - street
Convent of Saint Catherine (Convent de Santa Catalina)
Convent of Saint Catherine
Convent of Saint Catherine (Monasterio de Santa Catalina)
Convent of Saint Catherine - Painting
Convent of Saint Catherine - Painting
Convent of Saint Catherine - Painting
Convent of Saint Catherine : main colors are blue, red and white
Convento de Santa Catalina - Paintings
Convent of Saint Catherine
Convent of Saint Catherine
Arrival at Arequipa - Dry landscape
Flying to Arequipa over the Andes
BEST TIME to VISIT AREQUIPA
BEST TIME to TRAVEL to PERU
Coast : December to April
but possible all year
Convento de Santa Catalina
Convento de Santa Catalina
Convento de Santa Catalina
Convent of Saint Catherine
Peruvian couple
Nice old Building
Iglesia de la Compania
Iglesia de la Compania
Convent of Saint Catherine
Convent of Saint Catherine
old building in city centre
Convent of Saint Catherine
Convent of Saint Catherine
Convent of Saint Catherine
Convent of Saint Catherine
Convent of Saint Catherine
Monasterio de Santa Catalina
Convent of Saint Catherine
Convent of Saint Catherine