Peru architecture – Aracari Travel https://www.aracari.com Your luxury travel specialist for Peru and South America Tue, 14 Nov 2017 16:11:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.aracari.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-favicon-1-75x75.png Peru architecture – Aracari Travel https://www.aracari.com 32 32 Santa Catalina Monastery, Arequipa https://www.aracari.com/blog/luxury-travel-peru/santa-catalina-monastery-arequipa/ Tue, 14 Nov 2017 16:03:52 +0000 https://www.aracari.com/?p=31356/ The highlight of a visit to Arequipa is the Santa Catalina Monastery, one of the most impressive colonial religious buildings in Peru. The large convent is a ‘city within a city,’ covering over 20,246 square meters (218,000 square feet) and preserving the characteristics of 16th and 18th centuries, with narrow twisting streets, tidy plazas, colorful [...]

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