The Monastery of Santa Catalina, was founded in 1579, worked as a cloistered convent, has 3 cloisters and more than a hundred cells, which are arranged along 6 streets and a passage, considering it has a wonderful architecture.
Duration: 03 hours
Altitude: 2.335 m
Difficulty: Moderate
Recommended time: April to December
BULGING HOURS: 9am and 2pm
There is visited the monastery of Holy Catalina, who is a sample of four centuries of architecture arequipeña. The intruder cells, The small streets and cloisters full of colouring flowers and the walls identical with fresh dyes. The narrow alleys lead to the diverse parts of the convent that they cross for picturesque sites and sites of being and sleeping with the original furniture. The visitors will re-live and will get lost in the way of the time. We will visit the square of weapon, one of the most beautiful of Peru, , the Jesuit church of the Company, which in its beautiful facade announced the architecture of the mestizo firm, its cloisters and cupola, the Tristán del Pozo mansion and to have a more sample of the colonial past, we will visit the bronze drums and the Cabezona, places where it is about diverse activities, the true true of the products coming from the coast, from the mountains or from overseas to be offered in the city, were also located the craftsmen, tailors. The drums eventually became homes, a new historical episode emerging; To visit the tambos is to meet experiences, sensations and a particular way of life in the history of Arequipa. The princes of Asturias visitors on their visit to this city.
Visit the monastery of Santa Catalina, the Plaza de Armas, the Jesuit church of the Company, its cloisters and dome, the house Tristan del Pozo.