Peru tour - The Convent of the Recoleta - Arequipa
- 14 years ago
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The Convent of the Recoleta was built by the Franciscan order in 1647..
.. in Perus second largest city, Arequipa, in the neighborhood of Antiquilla.
It contains several cloisters, a huge library of more than 20,000 rare books,
and museums featuring religious art, the Amazon and Pre-Columbian artifacts.
It also houses a gallery of paintings from the Cusco School of religious art.
The Convent of the Recoleta was built by the Franciscan order in 1647..
.. in Perus second largest city, Arequipa, in the neighborhood of Antiquilla.
It contains several cloisters, a huge library of more than 20,000 rare books,
and museums featuring religious art, the Amazon and Pre-Columbian artifacts.
It also houses a gallery of paintings from the Cusco School of religious art.