San Juan Bautista

San Juan Bautista is a church in , and has an elevation of 2,372 metres. San Juan Bautista is situated nearby to the museum .
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Also known as: “Iglesia de Yanahuara” and “Iglesia San Juan Bautista de Yanahuara”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Santa Catalina Monastery and Basilica Cathedral of Arequipa.

Museum
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The Monastery of Santa Catalina de Siena is a large monastery of the Dominican Second Order, located in , . It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Historical Centre of the City of Arequipa". is situated 1 km southeast of San Juan Bautista.

Church
Photo: Pitxiquin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The it's located in the Main Square "Plaza de Armas" of the city of , province of Arequipa, . It is the most important Catholic church of the city and also of the larger Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Arequipa since it is the base of the archbishop and the metropolitan council. is situated 1¼ km southeast of San Juan Bautista.

Museum
Photo: Pburka, Public domain.
The "Casa del Moral" is a large ancestral house built around 1730 in , . Favored by tourists, it is one of Peru's best and most well-preserved samples of Andean Baroque civil architecture. is situated 1 km southeast of San Juan Bautista.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arequipa.

Photo: Inkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in the region of just below the edge of the , at 2,380 m above sea level and surrounded by three impressive volcanoes. It's Peru's second most important city, and the second most popular among tourists.

San Juan Bautista

Latitude
-16.38801° or 16° 23′ 17″ south
Longitude
-71.54209° or 71° 32′ 32″ west
Elevation
2,372 metres (7,782 feet)
Open location code
57MCJF65+Q5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 490783949
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Geo­Names ID
8335122
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