La Gruta
La Gruta is a neighborhood in Yanahuara District, Arequipa Province. La Gruta is situated nearby to the neighborhood La Recolecta, as well as near Los Sauces.Places of Interest
Highlights include Santa Catalina Monastery and Basilica Cathedral of Arequipa.
Santa Catalina Monastery
Museum
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The Monastery of Santa Catalina de Siena is a large monastery of the Dominican Second Order, located in Arequipa, Peru. It was consecrated in 1579 and is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Historical Centre of the City of Arequipa".
Basilica Cathedral of Arequipa
Church
Photo: Pitxiquin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Basilica Cathedral of Arequipa is located in the Main Square "Plaza de Armas" of the city of Arequipa, province of Arequipa, Peru. 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.
Casa del Moral
Museum
Photo: Pburka, Public domain.
The "Casa del Moral" is a large ancestral house built around 1730 in Arequipa, Peru. Favored by tourists, it is one of Peru's best and most well-preserved samples of Andean Baroque civil architecture.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arequipa.
Arequipa
Photo: Inkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Arequipa is a city in the Southern Coastal region of Peru just below the edge of the Altiplano, 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.
La Gruta
- Type: Neighborhood
- Category: locality
- Location: Yanahuara District, Arequipa Province, Arequipa, Peru, South America
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Latitude
-16.39279° or 16° 23′ 34″ southLongitude
-71.54239° or 71° 32′ 33″ westOpen location code
57MCJF45+V2OpenStreetMap ID
node 4209972326OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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