Iglesia y Convento de La Recoleta
Iglesia y Convento de La Recoleta is a church in Cajamarca, Cajamarca Department. Iglesia y Convento de La Recoleta is situated nearby to the park Plaza Toribio Casanova, as well as near Alameda Héroes de San Ramón.Photo: Mark R, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: cultural heritage site in Peru
- Also known as: “La Recoleta”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ransom Room and St. Catherine’s Cathedral, Cajamarca.
Ransom Room
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Ransom Room is a small building located in Cajamarca, Peru. It is considered to be the place where the Inca Empire came to an end with the capture and eventual execution of the Inca Emperor Atahualpa. Ransom Room is situated 570 metres northwest of Iglesia y Convento de La Recoleta.
St. Catherine’s Cathedral, Cajamarca
Church
Photo: tehzeta, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St. Catherine's Cathedral, also called Cajamarca Cathedral, is the main place of worship of the Catholic Church in the city of Cajamarca in Peru. Built in Baroque style it is owned by the Catholic Diocese of Cajamarca, and was declared Cultural Heritage of the Nation in Peru in 1972. St. Catherine’s Cathedral, Cajamarca is situated 790 metres northwest of Iglesia y Convento de La Recoleta.
San Francisco de Asis (Cajamarca)
Church
Photo: Velvet, CC BY-SA 4.0.
San Francisco de Asis (Cajamarca) is a church, which is situated 520 metres northwest of Iglesia y Convento de La Recoleta.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cajamarca.
Cajamarca
Photo: Harleyca, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cajamarca, also known by the Quechua name, Kashamarka, is the capital and largest city of the Cajamarca Region as well as an important cultural and commercial center in the northern Andes.
Iglesia y Convento de La Recoleta
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Cajamarca, Cajamarca Province, Cajamarca Department, Peru, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-7.16118° or 7° 9′ 40″ southLongitude
-78.51288° or 78° 30′ 46″ westOpen location code
6743RFQP+GROpenStreetMap ID
node 637028735OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicWikidata ID
Q26730541
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In Other Languages
“Iglesia y Convento de La Recoleta” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Antiguo convento de la Recoleta de Cajamarca”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de la Recoleta de Cajamarca”
- Spanish: “iglesia y Convento de La Recoleta”
- Spanish: “Iglesia y Convento de La Recoleta”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include La Recoleta and Alameda Héroes de San Ramón.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Colegio San Ramón - La Recoleta and Institución Educativa No. 82949.
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