Claustro Mayor

Claustro Mayor is a monastery in Arequipa, Peru. Claustro Mayor is situated nearby to the monastery Claustro de los Naranjos, as well as near the museum Santa Catalina Monastery.

Places of Interest Nearby

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. Basilica Cathedral of Arequipa is situated 270 metres south of Claustro Mayor.

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. Casa del Moral is situated 190 metres southwest of Claustro Mayor.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arequipa.

Arequipa

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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.

Claustro Mayor

Type: Monastery
Categories: tourism, tourist attraction, and religion
Location: Arequipa, Arequipa Province, Arequipa, Peru, South America
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Latitude

-16.39566° or 16° 23′ 44″ south

Longitude

-71.53664° or 71° 32′ 12″ west

Wheelchair access

yes

Open location code

57MCJF37+P8

OpenStreetMap ID

node 876656007

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=monastery

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

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