Iglesia de La Merced
Iglesia de La Merced is a church in Trujillo Province, Province of Trujillo, La Libertad. Iglesia de La Merced is situated nearby to the square Plazuela O’donovan, as well as near the courthouse Corte Superior de Justicia de La Libertad.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: cultural heritage site in Peru
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Colegio Nacional de San Juan and Huaca Esmeralda.
Colegio Nacional de San Juan
School
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Colegio Nacional de San Juan is a school, which is situated 1 km north of Iglesia de La Merced.
Huaca Esmeralda
Museum
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The Huaca La Esmeralda is an archaeological building belonging to the Chimu culture, is located in the Peruvian city of Trujillo. It is estimated that the adobe construction was done during the first stage of development of the Chimu culture, in close link with the capital Chan Chan. Huaca Esmeralda is situated 2 km west of Iglesia de La Merced.
Trujillo Peru Temple
Church
The Trujillo Peru Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Trujillo, La Libertad, Peru. The intent to build the temple was announced by the church's First Presidency on December 13, 2008. Trujillo Peru Temple is situated 3½ km west of Iglesia de La Merced.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Trujillo and La Esperanza.
Trujillo
Trujillo is a city of 790,000 people in Northwestern Peru, very close to the Pacific Coast. Trujillo was founded in 1534 among 4 Chimu settlements to enable the Spanish to ally with them against the Incas.
La Esperanza
Suburb
La Esperanza is a city in Northern Peru, capital of the district La Esperanza in Trujillo Province of the region La Libertad. This city is located some 4 km north of the Historic Centre of Trujillo city. La Esperanza is situated 3½ km northwest of Iglesia de La Merced.
Buenos Aires
Suburb
Buenos Aires is a coastal town and resort located in Víctor Larco Herrera district, in Trujillo, Peru. This locality is subdivided into three zones: Buenos Aires South, extending to the border with the Moche district, Buenos Aires Central limiting with Vista Alegre by east and the sector called Buenos Aires North extending up to the limit with Huanchaco. Buenos Aires is situated 5 km southwest of Iglesia de La Merced.
Iglesia de La Merced
- Categories: cultural property, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Trujillo Province, Province of Trujillo, La Libertad, Peru, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-8.11123° or 8° 6′ 40″ southLongitude
-79.02686° or 79° 1′ 37″ westOpen location code
6732VXQF+G7OpenStreetMap ID
way 1460828742OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicWikidata ID
Q5912483
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In Other Languages
“Iglesia de La Merced” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “iglesia de la Merced (Trujillo)”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de la Merced”
- Spanish: “iglesia la merced”
- Spanish: “Iglesia y convento de la Merced de Trujillo”
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Notable Places Nearby
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