Parque Nacional LaucaSights

Sights in Parque Nacional Lauca

  1. Colonial Church

    Beautiful Parinacota's undisputed gem is the 17th-century colonial church, reconstructed in 1789 (the key is kept by caretaker Sererino Morales). Inside is a glorious display of surrealistic murals, the heartfelt work of artists from the Cuzco school: think Hieronymus Bosch in a hurry. One of the quirkier features is the depiction of curly-mustachioed soldiers – looking suspiciously like Spanish conquistadores – bearing Christ to the cross.

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