Quito Sights

Monastery of Santa Catalina

#40 of 345 things to do in Quito

#40 of 345 things to do in Quito

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  • Address
    • Espejo 779 Old Town at Flores
  • Price
    • admission $1.50
  • Hours
    • 8:30am-5pm Mon-Fri, to 12:30pm Sat

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Due south of San Agustín stands the Monastery of Santa Catalina, a fully functioning convent and monastery that opened to the public in 2005. Since its founding in 1592, entering nuns have spent five cloistered years in solitary cells. To this day, the 21 nuns inside have only one hour to talk to each other or watch TV. But they make all sorts of natural products (shampoos, wine, hand cream, elixirs and more), which you can purchase from a rotating door that keeps the nuns hidden.

 

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