Las Capuchinas

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    cnr 2a Av Norte & 2a Calle Oriente, city center

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Lonely Planet review

Inaugurated in 1736 by nuns from Madrid, Las Capuchinas, was seriously damaged by the 1773 earthquake and thereafter abandoned. Restoration began in 1943 and continues today. Looking around at the high, arched passageways, pretty gardens and stately courtyards, it's tempting to think that the nuns who lived here were onto a good thing. The building has many unusual features, including a unique tower-like building of 18 nuns' cells built around a circular patio.