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Arequipa Sights

La Catedral

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  • Address
    • Plaza de Armas
  • Phone
    • 054 23-2635
  • Price
    • admission free
  • Hours
    • 7-11:30am & 5-7:30pm Mon-Sat, 7am-1pm & 5-7pm Sun

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Lonely Planet review for La Catedral

The history of La Catedral, the cathedral that dominates Arequipa’s main plaza, is filled with doggedness. The original structure, dating from 1656, was gutted by fire in 1844. Consequently rebuilt, it was then promptly flattened by the earthquake of 1868. Most of what you see now has been rebuilt since then. An earthquake in 2001 toppled one enormous tower, and made the other slump precariously, yet by the end of the next year the cathedral looked as good as new once again.

 

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