Iglesia de San Antonio

Cali


Constructed in 1747, this small church is set atop a hill, the Colina de San Antonio, west of the old center. It shelters valuable tallas quiteñas, 17th-century carved-wood statues of the saints, representing the style known as the Quito School. The nuns from the convent (located behind the church) may open it for you if it's locked.


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