Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Carmen

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This twin-towered baroque beauty dates from 1825. Its former convent, Monasterio de las Ursalinas, is a sturdy arched colonial building with a pretty cloistered courtyard that once provided shelter for victims of the furious 1932 hurricane. Today it serves as the offices of the City Historian.

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