Kelly and I were told, ¨When coming to Arequipa, you have to check out this convent.¨It was absolutely beautiful. Check out the pictures above. This is a Catholic convent from the 1700´s. It was breathtakingly beautiful. It takes up an entire city block (a HUGE block). The main part of the convent is now solely for tourists, but in the back, where we were not allowed to go, there still are nuns living and worshiping. There are streets, courtyards, beautiful flowers, walkways, choir rooms, prayer rooms, and everything is painted with vibrant colors. The walls are made of a beautiful white rock found in abundance in the hills surrounding Arequipa. Arequipa is actuallt known as the ¨White City¨because of all the buildings contrsucted from this rock. It was a beautiful experience for the both of us and it was amazing to walk around and see the inside of this convent.
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