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Convento de San Francisco

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#11 of 22 things to do in Cajamarca

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Cajamarca, Peru

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“Very nice place ”

The museum is in need of some upkeep and the art needs restoration. But it is a very interesting... read more

Reviewed November 18, 2017

747victoro

Leduc

via mobile

“Great Tour, but worried about the works of art”

This is a big historical place for Peru as this was the resting place for Atahualpa after he was... read more

Reviewed January 25, 2016

Eli G

Vancouver, Canada

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Average13%
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Terrible1%

Nov 18, 2017

“Very nice place ”

Nov 8, 2016

“Unintentionally Hilarious”

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747victoro

Leduc

154

Reviewed November 18, 2017 via mobile

Very nice place

The museum is in need of some upkeep and the art needs restoration. But it is a very interesting place to get a flavour of the history of Cajamarca, particularly church history. The collection of telephones may be relevant in 100 years! The catacombs were...More

Date of experience: October 2017

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Uncle_Martin

Junction 10 M6

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Reviewed November 8, 2016

Unintentionally Hilarious

What a collection of oddities. The religious art is naive and badly in need of restoration. The four typewriters ... why are they there ... the vestiments, well if you like that sort of thing but the highlight is the small Jesus doll hidden in...More

Date of experience: November 2016

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GlobalRunaways

Perth, Australia

158106

Reviewed October 3, 2016

Religious Arts & Catacombs

Entry to the Convent and Catacombs is behind the church and costs s/5 and they open at 4pm in the afternoon. You can hire a guide, this is voluntary at an extra cost. The catacombs are a little disappointing. They've dug out the interned leaving...More

Date of experience: September 2016

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Eli G

Vancouver, Canada

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Reviewed January 25, 2016

Great Tour, but worried about the works of art

This is a big historical place for Peru as this was the resting place for Atahualpa after he was killed by Pizarro. The tour shows you his actual resting place and a few catatumbs as well as very important pieces of art. The unfortunate part...More

Date of experience: January 2016

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744jennc

Nuremberg, Germany

186

Reviewed October 15, 2015

Holy Smokes!

When you get there make sure to book a tour with the Catacombs. Oh my goodness, it was so cool! We went there on Halloween and it could not of been more perfect. There were millions of bones, and skulls all organized in the Catacombs....More

Date of experience: November 2014

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carla e

Trujillo, Peru

151

Reviewed July 29, 2015

great architecture

Very nice place, the architecture is so perfect and detailed. It's nice to see that people keep this church clean and well maintained

Date of experience: July 2015

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PacZeterson

New York City, New York

186

Reviewed July 16, 2015

Large cathedral on the main Plaza

Large and impressive architecture. Definitely worth taking a trip inside to observe the artwork. There is a small plaza between it and the Plaza de Armas that is nice to sit in as well.

Date of experience: August 2014

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KR94087

Sunnyvale, California

2612

Reviewed January 26, 2014

One of the two old churches on Plaza de Armas

I believe that the style here is Baroque. The church has two chapels. I also went into the museum in back for a tour. That was in Spanish, so I only understood part of it, but I enjoyed it.