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From on the road in Peru | John Warburton-Lee | Peru, Southern Andes, Arequipa
The Plan: To make a journey of roughly 4,500 kms around southern Peru travelling in a 4WD vehicle. My aim is to visit and photograph as many of the key cities, historical sites and Inca ruins as I can
From on the road in Peru 2 | John Warburton-Lee | Peru, Southern Andes, Arequipa
Jesuits, Dominicans, Franciscans, Augustinians: all competed for Arequipenan souls and built churches to stake their claim. The Jesuit church, La Compania, is architecturally the most striking. Its superbly carved baroque portal incorporates classical pillars, the Habsburg crest, Catholic and Indian icons. The Jesuit cloisters are equally magnificent and a quiet place to escape the heat of the day…