Travel Reference
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Explore an Unusual Colonial Monas-
tery
A city within a city is how Arequipa's rambling - and architecturally striking - Monasterio
de Santa Catalina (
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is often described. This expansive Catholic citadel, once a
well-to-do nunnery, is a labyrinth of cloisters and courtyards. Among the many intriguing
sights: a room that once served as a mortuary, where portraits of deceased nuns cover the
stone walls.
