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Plaza de Armas, Arequipa
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LA CATEDRAL
( 7-11:30am & 5-7:30pm Mon-Sat, 7am-1pm & 5-7pm Sun)
Originally built in the 17th century
(and rebuilt many times since), the cathedral's luminous interiors contain 12 Italian
marble columns (symbolizing the 12 Apostles) and a Byzantine-style brass lamp from
Spain. In 1870 Belgium provided the organ, said to be the largest in South America -
though damage during shipping condemned the devout to wince at its distorted notes for
more than a century. It is the only cathedral in Peru that stretches the length of a plaza.
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