Convento de San Francisco Lima

Calle Ancash, At The Corner With Lampa Lima , Peru

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    First stop Lima

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    Entry containing 21 photos titled: Plaza Mayor Lima, Police at Plaza Mayor Lima, Cathedral Lima, Santo Domingo convent, Lima, Santo Domingo Convent, Lima, Amazing Watershow in Lima, Watershow Lima with a friend, Magic Water Circuit, Local children enjoying watershow in Lima

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    Lima - The Almost-Skipped City

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    And now, the city of Lima. Frommer's refers to it as a "mostly unlovely capital" with “Peru’s blistering poverty more apparent here than anywhere else” – but “if you skip Lima altogether, you’ll miss a vital part of what is Peru today.” With that in mind, to be honest our only reason for stopping was a …

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    Peru...(E)

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    ... que creo que no fue el mejor trago del mundo. Despues que tome otro les hago saber. Fuimos al centro de Lima  al Convento de San Francisco. Alli ese lugar es famoso por sus catacumbas. Hay unos azulejos que datan desde 1624 pintados a mano. En ...

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    Microbuses and Catacombs

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    ... the saints and there were dancers in costumes and in traditional dress.  it was very cool. then we went to the convento de san francisco.  it was built in the 16th century and much of it is original.  there were beautiful tiles on the ...

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    Central Lima

    ... to the Museo de Arte Religioso at The Basilica catedral de Lima (whew hoo!), followed by the much more interesting Convento de San Francisco (where the underground catacombs are), and then the Museo de la Inquisiciòn.  The last 2 only had tours in ...

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    Lima

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    ... the Pacific ocean and a para-glider floating above the beach.  We also visited the Iglesia and Convento de San Francisco where we explored the eerie catacombs where thousands of bones belonging to earth-quake victims are kept.. ...

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    A Brief Peru-sal

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    ... Lima and went to the tourist information place to buy tickets for the bus to Cusco. We then headed towards the Convento de San Francisco. En route, we passed some markety areas, where Kirsty bought a stripy jumper with llamas on: very Peruvian and not ...

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    Lima and a flight over the Nazca lines

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    ... and the Presidential Palace. We spent Friday morning exploring and going to some of the sights. We visited the Convento de San Francisco which dates from the 17th century and the Cathedral from the 16th century, apparently they are linked underground ...

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    Lima limón

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    ... (tiene un aire a la Colonia del Retiro). El sábado conocimos el centro, la Plaza de Armas, el Palacio de Gobierno, el Convento de San Francisco...parece ser que nos perdimos el monumento a Pizarro, pero bueno, ¡tenemos el de Trujillo!...el barrio chino ...

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    Lima in an afternoon

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    ... and the buildings themselves a little more, as the tour ushed on.  We walked from this main square to Convento de San Francisco - Saint Francis Monastery.  It is one of the best preserved colonial churches, originally constructed in the middle ...

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    A Lesson in Latin American City Centers

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    ... Cathedral of Lima, the Archbishop's Palace, the Municipal Palace, and the Palace of the Union.  Nearby, we found the Convento de San Francisco, aka Museo San Francisco.  The tunnels beneath this impressive colonial-era building are the site of ...

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    The Lima, Peru Tour

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    ... taste of the Peruvian culture.    The highlight of all sites seen on our tour was the visit to Convento De San Francisco. The history and architecture in this temple was so spectacular. For many of us the Biblioteca (Library) which contained ...