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Templo de La Merced Frommer's Highly Recommended

Hours Mon-Sat 8:30am-noon and 2-5pm
Location Calle Mantas s/n, Southwest of the Plaza de Armas
Phone 084/231-831
Prices S/5 ($1.70) adults

Frommer's Review

Erected in 1536 and rebuilt after the great earthquake in the 17th century, La Merced ranks just below the cathedral and the La Compañía church in importance. It has a beautiful facade and lovely cloisters with a mural depicting the life of the Merced Order's founder. The sacristy contains a small museum of religious art, including a fantastic solid-gold monstrance swathed in precious stones. In the vaults of the church are the remains of two famous conquistadors, Diego de Almagro and Gonzalo Pizarro.

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