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CUZCO: THE HISTORICAL AND MONUMENTAL
CITY OF PERU
part of the city has a lonely ¡¡,spect. The temple, whiich foil a;bout
ten years ago, wa.s poorly reblllilt. It is not of adobe, and only
oll'e .stone -cross (1606) attests to the past notable history of its
1mrrou ndings.
BELEN (Parochial Church) - To the south of SANTIAGO
and now a,lmost in the ¡farmin.g districts, in whfoh was foun.ded
the first Convem.t for women (mestizws) .in 1,550. In the Y'ears of
the Republic it was used as an asylum. For the past ten ye!l!rs it
has served as an 01iphan Asyi11ll11l under the M!Vdres Fr~nciscanas.
The temple has one en trance of but not of partic~ar merit.
In it will be seen th ·ee u t eprese.nting t;he Three , to
whom th tenít e ~· ed~cafed. This ~ as the Incaic district of
Chaquil-Chaca, ( i.a eed iBrií:lge) . The interior decoratiio•ns are
of gold splendour a.ull many meríto,rious works of art be found.
Señor Cossip emark as fo1~ow : rrupon entering this temple,
built in 1563, we have tlíe s·ame feeJ.ing of i11·spiration as when
entering a rom-aintic museum. The •spirit is filled with a -sense of
evocation combined with a spirit11al inquietude ¡ the sombre light
of the gol·d nave is refle~terl on the mou~·ding or on the pompom1
sculpture work of the altar pieces' '.
The foJl.owing .painti'ILgs are mention-ed: "La .A.doracüón de los
Reyes Magos''; '' .Tesús ante los Doctores''; '' La Asunción''¡ ''El
Desposorio de J esús con Santa Catalina ''. Note the characteristie
frames of ! he d:nawing.s of the altar mayor. The pulpit, as is thí!
case in all the temples, is of especial and reimarkable co'llstiruction.
From the door of the templ•e can be seen a contrasting view of
thc many recent tiled and tinned room of th<e city.
SAN ANDRES (small church) and SAN BERNARDO (old
colle~e) - l.ieadin·g dir.ectly towa:rids the railwa:y statiQll
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