Tag Archives: Santa Catalina
Day 19: Juanita the Mummy / Jul, 09
After the Santa Catalina Monastery, Arequipa’s second-most famous attraction is Juanita the Mummy. Housed at El Museo Santuarios Andinos, Juanita is a 12- or 13-year-old Inca girl who was the victim of human sacrifice sometime in the middle of the 15th century. (I say “victim” because even though the museum’s displays and tour guides kind […]
Day 18: Very Rich Nuns / Jul, 08
Today, sticking to my goal of enjoying a simple, relaxed couple of days in lovely Arequipa, I did exactly two activities: Toured a monastery and studied Spanish. Of course, the monastery I saw today, El Monasterio de Santa Catalina, happens to be one of the largest in the world, covering five acres and behaving for […]