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Cusco Cathedral vs Museo de Vida Monastica - Monasterio de Santa Catalina del Cusco
Both Catedral del Cuzco o Catedral Basilica de la Virgen de la Asuncion and Convento de Santa Catalina are highly recommended by professional reviewers. Overall, Catedral del Cuzco o Catedral Basilica de la Virgen de la Asuncion is the choice of most reviewers compared to Convento de Santa Catalina. Catedral del Cuzco o Catedral Basilica de la Virgen de la Asuncion comes in at 80 with approval from 2 reviewers like Lonely Planet, Fodor's.
Cusco Cathedral
Fodor's
Lonely Planet
Lonely Planet
Michelin Guide
Atlas Obscura
Plaza de Armas, Cusco, Peru
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Fodor's
"Dominating the Plaza de Armas, the monumental cathedral is one of Cusco's grandest buildings."
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Lonely Planet
"Started in 1559 and taking almost a hundred years to build, the cathedral squats on the site of Viracocha Inca’s palace and was built using blocks pilfered from the nearby Inca site of Sacsaywamán."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"A squatter on the site of Viracocha Inca’s palace, the cathedral was built using blocks pilfered from the nearby Inca site of Sacsaywamán."
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Michelin Guide
3 Stars
"It is difficult not to be overpowered by the highly Baroque cathedral of Cuzco (16C)."
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Atlas Obscura
"Situated on a sacred Inca site, this 16th-century cathedral took nearly 100 years to build. "
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Museo de Vida Monastica - Monasterio de Santa Catalina del Cusco
Frommer's
Fodor's
Calle Santa Catalina Angosta 401, Cusco, Peru
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Frommer's
"A small convent a couple of blocks west of the Plaza de Armas, Santa Catalina was built between 1601 and 1610 on top of the Acllawasi, where the Inca emperor sequestered his chosen Virgins of the Sun."
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Fodor's
"An extensive collection of Cusqueñan religious art is the draw at this still-working Dominican convent, which incorporates a 1610 church with high and low choirs and baroque friezes."
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