Basilica of Our Lady of Mercy

Place of First Catholic Mass in Lima

When the Spaniards founded Lima, Pizzaro gave a large piece of land to the Mercedarians, a religious order whose members are required to take a vow to die, if necessary, for another who is in danger o...

Beautiful church

You can see this church while walking the Jiron de la Union, a walking street full of shops and restaurants, between Plaza San Martin and Plaza Mayor. It dates back originally from the 16th century, b...

Cross of Padre Urraca

This historic Catholic Church dating to 1535 is located on Union Street, between Plaza San Martin and Plaza de Armas. It is designed in the Baroque style known as Churrigueresque (elaborate stucco dec...

Very beautiful

This church is amazingly beautiful inside with incredibly ornate altars and statues. Although it looks small from the outside, it is in fact large and airy inside though very dark. Photography is allo...

Stunningly beautiful 16th century church also known as La Merced

Hadn't been in a couple of years and it's even prettier now. They've done a bit of cleaning and sprucing up. You need to spend at least an hour here to get to see and study everything. Beautiful pa...