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La Merced Review
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La Merced
- Address: Mantas 121, Cusco
- Phone: 084/231-831
- Category: Religious Sites
- Location: Cusco
Fodor's Review:
Rebuilt in the 17th century, this monastery -- with two stories of portals and a colonial fountain, gardens, and benches -- has a spectacular series of murals that depict the life of the founder of the Mercedarian order, St. Peter of Nolasco. A small but impressive museum of the convent's treasures has, among other objects, the Custodia, a solid gold container for communion wafers encrusted with hundreds of precious stones.
- Cost: S/3
- Open: Church: Mon.-Sat. 7-7:30 AM and 5-8 PM, Sun. 7-noon and 6:30-7:30 PM; museum: Mon.-Sat. 8-12:30 and 2-5:30
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