{"id":6639,"date":"2015-04-26T05:44:48","date_gmt":"2015-04-26T03:44:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/?p=6639"},"modified":"2020-12-18T13:46:03","modified_gmt":"2020-12-18T12:46:03","slug":"in-the-labyrinth-of-the-convent-of-santa-catalina-in-arequipa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/2015\/04\/26\/im-labyrinth-des-klosters-santa-catalina-in-arequipa\/","title":{"rendered":"In the maze of the Santa Catalina monastery in Arequipa"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Eat and shop at the local market<\/li>\n<li>Visit the extensive monastery labyrinth of Santa Catalina<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><b><\/b>We have breakfast in the cozy inner courtyard of the hostel, then we march to the <b>Mercado San Camilo<\/b>. As always, there is a lot to discover in the extensive market hall. To spice up breakfast for the next few days, we buy fruits from the wonderfully stacked stands and local cheese. I try one of the numerous food stands <b>mixed plate full of local delicacies<\/b>. With potato gratin there are dried corn kernels, ceviche and peppers stuffed with minced meat (so-called <b>Rocoto relleno<\/b>). A fruit salad is waiting for Niki, while I enjoy a fruit juice as usual.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>We bring our purchases back to the hostel, before <b>Santa Catalina Monastery<\/b> goes. At a hefty 40 Sol entry fee, let&#039;s go. Divided into <b>different colored sections<\/b> the extensive complex is like a fortress within the city. The monastery was founded in 1579 by the wealthy widow Mar\u00eda de Guzm\u00e1n. Originally the monastery was a boarding school for the daughters of wealthy Spanish families who were taught by the nuns.<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6642\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6642\" style=\"width: 1170px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015_04_26_3.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-opt-id=766388788  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6642\" src=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015_04_26_3.jpg\" alt=\"Insight into the monastery\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:1170\/h:658\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015_04_26_3.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:600\/h:337\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015_04_26_3.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6642\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Insight into the monastery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div>In the history <b>repeatedly shaken by strong earthquakes<\/b> and damaged, the monastery was opened to visitors in 1970 after extensive renovations. Currently, 21 nuns live in the inaccessible new part of the monastery.<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6641\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6641\" style=\"width: 1170px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015_04_26_2.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-opt-id=427140831  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6641\" src=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015_04_26_2.jpg\" alt=\"Calle Cordova\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:1170\/h:658\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015_04_26_2.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:600\/h:337\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015_04_26_2.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6641\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Calle Cordova<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div>We take a look at the simple living, cooking and sacral rooms and stroll through them <b>colorful streets<\/b> made of painted sillar walls. The three different colored ones provide highlights <b>Inner courtyards of the monastery surrounded by arcades<\/b> But there is also a great photo motif behind practically every corner. We explore the extensive area along the labyrinthine alleys named after Spanish cities for almost 3 hours.<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6643\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6643\" style=\"width: 1170px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015_04_26_4.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-opt-id=1960288377  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6643\" src=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015_04_26_4.jpg\" alt=\"inner space\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:1170\/h:658\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015_04_26_4.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:600\/h:337\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015_04_26_4.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6643\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">inner space<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div>After a cafe we go back to the hostel to revise Niki&#039;s application. Since we&#039;re both not really hungry, we&#039;re only going to eat something small from today&#039;s enemas.<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Eat and shop at the local market<\/li>\n<li>Visit the extensive monastery labyrinth of Santa Catalina<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/br><\/p>\n<div><b><\/b>We have breakfast in the cozy inner courtyard of the hostel, then we march to the <b>Mercado San Camilo<\/b>. As always, there is a lot to discover in the extensive market hall. To spice up breakfast for the next few days, we buy fruits from the wonderfully stacked stands and local cheese. I try one of the numerous food stands <b>mixed plate full of local delicacies<\/b>. With potato gratin there are dried corn kernels, ceviche and peppers stuffed with minced meat (so-called <b>Rocoto relleno<\/b>). A fruit salad is waiting for Niki, while I enjoy a fruit juice as usual.<\/div>\n<p><\/br><\/p>","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":6640,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,820,1559,1708],"tags":[891,1561,1706,1718,1719,1720,1721,1722,1723,1724],"class_list":["post-6639","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tagebuch","category-suedamerika","category-peru","category-arequipa","tag-unesco","tag-peru","tag-arequipa","tag-monasterio-de-santa-catalina","tag-mercado-san-camilo","tag-cloister","tag-kloster","tag-rocoto-relleno","tag-kloster-santa-catalina","tag-welt-kulturerbe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6639","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6639"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6639\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6640"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6639"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6639"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6639"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}