Categoría: Iglesias
Celebrating Palm Sunday in Quito
A week before Easter Sunday, Catholics around the world celebrate Palm Sunday. In Quito, Ecuador,...
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A Museum for Quito’s Patron Saint
The Museo del Carmen Alto is dedicated to the life and work of Mariana de Jesus, a young woman...
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Best Place for Religious Art in Colonial Quito
On December 6, 1535, one year after the founding of the colonial city then called San Francisco de...
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The Iglesia San Francisco in Historic Quito
On December 6, 1535, one year after the founding of the colonial city then called San Francisco de...
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The Convent Museum of San Diego in Historic Quito
The deceptively simple church and grounds of the San Diego Convent in South Quito is full of...
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A Unique Museum in a Colonial Church in Historic Bogota
As we walked the cobblestone street next to the Presidential Palace in historic Bogotá, a large...
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The Virgin’s Grotto near Nono, Ecuador
While driving a backroad connecting the small town of Nono with the nature reserves in the...
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The Virgin of El Quinche (and Oyacachi)
Every year, thousands of Ecuadorians make a pilgrimage from Quito and the surrounding suburbs to a...
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Traditional Corpus Christi Celebrations in Ecuador
What is Corpus Christi? Literally translated as «The Body of Christ,» Corpus Christi is a day in...
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La Iglesia Más Antigua en Ecuador
El sentido común es que la iglesia más antigua de Ecuador esta ubicada en el centro histórico de...
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A Spanish-Colonial Church in Sicalpa Viejo, Ecuador
The road was potholed, the buildings mere gray cement blocks, the businesses closed for the...
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Photographing La Compañia de Jesus, Quito
The most famous church in the historic center of Quito must be La Compañia de Jesus. It is famous...
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