Iglesia de la Recoleta (Peru)
Catholic church in Cuzco, Peru
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The Iglesia de la Recoleta is a Catholic church in Cuzco, Peru.
| Iglesia de la Recoleta | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Catholic |
| Location | |
| Location | Cuzco, Peru |
 Interactive map of Iglesia de la Recoleta | |
| Architecture | |
| Groundbreaking | 1559 |
| Completed | 1601 |
Since 1972 the property is part of the Monumental Zone of Cuzco, which was declared a Historical Monument of Peru.[1] Likewise, in 1983, being part of the historic centre of the city, it is part of the central area declared by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.[2]
History
Construction began on the church in 1559, founded by Father Francisco de Velasco at the expense of the neighbor Toribio de Bustamante. The church was completed in 1601.[3] Next to the church a convent was built consisting of a small cloister, high and low, with a brick archway on stone columns where the religious lived.[4]
The 1650 earthquake seriously affected the temple. For this reason, on February 3, 1688, Nicolás Huallpa, a native of Oropesa, hired Juan Tomás Tuyro Túpac to make 360 ashlars for the reconstruction of the temple tower.[5] By contrast, the 1950 earthquake caused little damage to the building.[6]