Església de la Merced d'Arequipa through time

Arequipa 2011–2017 8 photos of this spot

8 recent photographs taken at the same spot in Arequipa, spanning 2011–2017. Have an older picture of it? Add it and start this spot's timeline.

La Merced church in Arequipa, Peru, built from the region's characteristic white volcanic sillar stone, dates to the Spanish colonial period. This 2011 photograph was taken near the church.

Aristocracia, La Merced, Arequipa 2011 La Merced church in Arequipa, Peru, built from the region's characteristic white volcanic sillar stone, dates to the Spanish colonial period. This 2011 photograph was taken near the church.

Església de la Merced d'Arequipa 2017 The Church of La Merced in Arequipa, Peru, one of several colonial-era churches in the historic center built from local white sillar stone, reflecting the Mercedarian order's long presence in the city since the 16th century.

Façana del Banco Central de Reserva d'Arequipa 2017 The facade of the Banco Central de Reserva building in Arequipa, Peru. Like much of the surrounding historic district, it is built from sillar, the white volcanic stone quarried from the slopes near the city and used widely since colonial times.

Carrer la Merced d'Arequipa03 2017 Calle La Merced in Arequipa, photographed in 2017, takes its name from the nearby Church of La Merced, one of the colonial-era churches built from the white volcanic sillar stone common throughout the city's historic center.

Universidad de San Martín de Porres d'Arequipa 2017 A campus building of the Universidad de San Martin de Porres in Arequipa, photographed in 2017. The private Peruvian university, named for the seventeenth-century Lima-born saint, maintains a branch in the southern city.

Façana d'edifici del carrer la Merced d'Arequipa02 2017 The facade of a building on La Merced Street in Arequipa, Peru. Much of the historic center is built from white volcanic sillar stone, the source of the city's nickname, the White City. Image taken in 2017.

Edifici a la confluència entre el carrer la Merced i el carrer Consuelo d'Arequipa 2017 A building at the junction of La Merced Street and Consuelo Street in Arequipa, Peru, within the city's colonial-era street grid. Photographed in 2017.

Església de la Merced d'Arequipa02 2017 The church of La Merced in Arequipa is another of the city's colonial churches built in white sillar stone, characteristic of Arequipa's historic center, which is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.