2. arriving in the city, visitors can see
buildings, temples, churches, chapels,
monuments cobbled streets and
colonial architecture ruins well, which
retain their properties as if they had
stopped time, allowing imagine the
splendor of that distant time sharing it
with contemporary activities.
City was declared in July 1965 City Monument of America by the
Eighth General Assembly of the Pan American Institute of
Geography and History, and in November 1979 was declared World
Cultural and Natural Heritage, now all a historical relic of great
tourist attraction for the world.
Its streets, parks and historic buildings are visited by tourists from all
over the world every day throughout the year. The favorable climate
of the region make this colonial city into a tourist destination
available in any season.
Among the main attractions and more popular, we can mention:
Church of San Pedro Hospital
Ruins of the Church and Convent of Capuchins
Church and Monastery Collection
Ruins, Church and Convent Santa Clara
Ruins and Church of the Jesuits
Church of St. Augustine
Chapel of the Holy Cross
Church of la Merced
Arco de Santa Catalina
Ruins of San Francisco
The Central Park and around the same for the four quarters: San
Jose Cathedral, the Palace of the Captains, the Town Hall and the
Palace Bakery Arcade among others.
