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Convent of Santo Domingo

The convent was built in the foundations of a monument of great importance for the Inca cult of the sun god, called `Inti`. In the interior are enclosures with walls of fine polished stone. The chronicles affirm that they were covered with sheets of gold and silver, with idols and the representation of the sun. Its only tower is profusely carved in the Baroque style. Its interior possesses an excellent collection of paintings in the style of the Cusqueñas school.