Baroque temples restored in the Colca Canyon

After ten years of detailed work, the Spanish International Cooperation for the Development Agency has finished the restoration of 10 baroque churches built in the XVII and XVIII centuries in the Colca Canyon, in the region of Arequipa. This restoration will help protect several exquisite art treasures that are kept in these temples since the colonial era.

With the contribution of the locals, who were also trained in the restoration and maintenance of their heritage, these temples have become a tourist attraction in the Colca Canyon and thus will benefit their community. More than 100,000 visitors come to the Colca Canyon every year, the second deepest in the world after Cotahuasi, both in Arequipa. The Colca Canyon is 3,400 meters deep and 100 kilometers long.