Ornate colonial archway Juli Puno Region Peru Metal Print

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Juli in Peru, between Puno and the Bolivia border, was the most important town in the Lake Titicaca region in the early colonial period. The Dominicans arrived there in 1553, followed by the Jesuits in 1576. As a result the town has not just 1 but 4 impressive colonial churches; it was the centre from which missionaries converted the people of the Andean altiplano until the expulsion of the Jesuits from South America in 1767. This is the magnificent entrance archway of the church of Our Lady of the Assumption / Nuestra Senora de la Asuncion, built by the Dominicans in the renaissance style from 1562-1676. After being abandoned for many years it was restored in the early 2000s and is now a museum containing an important collection of religious paintings and works of art.

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PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AND PRINTS OF LATIN AMERICA AND OTHER COUNTRIES (INCLUDING USA, UK, SPAIN, PORTUGAL). Originally from the UK, I have spent most of the 21st century working leading expeditions, photographing and traveling throughout Latin America and have been based in La Paz, Bolivia since 2003. As well as South America my galleries contain a selection of images from a number of other countries across the globe that I have been privileged to visit over the years, whether for work, visiting family and friends or out of general curiosity. Fine Art America works with high quality printers and production centres in the USA, Canada, UK, Netherlands and Australia. Orders are automatically routed to your nearest manufacturing centre...