Our Lady of Candelaria Church

About

It is known, simply, as the Candelaria Church. Its construction was begun in 1686, as part of the old Convent of San Nicolás de los Agustinos Recoletos. What is most impressive in the interior of this church and convent of 1703 are the works of the painter Gregorio Vásquez de Arce y Ceballos, in addition to the mural of the artist Pedro Alcántara Quijano Moreno. As for its structure, of colonial origin, the temple is composed of three naves and two lateral ones. The main altar, from the XVII century, stands out. Between 2003 and 2005 it was restored. It was declared a National Monument in 1975.