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. Altar VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Above the main wooden
altar stands a gilded retablo Practical Information
(altarpiece) housing an Road Map C2. 13 miles (20 km)
image of Saint Catherine N of Jesús María. Tel (03525) 428-
(Santa Catalina). Other 505. Open Jan–Feb: 10am–1pm,
wooden statues include 2:30–7pm Tue–Sun; Mar–Dec:
one of the Señor 10am–1pm, 3–6pm Tue–Sun.
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the crucified Christ.
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The cemetery is
where priests and
workers were buried,
some of whom had
spent their entire life
at the estancia.

Front Courtyard . Church Façade
A quiet and plain patio, the front courtyard would have The high and elegant white façade
been used by the Jesuit priests to receive deliveries has two towers and curved pediments
from the neighboring towns as well as for non- framing the doorway, typical of the
ecclesiastical gatherings. Baroque school of architecture.

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