Cuzco No. 6 / Cusco / Qosqo / Qusqu

Font ID: 19999CUZ

Object Type: Baptismal Font1

Font Date: ca. 1549-1622?

Font Century and Period/Style: 16th - 17th century, Baroque

Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia y Monasterio Santa Clara de Cuzco

Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]

Church Patron Saint(s): St, Clair

Church Notes: church & convent built originally 1549 in the barrio de Chaquilchaca; moved to the Plazoleta de las Nazarenas in 1556; moved to La Alameda 1603-1622

Church Address: C. Sta. Clara, Cusco 08002, Peru -- Tel.: +51 84 431764

Site Location: Cusco, Cusco, Peru, South America

Directions to Site: Located off road 3S [Av. de la Cultura], about 1,100 km SE of Lima. The church is located in the city centre, near the Mercado Central de San Pedro, 500 yards SW of the Plaza de Armas

Ecclesiastic Region: Archidiócesis del Cusco

Font Notes: Click to view

UTM: 19L 177173 8503391

Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): -13.520018, -71.982094

Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 13° 31′ 12.07″ S, 71° 58′ 55.54″ W