Sica Sica church

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Wear warm clothing, comfortable walking shoes, gloves, sunglasses, cap and or a hat, waterproof coat for rainy season; first aid kit, sunscreen and medicine for altitude sickness. Temperature: Min. 4 ºC – Max. 10 ºC. Height: 3875 m.s.n.m.

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Sica Sica Church – Peace

The Sica Sica church is located in the town of the same name, near the highway that connects the cities of La Paz and Oruro. This building is characterized by its architectural design and the artistic complements of its previous infrastructure and decoration.. Also called the Cathedral of the Bolivian Altiplano.

The church of Sica Sica has a single nave and adobe presbyter and surrounded by buttresses, the main doorway has three streets and three sections., The entrance door with a trilobed arch stands out, surrounded by several Solomonic columns, On this avenue there are three niches that house a saint, the virgin and a white cross, Attached are two square-shaped bell towers that still house bells from the colonial era..

The nave is arranged parallel to the plaza, like Chucuito (Peru) and others from the colonial period. The façade originally adjoined a site of houses. During the decade of the 70 of the 20th century, The church was restored twice. He 28 July 1996 A large fire occurred that caused the loss of the cover and paintings of extraordinary cultural value., including several paintings from the Collao school. The advisable season to visit this site is during the dry season., between May and September.

AUTONOMOUS DEPARTMENTAL GOVERNMENT OF LA PAZ
SECRETARY OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INDUSTRIAL TRANSFORMATION
DIRECTORATE OF CULTURES AND TOURISM
TOURISM UNIT

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