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Las Ruinas del Monasterio de San Francisco (The Ruins of the San Francisco Monastery)
Located on a hilltop overlooking the city, this monastery was built around 1556 by Alonso de Espinar with the help of Rodrigo de Liendo. This is the oldest monastery in the New World and is famous for the Garay, or María de Toledo, Chapel. The monument has been restored.

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