We went to central Lima and toured the church that houses Pizarro's remains. The church is quite old, and is massive. It has doors through which an army of elephants could just walk inside for mass. Not that there are many elephants here, but if there were, I bet they would be at church simply because its the only place where they could fit through the doors.
The walls are covered with beautiful mosaics, paintings, and wood carvings. The mosaics are made of tiny tiles and the detail and colors are vivid - look at the conquistadors and you can see what I mean. Pizarro's remains are kept in the church, but for many years, they weren't actually his. Sounds confusing, but there was a mistake, and some other person was residing in Pizarro's space. When they discovered the error, they kicked out the unknown remains and put Pizarro where he belonged.
mosaic
church pews
Pizarro's remains with a sculpted lion
a confessional
They didn't have Pizarro's remains, bizarro!
ReplyDeleteKevin P