The light-filled atrium with faux-stone flooring at this restored colonial-era building is a pleasant place to break up a walk around downtown. Sandwiches, crepes and pasta make up the bulk of its basic menu, but it's equally good for a pastry and cappuccino.
Mikuy Cafe Cultural
Cochabamba
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On the arcaded Plaza 14 de Septiembre, Cochabamba's cathedral is the valley’s oldest religious building, begun in 1542 as a tiny stone-and-adobe structure…
2. Iglesia y Convento de San Francisco
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This church and its accompanying convent of the same name were built in the early 20th century in an unadorned Gothic style.
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This rococo church was founded in 1612, but construction didn’t begin until 1778. Its intriguing main facade is made of stone, with anthropomorphic…
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