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- Cathedral Tower (Torre de la Catedral): The best-known landmark and the only part you can climb. A narrow stairwell leads to a platform with views over the ruins, the bay and the city towers.
- Ruins of the Cathedral of La Asunción: The main stone shell of the city’s principal church, with thick walls and arches that show how large the building was.
- Visitor Center and Museum: A modern building with models, maps and artifacts that explain the layout of the old city. Go here first to make sense of the grassy footprints.
- Convent of the Conception (Convento de la Concepción): Remains of a convent where the walls still outline rooms and cloisters, a quiet corner with few visitors.
- Convent of San Francisco: A ruin near the waterfront whose arches and stone walls give a sense of the monastic life that
- Cathedral Tower (Torre de la Catedral): The best-known landmark and the only part you can climb. A narrow stairwell leads to a platform with views over the ruins, the bay and the city towers.
- Ruins of the Cathedral of La Asunción: The main stone shell of the city’s principal church, with thick walls and arches that show how large the building was.
- Visitor Center and Museum: A modern building with models, maps and artifacts that explain the layout of the old city. Go here first to make sense of the grassy footprints.
- Convent of the Conception (Convento de la Concepción): Remains of a convent where the walls still outline rooms and cloisters, a quiet corner with few visitors.
- Convent of San Francisco: A ruin near the waterfront whose arches and stone walls give a sense of the monastic life that once filled the city.
- Casas Reales (Royal Houses): The footprint of the administrative center, where colonial officials governed. Little remains above ground, but the scale is clear.
- Puente del Rey (King’s Bridge): A stone bridge built in the 1600s over a small river, once part of the road that led toward the Camino Real.
- Bay-side walk: A flat path along the ruins toward the water, good for seeing the old city against the modern skyline.
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Hi, I’m Johan (Netherlands 🇳🇱), the creator of TakeYourBackpack. Over the past 3 decades, I’ve backpacked through 90+ countries across six continents, gaining extensive experience with independent travel, long-term trips, and overland routes.