The Moorish influence of the viceregal city of Arequipa can be seen in the numerous towers and belfries that loom above the roofs of the buildings here. Arequipa’s historic center and some of its off-the-beaten-path neighborhoods have churches from most of the Spanish religious orders, all made of sillar, with their façades featuring expressions of the Mestizo Baroque style. Inside, the retablos covered in gold leaf contrast with the white stone of the walls, on which there hang canvases from the different painting schools of the southern Andes—which were extremely active in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries—alongside works by European artists. Some of these churches feature murals capturing different historical moments, rendered in Mestizo style, as well as images of Christ, the Virgin Mary, and different Christian saints. Ordinary mass is held in these churches, as well as special masses to mark celebratory occasions, making them living expressions of Arequipa’s culture.