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Andean Baroque (Spanish:Barroco andino orarquitectura mestiza) is an artistic movement that appeared incolonial Peru between 1680 and 1780.^[1] It is located geographically betweenArequipa andLake Titicaca in what is now Peru, where rules over the highlands and spreads over the entirealtiplano. From the Portuguese wordbarrueco meaning impure, mottled, flamboyant, daring, the most striking example of Andean Baroque art is in religious architecture, wherecriollo and indigenous craftsmen together gave it a unique character, as happened in theNew Spanish Baroque.

The first of theBaroque architecture in theViceroyalty of Peru in 1630 and developed on theSpanish model until the late 17th century. From 1690 differences appear in some regions.

The originality of thisstyle lies in the varieddecoration, and whose motives respond to four basic types:

• tropical flora and fauna
• Manneristic motifs as sirens, masks, etc.
• American motifs: sun, moon, mountain lions, etc.
• Pre-Renaissance Christian elements

Themermaid appears in the churches bordering theLake Titicaca and although it is an item from theclassical antiquity, remember the Indigenous tradition of two fishes women who seduced the godTunupa.

In Arequipa, the key building ofMestizo architecture is the church of la Compañía by the architect Gaspar Báez built in 1578.

The extension of the Quito Baroque cover the territories of the formerRoyal Audiencia of Quito in Spanish colonial times. Especially the Altiplano of Quito and the Andes from Pasto in Colombia to Cajamarca in Peru. Represented in the arts called "Quito School" which was characterized by a high proportion of indigenous Kichwas representations.

Features that characterize the indigenous roots in Andean Quito art are:

• There is a "quiteanization" of the characters, many have mixed features and local attire
• Indigenous ancestral customs often appear;
• The scenes are located in the ambiance of theAndean landscape, its cities, its architecture;
• There is a presence of local wildlife (llamas instead of horses and camels,guinea pig in place of the Paschal Lamb, monkeys,opossums,tapirs,cats, along with classic sheep of the shepherds, etc..), And native flora is found in garlands, embroidery, inlays, silver, carvings, etc..) as well as the adoption of vernacular plant replacing the traditional iconography of European; in sculpture and painting are present characters and customs characteristic of the environment; the executor of the work art is the local craftsman of ancient artistic tradition itself, there is an adoption of "naturalization" of European saints, for example, Poland's San Jacinto is called San Jacinto of Yaguachi.

Baroque architecture in Quito stands theChurch of San Francisco, the compañía de Jesús, the Cathedral of Quito, among others.

In theprovince of Cailloma is the valley of Collaguas evangelized by the Franciscans, highlights several Catholic churches located in the towns ofYanque (Church of the Immaculate Conception of Yanque) Coporaque,Cabanaconde,Chivay,Madrigal andSilvayo.

The indigenous groups that inhabit the region are theKollas andLupacas in present Peruvian territory andOmasuyos andPacajes on Bolivian. All were subject to theMita de Potosí and periodically migrated to the valleys and coastal lowlands.

The Baroque ofArequipa andPotosí is a conjunction in this region with a strongPre-Columbian flavor. ThePuno Cathedral picks iconographic elements asmermaids,pumas,papayas and amonkey and even thecharango. Lake Titicaca was named in honor of the puma,Titi, inAymara, because of its shape.

In the region ofLupacas rise the three groups of baroque churches:Juli,Pomata andZepita.

Juli has been the great Jesuit missionary center of thealtiplano, had four churches: San Juan de Letrán, Santa Cruz de Jerusalén, Nuestra Señora de la Asunción and San Pedro Mártir.

TheDominicans possessed the Pomata Sanctuary where they venerateOur Lady of the Rosary, the most famous of this region after theBasilica of Our Lady of Copacabana who was in charge of theAugustinians. Thechurch of St. James of Pomata marks the culmination of the Mestizo style.

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  Iglesia de la Compañía de Jesús, Cusco.
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  Church of San Juan de Letrán inJuli.
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  Altar of the Church of San Juan de Letrán inJuli.
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  Church of San Lorenzo de Carangas inPotosí, Bolivia

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• Cusco School
• Churches of Chiloé

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• Phipps, Elena; et al. (2004).The colonial Andes: tapestries and silverwork, 1530-1830. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.ISBN 1588391310.

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