This gorgeous 17th-century Carmelite convent is open to the public as a living museum. The colonial-era buildings are justifiably famed for their decorative painted walls and restored rooms filled with priceless votive objets d’art, murals, precious metalwork, colonial-era paintings and other historical artifacts. It is all explained by student tour guides who speak Spanish, English, French, German and Portuguese; tips appreciated. A charming shop at the front of the complex sells baked goods and rose-scented soap made by the nuns.
