Casa del Moral, Colonial mansion in Arequipa, Peru

Casa del Moral is a large ancestral house built around 1730 in Arequipa, one of Peru's best-preserved examples of Andean Baroque civil architecture. Its rooms open onto a main patio where a centennial mulberry tree stands, and the house holds a collection of Cusco School colonial paintings and a library of more than 3,000 volumes, mainly Hispanic literature.

Casa del Moral was built around 1730 as an ancestral house in Arequipa, in the Andean Baroque civil style. It is now owned by the Peruvian bank Bancosur and serves as an exhibition gallery showing rooms and furniture of an 18th-century house.

The house is named for the centennial mulberry tree standing in the main patio. Inside, it holds a collection of Cusco School paintings, a colonial art form, and a library of more than 3,000 volumes, mainly Hispanic literature. Rooms are shown with furniture of the 18th century.

The mansion is located close to the Main Square and easily walkable from the city center. Visiting on weekday mornings gives you a quieter experience to explore the rooms and courtyards at a relaxed pace.

A centuries-old mulberry tree grows in the main courtyard, providing shade and serving as a living witness to the centuries the house has stood. This ancient tree is one of the few remaining elements that directly connects visitors to the original colonial period.