
Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Copacabana - Copacabana, Bolivia
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S 16° 09.974 W 069° 05.129
19K E 490861 N 8212674
This temple is located in Copacabana, a small town by the shore of lake Titicaca
Waymark Code: WM12WKX
Location: Bolivia
Date Posted: 07/27/2020
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Also known as Basílica de la Virgen de la Candelaria de Copacabana. The temple was built originally around 1550 and then rebuilt between 1610 and 1651 by the architect Francisco Jiménez de Siguenza.
It's actually a religious complex, with several open air chapels, which were used to offer space to a higher number of catholics.
It's a national monument since 7th November 1940.
In 2013 there was a break in. From Wikipedia:
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"In the early hours of Monday, 22 April 2013, the Basilica of Our Lady of Copacabana was robbed and the image of the Virgen de Copacabana was stripped of her gold and silver accessories.Initial reports indicate that twenty-eight items, including the sculpture of the baby Jesus, were removed from the Virgen de Copacabana by thieves who entered the building using a ladder stolen from a nearby telecommunications station."