The Casa of Tristán of thePozo

The Casa de Tristán del Pozo Mansion is located in the San Francisco Street and was constructed in 1738. It has a splendid facade and one massive door decorated with large iron nails and door knockers. In the interior, the ample and extensive patios interior court yards are decorated with stone carvings, guarded by gargoyles with feline characteristics. La Casa de Tristán del Pozo Mansion is a proverbial sample of the Colonial constructions of the City and one of the maximum expressions of the novo Hispanic civil architecture of Arequipa.

Of Mestizo Baroque style, in its delicate façade monogrammes, rosettes and flowers carved in sillar can be observed. Its interior surprises by its precious vaulted ceilings and its two elegant patio interior court yards.
The name of the mansion remembers one of its first owners, the General Domingo Carlos Tristán del Pozo; but the house is also well-known as the Casa Rickets mansion or the Casa Ugarteche Mansion, names of subsequent owners of this fine mansion.

At the moment the property belongs to a well-known banking organisation, being host to a Numismatic museum and an Art Gallery. Those interested will be able to visit it from Mondays through Fridays from 9:15 hours to the 12:45 hours and from 16:00 hours to the 18:00 hours. Saturdays it is open between 9:30 hours to the 12:30 hours.