The "Casa del Moral" (House of the mulberry tree) is a large ancestral house built around 1730 in Arequipa, Peru. Favored by tourists, it is one of the best and well-preserved samples of Andean Baroque civil architecture in Peru. The name of the house derives from the emblematic presence of a centennial tree of "moras" (Mulberry) in the center of the main patio of the large house. The Casa del Moral houses a collection of paintings from the "Escuela Cusqueña" (Cusco School), a colonial art form. Its library contains more than 3,000 volumes, primarily hispanic literature. The house is currently the property of the Peruvian bank Bancosur. See also Santa Catalina Monastery Goyeneche Palace, Arequipa Arequipa, ciudad de luz y terremoto Sachaca, pueblo tradicional de Arequipa “Casa del Moral” - in Spanish AQPlink - in Spanish Roman Catholic churches completed in 1630 Buildings and structures in Arequipa 1630 establishments in the Spanish Empire Houses in Peru Andean Baroque architecture in Peru 17th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Peru