▁most ▁of ▁its ▁houses ▁are ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 0 0 ▁years ▁old . ▁ ▁In ▁A laus í , ▁one ▁finds ▁various ▁monuments ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁par ks ▁and ▁important ▁places ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁Without ▁doubt ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁is ▁the ▁Monument ▁to ▁Saint ▁Peter ▁( Mon ument o ▁a ▁San ▁Pedro ), ▁the ▁patron ▁saint ▁of ▁the ▁city , ▁built ▁by ▁the ▁E cuador ian ▁artist ▁Edd ie ▁C res po . ▁ ▁This ▁monument ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁L oma ▁de ▁L l ug l li , ▁and ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁from ▁any ▁point ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁large ▁size ▁and ▁strateg ic ▁location . ▁ ▁The ▁most ▁important ▁church ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁is ▁" la ▁Mat riz ", ▁located ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁ 1 3 ▁November ▁park ▁( par que ▁ 1 3 ▁de ▁Nov iembre ). ▁ ▁The ▁church ▁was ▁constructed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁Century ▁with ▁stone ▁extracted ▁from ▁the ▁mines ▁of ▁Chi rip ung o , ▁located ▁about ▁ 2 ▁kilom eters ▁outside ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁Fest iv als ▁ ▁Car nav al ▁is ▁the ▁traditional ▁festival ▁of ▁A laus í , ▁and ▁is ▁celebrated ▁with ▁a ▁special ▁para de , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁neighborhood s ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁and ▁special ▁inv ite es ▁particip ate . ▁ ▁The ▁most ▁important ▁festival ▁is ▁the ▁running ▁of ▁the ▁b ull s . ▁Non - prof essional ▁b ull f ight ing ▁and ▁other ▁festiv als ▁are ▁also ▁celebrated ▁here .