Arequipa: TravelGuide

A city founded in 1540. According to the chronist Cieza de Leon, it was "the healthiest and nicest of all villas of Peru". Arequipa is a province of great cultural and geographical wealth. It is located in the Southeast of Peru. And because its territory has a coast and sierra the climate is... Más

A city founded in 1540. According to the chronist Cieza de Leon, it was "the healthiest and nicest of all villas of Peru". Arequipa is a province of great cultural and geographical wealth. It is located in the Southeast of Peru. And because its territory has a coast and sierra the climate is varied. The city of Arequipa, called "Ciudad Blanca" (white city) for the color of the houses built with sillar (white stone of volcanoes otigin), is a picturesque place that combines the beauty of its green country side with the imposing prescense of volcanoes and snowy mountains. The city is surrounded by three volcanoes: The Misti (5.822 m.a.s.l.). The Chachani (6.075 m.a.s.l.). The Pichu Pichu (5.664 m.a.s.l.). After Lima, it is considered the most important city of Peru. Menos