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AREQUIPA

Manuel Garci de Carbajal founded it on August 15, 1540 . Its name comes from the quechua word "Arequipai" which means "Yes , stay", and its not just a coincidence, but the name is a reality that stands true through time, because in the streets, on the sillar walls and in the people's attitude, you can perceive a strange force, a rare feeling that invites you to stay in the city.

In the InfoBox OFFHistorical Center of Arequipa>> , you can appreciate the purest Arequipeño style that consolidates at the end of the XVII century, blending the Italian baroque, the Spanish plateresque and the Andean originality.

The big houses, the churches and ancestral convents, were built in sillar, a whitish volcanic material, which when illuminated by the sun, produces a shining, magnificent aura, that is why Arequipa is known as the " White City ".

On the outskirts of Arequipa , many traditional little towns maintain pre-inca agricultural terraces that farmers in Chilina, Socabaya, Paucarpata, Characato and Sabandia. Still use.

In Arequipa , two of the deepest canyons of the world are found, the Cotahuasi Canyon>> (in the La Union province) Colca>> and the Colca Canyon (in the Caylloma province). And the wonderful Volcano Valley , Mollendo, Camana and Puerto Inca beaches. Impressing places that should be known when visiting Arequipa .

General Information

Location: Southwest of the country
Extension: 63 345 km2 Capital: Arequipa (2335 mosl)
Population: 762 000 hab
Weather: Arequipa has an average annual temperature of 20ºC (max. of 24ºC and min. of 5ºC ). The rainy season takes place from December to March.
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Tour Destiny

Main Square of Arequipa City >> ,Downtown>> , Main Church of Arequipa, Church and Convent of La Compañía , Church and Convento of San Francisco, Monastery of Santa Catalina>> , Convent of La Recoleta , Church and Convent of Santo Domingo , Casa del Moral, Barrio de San Lázaro, Casa Goyeneche, Barrio de Selva Alegre,Iglesia San Agustín, Iglesia La Merced , Casa Tristán del Pozo, Archeological Museum of San Agustín University, Archeological Museum of Católica de Santa María de Arequipa University, Andinos de la Universidad Católica de Santa María Museum, Mirador de Yanahuara, Pueblo de Sabandía, Molino de Sabandía, Mansión del Fundador Volcán Misti, Baños Termales de Yura, Poblado de Cayma, Cuevas de Sumbay - Arte Rupestre . Caylloma Chachani Volcano , Poblado de Yarabamba, Poblado de Quequeña, Poblado de Chiguata.

Province of Caylloma
Valle del Colca>> ,Cañon del Colca>> , Bosque de Piedra de Imata, Ampato Volcano

Province of Castilla
Petroglifos de Toro Muerto, Nacional Reserv of Salinas y Aguada Blanca; Andagua, Volcanos Valley.

Province of La Unión
Cotahuasi Valley and Cotahuasi>> Canyon

Province of Caraveli
Arqueological Rest of Quebrada de la Vaca or Puerto Inca>>

Province of Islay
National Sanctuary of Mejía Lagoons

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