Arequipa · Peru Capital
In the destination Arequipa and the Colca Canyon.
In the photo: Plaza de Armas of Arequipa
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The city
Peru's second city, Arequipa is at about 2,330 meters, at the foot of the volcanoes Misti, Chachani and Pichu Pichu. The historic center, a World Heritage Site, is built of sillar, a white volcanic stone, and has the Plaza de Armas with the Cathedral, the Monasterio de Santa Catalina and colonial mansions. It is the base for the Colca valley and a good stop to acclimatize to the altitude.
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The local experience
Arequipa's central square, with sillar arcades on three sides, the Catedral occupying the fourth, a bronze fountain in the middle and the Misti and Chachani volcanoes appearing behind the rooftops.
Neoclassical sillar Catedral that occupies an entire side of the Plaza de Armas, rebuilt after fires and earthquakes, with a Belgian organ, a pulpit with a carved devil and a guided tour up to the roof.
Cloistered monastery founded in 1579, covering 20,000 m² of streets, plazas, cloisters and cells painted blue and red — a walled city in the center of Arequipa open to visitors since 1970.
Museum of the Universidad Católica de Santa María that houses Juanita, the Inca girl offered in sacrifice on the Ampato volcano and found frozen in 1995, and the offerings discovered in the high-altitude sanctuaries.
Viewpoint of sillar arches engraved with verses by poets from Arequipa, in the square of the Yanahuara neighborhood, with the volcano Misti in front and the church with a mestizo façade from 1750 beside it.
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