Arequipa

Arequipa is a city in the Southern Coastal region of Peru just below the edge of the Altiplano, at 2380 meters above sea level and surrounded by three impressive volcanoes. It's Peru's second most important city, and the second most popular among tourists.

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  • Great place to change money, for example, american dollers in to peruvian soleas. From here on, there really isnt a frequent oppertunity!  Paul M.
  • The local legend says that when the moon splitted from the Earth, it left a part: Arequipa. This town, built with white stone has two attractions. The first is the day-trip Canyon del Colca, where you can see condors. If you're not unlucky. The second is the beautiful Santa Catalina convent, built …  Patrick B.
  • Go and see the plaza!  Sjef K.
  • Beautiful city at the base of a volcanoe. It is a very relaxed and interesting city. Temperatures are cool to warm.  Marcos H.
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Arequipa Travel Guide is based on Arequipa by César Huamán Trinidad, Max Seelhofer, Paula Leonor, Inas, Ikan Kekek, Felix505, iGuide and others. Arequipa Travel Guide is available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. See background image credits.