Altitude: 2,325 m. / 7,628 ft.
Best time to visit: March – December
The city of Arequipa is located in a fertile valley at the feet of Mt. Chachani and Mt. Misti snow-capped volcanoes. Arequipa’s city center is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and offers beautiful colonial architecture, an enormous Plaza de Armas, wonderful churches and monasteries, shops, and exquisite restaurants offering the best of local cuisine – one of Peru’s finest. The surrounding countryside is among the most rugged and diverse terrains in Peru, with snow-capped peaks, active volcanoes, hot springs, high altitude deserts, wildlife sanctuaries, petroglyphs and two of the world’s deepest canyons – the Colca and the Cotahuasi.
Highlights:
- Plaza de Armas & Santa Catalina Monastery
- Yanahuara
- Colca Canyon & Cruz del Condor
- Cotahuasi Canyon
- Toro Muerto Petroglyphs
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