Things To Do in 11-Day Semi-Private Tour: Cusco, Machu Picchu, Lake Titcaca and Colca Canyon, Restaurants in 11-Day Semi-Private Tour: Cusco, Machu Picchu, Lake Titcaca and Colca Canyon
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Top 10 Rail Tours in Arequipa, Arequipa Region
In Peru's second-most populous city, aka "The White City," stunning colonial buildings made of pearly sillar stone vie for attention with the surrounding volcanoes and snow-capped peaks of the western Andes. Founded in 1540, it's a smorgasbord of mansions and museums. The top attraction, 215,000-square-foot Santa Catalina Monastery, is like its own city within a city, complete with fountains and cobblestone streets. Arequipa is the favorite base for visiting Colca Canyon and its massive condors.
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Things to do in Arequipa Region, Peru: The Best Rail Tours
Arequipa (Aymara: Ariqipa; Quechua: Ariqipa) is a region in southwestern Peru. It is bordered by the Ica, Ayacucho, Apurímac and Cusco regions in the north, the Puno Region in the east, the Moquegua Region in the south, and the Pacific Ocean in the west. Its capital, also called Arequipa, is Peru's second-largest city.