Arequipa is considered one of the most beautiful cities in Peru and known as the White City for its beautiful white walls of sillar, a stone of volcanic origin, Arequipa rests on the slopes of the imposing Chachani and Misti volcanoes and the snow-capped Pichu Pichu. In the center of the city, declared a World Cultural Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2000, you can see temples and colonial mansions in mestizo baroque style, as well as the Monastery of Santa Catalina, a miniature Spanish city with narrow stone streets, beautiful courtyards and squares. Sabandía.
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Only 3 hours and 45 minutes from the city, the Colca Valley and Canyon is one of the most extraordinary destinations in the country. Throughout the area you can see colorful pre-Inca terraces cultivated until today with quinoa, corn, barley and wheat. In pre-Hispanic times the department was inhabited by Collaguas and Cabanas; today, the inhabitants have preserved their colonial churches such as Yanque, Lari and Madrigal and continue to wear beautiful costumes. Adventure sports such as mountain biking, trekking and canoeing are also practiced in the valley, and the majestic flight of the condors can be appreciated at the Cruz del Condor.
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