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This is one of our favourite parts of Peru! The city of Arequipa is beautiful, the climate is perfect, and the scenery and wildlife in Colca Canyon have to be seen to be believed! Add to that the great musuems and sites of historical interest and you could easily spend a couple of weeks here alone!
Arequipa - the White City
Nestled in the foothills of the Andes, and surrounded by snow-capped volcanoes (dormant!), you don't get many better locations for a city than that of Arequipa. Then if you build the historic centre entirely out of the local white volcanic rock, and if you make all the buildings really beautiful as well, you're probably onto a winner! If you then add in the huge convent of Santa Catalina and the historic old quarters like Yanahuara, it means you have what for our money is one of the best holiday destinations in Peru.
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Colca Canyon
Just a few hours outside Arequipa, you get to the stunning Colca Canyon. Twice as deep as the Grand Canyon in the USA, it's one of THE destinations in Peru for nature lovers and if you want to see flocks of wild vicunas and alpacas, as well as the legendary Andean condors, then this is the place for you.
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