The countryside – Arequipa 1D

Arequipa is a beautiful city which was founded by the Spanish in 1540 in a place specially chosen for its natural beauty and its warm climate, situated at 2300 meters above sea level. This beautiful town lies at the foot of Misti, a gigantic cone-shaped volcano 5822 meters high. Known as the White City, Arequipa is embodied in fine colonial buildings and enjoys stunning natural landscapes. In the city center, visitors can visit the wonderful Monastery of Santa Catalina, the most important that this beautiful city has attractive, showing many streets and alleys with a stylish architecture dating back to the seventeenth century.