Place: Arequipa, Peru
Weather: Partly cloudy skies, 47/71F.
Route: From Cuzco 491 km south on 3S and 34A.
Nickname: The White City
Significance: It's nickname comes from the fact that most of its buildings are made from the local white and pink volcanic rock. There are three volcanoes in the vicinity of Arequipa. The architecture of the city includes both Spanish and native building methods.
Places to visit: Monasterio de Santa Catalina, Mundo Alpaca, Museo Santuarios Andinos, Iglesia de la Compania de Jesus, Museo de la Catedral de Arequipa, Museo de Arte Virreinal, La Mansion del Fundador.
The White City from above (from whc.unesco.org)
Plaza de Armas (from butterfield.com)
Website: UNESCO World Heritage Site
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