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Volcan Misti.
La Recoleta.
Santuario
de Chapi.
Catedral de Arequipa.
Interior del Convento de Santa Catalina.
Canotaje sobre el río Colca.
Vista de la Campiña Arequipa.
Interior del convento de La Compañía.
Plaza de Armas de Arequipa.
Vista del Volcán Chachani.
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General information
Historical overlook
White City and Colonial Beauty (4 days / 3
nights)
Conventional Arequipa (3 days / 2 nights)
General
Information
| Location |
The department of Arequipa is located in the south part of Perú on the Western Andes. |
| Area |
63,345 km2 |
| Capital |
Arequipa (2 335 masl) |
| Altitude |
9 masl (Punta de Bombón) Lowest town. 4 525 masl (San Antonio de Chuca) highest
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| Average annual temperature |
20º C (24º C maximum and 5º C minimum). Rainy season: December to
March. |
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Historical
overlook
The department of Arequipa has a great historic past which goes back to ancient times (8 000 to 6 000 BC). Testimonies of this history are its cave-paintings. The first Spaniards settlers of what was to become Arequipa were the Dominican Priests who built a chapel and later a parish in what is now known as Barrio de San Lázaro. Arequipa was founded on August 15th, 1 540, in the valley of Chili, and was given the name of Villa Hermosa de Nuestra Señora de Asunta or Asunción. In 1 541, a short time after its foundation, it was given the status of city.
When Potosí passed to the Viceroyship of Río de la Plata, Arequipa was no longer a part of the route of the silver that was sent to Spain, and was forced to face severe economic consequences. The city re-emerged thanks to its mines in Caylloma and the development of agriculture. In 1 870, with the arrival of the railroad, Arequipa became an important commercial center in the southern part of Peru.
Arequipa, called the White City for its buildings of white ashlar stone (a volcano stone), was an important bastion against Spain during the Independence war in the nineteenth century. During the twentieth century, many important personages natural of this department have stood out in the country's political and cultural life.
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White
City and Colonial Beauty (4 days / 3 nights)
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LIMA / AREQUIPA: CITY TOUR + SAINT CATALINA |
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Reception at the Airport or Bus Stop, transfer to the hotel.
In the morning, CITY TOUR visiting: Square Main, Cathedral, Cloisters, Church and policromada cupola Jesu´s Company, colonial district of Yanahuara, Church and Square San Francisco, San Lázaro town, Chilina Gap, residencial zone Happy Jungle and the Convent of Saint Catalina. Typical Lunch in the Alcantaría. Return at the hotel. Lodging.
P.M. TOUR COUNTRYSIDE + MILL SABANDIA
In the afternoon, excursión visting: the countryside surroundings: Tingo, Sachaca, and The zone landscape, Paucarpata with its Agricultural Andean pre-inca and THE SABANCIA
MILL.
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| 2ND. DAY |
AREQUIPA / COLCA |
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08:00 AM. Departure in private car to THE COLCA CANYON taking the route to the north for a highway zigzagging between the faldas of the volcano Chachani. During the road we will spend for Pampa Cañahuas and Pampas of Arrieros (natural Reserve of Vicuñas) Vizcachani, La Pulpera, Towns of Callali, Sibayo and Tutti. We arrive at an altitude of 4,000 m.s.n.m. where we will appreciate beautiful natural lagoons (bofedades y mar atrapado) with its Flora and Fauna. Likewise we will appreciate interesting rocky formations
(rambling Castles).
17:00 PM. Approximate arrival to Chivay (Valley of Colca). Accommodation in Hostel 3* basic services with private bath. Visit at the Thermal waters La Calera (we recommend to take bath cloth). Dinner in the hotel and
lodging.
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COLCA / AREQUIPA |
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Continental Breakfast.
Departure to THE CONDOR CROSS place where the Canyon begins we will appreciate its depth. Likewise this is the point of observation of the famous condors in their natural habitat . Then after a brief stop in the Condor Cross, we will continue going through the Colca Valley seeing its beautiful towns: Pinchollo, Madrigal, Lari, Maca, Achoma, Yanqui, visiting some of its churches that are from the colonial time period.. Also, we will appreciate dangling pre-incas tombs, mock up impressive Andean etc. Return to Chivay and
Lunch.
13:30 PM. Departure to Arequipa, we will pass by Patapampa (View of the Vocanos), 4,800
m.s.n.m. Chucura, Tojra.
18:00 PM. Arrival aproximately and transfer to the hotel.
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AREQUIPA / LIMA |
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Continental Breakfast.
Transfer to the Airport or stop Bus.
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Conventional
Arequipa ( 3 days / 2 nights )
| 1ST. DAY |
LIMA / AREQUIPA: CITY TOUR + SAINT CATALINA |
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Departure from the Airport of Lima to the City of Arequipa, reception and transfer to the Hotel. Accommodation in the Hotel.
Visitors will be treated to a tour of the City of Arequipa. They will delight in this sparkling "White City" proudly bearing pronounced traces of its colonial past. This past has left Arequipa some of its finest monuments -the neoclassical facade of the Cathedral, the Andalusian style of its churches, the architecture of the Convent of Santa Catalina, as well as the charms of its colonial mansions. Next to these historic remains of former times, a modern city is blooming, living off its industry and tourist trade. One of the outstanding features of the city is that its nickname arrises from the fact that the city is literally white -constructed primarily of the volcanic rock sillar-.
They will then be taken on a fantasy journey through the XVI century, at the CONVENT OF SANTA CATALINA. This Convent is a Spanish citadel with many patios and plazas that have been painted in deep red and indigo. Visitors will be amazed at this miniature village that housed generations of cloistered nuns until it was recently opened to the public in 1970. They will also see a valuable collection of religious art, including several works from the great "mestizo" artists from the Cusco School of Painting, as well as paintings by Spanish and Italian masters along with carvings and other original works of colonial art.
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AREQUIPA: TOUR CAMPIÑA + MOLINO SABANDIA +
MANSION DEL FUNDADOR |
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Continental Breakfast.
Visitors will be treated to a visit to the colourful Countryside. Then they will be taken to the SABANDIA MILL, a rich exponent of the city´s colonial past. In the afternoon free.
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AREQUIPA / LIMA |
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Continental Breakfast.
Departure from the Airport of Arequipa to the city of Lima.
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