Guide to Arequipa, Peru, Arequipa, Peru
Arequipa was a pleasant surprise. We arrived, having organised an apartment to rent聽for a month, knowing only that it was Peru鈥檚 second city and that it had a temperate climate due to its elevation.
Leaving after that month was a little sad, as we鈥檇 grown rather fond of this little city and its pleasant atmosphere.
Certainly you don鈥檛 need a whole month to experience Arequipa, and most people just pass through for two or three days, but it鈥檚 a nice place just to hang out and relax (or work in our case!) and enjoy the food, architecture and amenities of the city. Below we鈥檝e compiled some of our top recommendations for a visit there.
Arequipa is not full of big name sights; after all it鈥檚 only a city of 850,000 people. But what it does have to offer is certainly very pleasant, and much of it for free.
Like any Peruvian town or city, the heart is the Plaza de Armas and Arequipa鈥檚 is spacious, elegant and busy. The square looks on to the Cathedral, Peru鈥檚 widest, and is surrounded on the three other sides by colonnaded balconies. Pigeons may be the biggest nuisance here, otherwise, it鈥檚 a nice place to sit (if you can snag a bench for yourself) and people watch. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
Leaving after that month was a little sad, as we鈥檇 grown rather fond of this little city and its pleasant atmosphere.
Certainly you don鈥檛 need a whole month to experience Arequipa, and most people just pass through for two or three days, but it鈥檚 a nice place just to hang out and relax (or work in our case!) and enjoy the food, architecture and amenities of the city. Below we鈥檝e compiled some of our top recommendations for a visit there.
Arequipa is not full of big name sights; after all it鈥檚 only a city of 850,000 people. But what it does have to offer is certainly very pleasant, and much of it for free.
Like any Peruvian town or city, the heart is the Plaza de Armas and Arequipa鈥檚 is spacious, elegant and busy. The square looks on to the Cathedral, Peru鈥檚 widest, and is surrounded on the three other sides by colonnaded balconies. Pigeons may be the biggest nuisance here, otherwise, it鈥檚 a nice place to sit (if you can snag a bench for yourself) and people watch. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
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Guide Name: Guide to Arequipa, Peru
Guide Location: Peru » Arequipa
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Sam Wood
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Guide Location: Peru » Arequipa
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Sam Wood
Read it on Author's Website:
Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
- Plaza de Armas
- Claustros de la Compa帽铆a
- Contemporary Art Museum
- Municipal Museum
- Santa Catalina Monastery
- Se帽or Misti
- Mandala
- Crepisimo
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