Arequipa

Arequipa ("let's stop here") - the second-large city of the country and the large economic centre located in the south of the country (about 1 thousand in km from Lima) at height of 2335 m above sea level. Arisen on a place of the one and only estate belonging to conquistador Fransisko де Карвахалу, in a hollow between enormous volcanoes (El Misti - 5822 m, Чачани - 6075 m, Ампато (active), Корпуна and Пичупичу), Arequipa is considered the most beautiful city of the country which generally have been built up with picturesque houses from a white stone "сильяр" in the Spanish colonial style of the end of XVIII century

The main sights of a city - female monastery Konvento-de-Santa-Katalina known for the whole world (1580), the Cathedral, Jesuit church La-Kampanja, central area Plasa-de-Armas, bank in a building of beautiful private residence Kasa-Riketts (1738), former mint Kasa-de-la-Moneda (XVIII century), private residence Kasa-Moral and other interesting houses generally used now as art gallery and museums.

In 180 km from Arequipa the unique natural object is located - a canyon Is caustic, considered as the deepest in the world (the general depth 3400). From viewing platform Krus-del-Kondor here it is possible to observe for soaring in thermal streams кондорами. Also it is necessary to examine canyon Котахуаси, "a valley of volcanoes" (volcanoes of El Misti, Карапуно (6425 and Ампато (6318), pass of the Stalemate-pamba (4825), ancient инкские burial places in rocky caves over Антауилки, national park Salinas-and-agiade-form and the lake Salinas or to bathe in geothermal sources about settlement Chivaj.