AREQUIPA

Arequipa is the capital of the Arequipa Region in southern Peru. With a population of 904,931 (2009 – World-Gazetteer.com) it is the second most populous city of the country. Arequipa lies in the Andes mountains, at an altitude of 2,380 meters (7,800 feet) above sea level; the snow-capped volcano El Misti overlooks the city. The city has many colonial-era Spanish buildings built of sillar, a pearly white volcanic rock, from which it gets the nickname La Ciudad Blanca ("The White City"). The historic centre of Arequipa was named a UNESCO world heritage site in 2000, in recognition of its architecture and historic integrity.

CITY TOUR

ITINERARY:

This tour star in the morning and in the afternoon with a private tour guide

• Visit the Church of La Compañia de Jesus
• Church of Santo Domingo
• Church of San Francisco
• Main Square
• Cathedral
• Santa Catalina Monastery.

  COLCA CANYON 2 DAYS AND 1 NIGHT
  

FIRST DAY
We leave Arequipa at 8:00 am in our private or tourist transport to Chivay valley, making stops along the road north in Pampa Cañahuas (reserve vicunas) Tocrapampa (lagoons and wetlands) Pata Pampa (viewpoint of the Andes), Arrival at the village of Chivay for to enjoy our lunch, accommodation at the hotel and in the afternoon we wii visit the thermal baths around 2 hours after that we come back for to enjoy our Dinner Show. overnight in chivay valley.

SECOND DAY
After breakfast (06.00 Hrs) will go to the viewpoint of Cruz del Condor to watch the spectacular flight of the Condors appreciating the depth of the Colca Canyon, staying around. 2 hours . And in our return will stop in the traditional villages of Pinchollo, Maca, Yanque and viewpoints of the Colca Canyon, returning to Chivay for lunch and return to Arequipa, arrival approx. 17:00 Hrs.