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AREQUIPA

Population	620,000
Altitude	2,363
Temp.	24 Celc.

Arequipa lies at the foot of the Misti a beautiful extinct volcano that overlooks the city, flanked by the Chanchani and the Pichupichu. Ashlar, the masonry for building made of the volcano lava has earned it the name of the White City. Although it was founded in 1540, its main churches and patrician mansions were built in the 17th and 18th centuries,as its agriculture prospered and it

benefited due to its location from the trade of minerals mined n Potosí and shipped to Spain. This attracted many Spaniards of Basque origin who came to live here.However, in the past century, Arequipa's wealth was derived from the "alpaca" wool shipped to England by business owned by English immigrants, and.

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wealthy local families. This long experience has contributed to now make this city into what is today the country's major industrial alpaca wool textile center. The inauguration in 1870 of

the railroad to Puno (Bolivia)

Valle de Majes. This is a fertile valley between 200 and 800 mt with a hot climate all year round, set in a canyon that is actually a continuation of the Colca. The Spaniards were so impressed by this canyon that they gave the name of MAJES from the "Majestuoso"

this is majestic in English

Soon after living the city,

then road climbs the steep slope of the Chanchani and crosses the Cañahuasi plains, where elusive graceful vicuñas, herds of llamas and alpacas, and even with some luck a huanaco, may be seen. This is the Agua Blanca National Reserve. After a four hour journey

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the first glimpses of the canyon come into view, as the bright green valleys, and the majestic and impressive andenes (agricultural terraces)begin to appear. Chivay(3 650m)capital of the Province of Caylloma is a half hour away Its main

attraction is the thermal springs (Calera) at 3 Km of distance, much valued by local people.

The springs supply to medium size pools at temperatures between

32 and 40 Cent..Chivay is the most populated and largest town in the canyon

with hotels, markets, medical post and a police station.

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HOTELS
	Libertador Phone:21-5110 Single $105.00 El Portal Portal de Flores 116 Phone:21-5530 Single $65 to $70 Hostal Via Morburg Jirón José María Mejía 108 Phone:52-2566. Phone Lima:462-0932 Nazca Lines On the 1 Block of calle Bolognesi Phone:22-1580 Phone in LIma:442-1470	La Maison Suisse Km 447 Panamericana Hghway South Phone:52-2434 Phone in LIma:421-6653 José de la Borda Majoro: Km 447 of the South Pan American Highway Phone in Lima:440-8430. El Conquistador Mercaderes 49 Phone:21-2916 Single:$30-35 Double:$40-45 Hostal Alemán Villa Baden-Baden. Manuel Ugarteche 401 Selva Negra Phone:28-9065 Single:425 Double:$35-40

RESTAURANTS

La Taberna
Calle Lima 321

Sudamérica
Calle Lima 668

TRANSPORTATION

Major local Airlines with domestic flyes Buses

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Aerocontinente
Aviandina

Cruz del Sur
Phone:225-6200

Expresso Internacional Ormeño
Phone:427-5619

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The Colca Valley. The trip to Colca can be made by a local bus, or arranged thorugh a travel agency. The bus leaves at dawn (4am) and reaches Cabanoconde in 6 hours. From this point one should proceed to the Mirador del Condor. The return trip leaves at 4.30pm, adn arrives to Arequipa city at 9 or 10pm.

Cotahuasi. Is the capital of Province of la Union. It has a canyon comparable to the Colca, an impressive ravine cut by the Cotahuasi River into the sides of the colossal SOlimana, with curves, vertical walls, many rapids and waterfalls, and covered by wild vegetation and agricultural terraces. Once known only by villagers and some researchers interested in the region, news of its existence became more widespread with the advent of tourism.Cotahasi is a small cool town with narrow paved streets

The Volcano Valley.This valley is located at the northeast of Arequipa and its spectacular beauty comes from a number of small wide-based volcanos, most of them in the form of a truncated cone. The valley is in the eastern area of the province of Castilla and includes several small villages. The most interisting of thi is Andahua, behind the snow-capped Coropuna 377Km far from Arequipa
Jesus Thermal Waters. 6 Km far away fro Arequipa a remarkable view of the city and valley can be seen from the thermal springs.

City Tour. Casa Goyeneche at la Calle la Merced, Monasterio de Santa Catalina, Calle Santa Catalina 301, Claustros de la Compañia, La Merced, Iglesia de Santo Domingo, Complejo de San Francisco, Iglesia de la Compañía y Sacristia (Capilla de San Ignacio).

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	The Colca Valley. The trip to Colca can be made by a local bus, or arranged thorugh a travel agency. The bus leaves at dawn (4am) and reaches Cabanoconde in 6 hours. From this point one should proceed to the Mirador del Condor. The return trip leaves at 4.30pm, adn arrives to Arequipa city at 9 or 10pm.	Cotahuasi. Is the capital of Province of la Union. It has a canyon comparable to the Colca, an impressive ravine cut by the Cotahuasi River into the sides of the colossal SOlimana, with curves, vertical walls, many rapids and waterfalls, and covered by wild vegetation and agricultural terraces. Once known only by villagers and some researchers interested in the region, news of its existence became more widespread with the advent of tourism.Cotahasi is a small cool town with narrow paved streets
	The Volcano Valley.This valley is located at the northeast of Arequipa and its spectacular beauty comes from a number of small wide-based volcanos, most of them in the form of a truncated cone. The valley is in the eastern area of the province of Castilla and includes several small villages. The most interisting of thi is Andahua, behind the snow-capped Coropuna 377Km far from Arequipa	Jesus Thermal Waters. 6 Km far away fro Arequipa a remarkable view of the city and valley can be seen from the thermal springs. City Tour. Casa Goyeneche at la Calle la Merced, Monasterio de Santa Catalina, Calle Santa Catalina 301, Claustros de la Compañia, La Merced, Iglesia de Santo Domingo, Complejo de San Francisco, Iglesia de la Compañía y Sacristia (Capilla de San Ignacio).