If Lima is stress, hurry, and humidity, Arequipa - located in the deep south, at the edge of the Altiplano highlands- is the opposite: relatively tranquil; with a crisp, sunny climate (more than 300 days of sunshine per year); rugged countryside punctuated by the trio of snow-capped volcanoes Chachani, Pichu Pichu, and Misti; and a historic old town built from pale blocks of volcanic “sillar” stone responsible for earning this UNESCO World Heritage Site the nickname “the White City.”

Read more in our post Seeing White in Arequipa, Peru.


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