CITY TOUR
ITINERARY
Arequipa airport arrival, reception and transfer to the selected hotel, along the way view of the city, indicating places of interest, allowing the passenger a better location, restaurants, banks, etc.. Check in and accommodations. In the afternoon will visit the White City, tour for the places of major tourist attraction such as the Plaza de Armas, the Cathedral, church and cloister of the Society of Jesus, colonial houses, Monastery of Santa Catalina, San Francisco complex located in the Artisanal fair (Iron Farm) Fundo de Fierro, then the Yanahuara town and later Carmen Alto.
The afternoon free for personal activities. Overnight at the hotel of your choice.

Services provided
DELUXE Referential Tour Code: AA– CTD1 D1
Transport: Private Van
Guide: Entrances: All the tickets

SUPERIOR Referential Tour Code: AA– CTS1 D1
Transport: Private Car
Guide: Private professional guide full time
Entrances: All the tickets

ECONOMIC Referential Tour Code: AA – CTE1 D1
Transport: Shared Bus
Guide: Shared professional guide
Entrances: All the tickets

IMPORTANT ATTRACTIONS OF AREQUIPA CITY:

Armas Square:
Central point and core of urban life which is developed around the city , is the largest square with sharp decline recognized by the symmetrical architectural harmony surrounded by the Cathedral in parallel and three sides with double arches formed by portals carved in ashlar, granite and brick vault in which we can see in the Cathedral.

Arequipa Cathedral:
It is considered one of the early seventeenth century religious monuments in the city. It was built in ashlar (volcanic stone) with brick vaults, was destroyed by fire in 1844 and rebuilt in 1868 by lucas Poblete architect, neo classic style and income to the temple is located in the aisles. It was hard hit by the earthquake of 2001, which seriously affected its towers.

Cloisters of the Company:
This set is composed of several buildings erected by the Jesuits, both for religious purposes as housing, forming a representative monument of religious architecture of the seventeenth century (1660). In the midst of all the temple stands. The Church of the Company was designed in 1573 by Gaspar Baez was destroyed by an earthquake in 1584. The current structure dates from 1650. It has about 66 paintings from the Cusco School of artists such as Bernardo Bitti and Diego de la Puente.

Santa Catalina Monastery:
It is the most important and impressive religious monument in Peru. Founded in September of 1579 under the patronage of Saint Catherine of Siena, was closed to the world until 1970, with an area of 20,426m2, preserved intact from the sixteenth and seventeenth narrow squares, streets and gardens with Spanish names as the old district of Seville and Granada. Its two sites museums exhibit important values as relics, religious ornaments.

Mirador of Yanahuara (Point view):
Located at 2 km from the center of the city in Arequipa (8 minutes by car). It was built in the nineteenth century and consists of a series of arches of ashlar in which are carved the words of famous Arequipa. The place has a fantastic view of the city and Misti volcano.

The Tuturutu:
For two and a half centuries, the Tuturutu, bronze statue located at the top of the pool of the Plaza de Armas, is witness to major events in the White City, from executions and speed up celebrations for victories in sport and politics. We owe its existence to Bishop Juan Cavero of Toledo.

Molino of Sabandia (Sabandia Mill):
The Sabandía Mill is located 8 km at south of Arequipa city and approximately 20 minutes by car along the road you can see the wide terraces and the three volcanoes (Misti, Pichu Pichu and Chachani), which give context to the landscape that surrounds this traditional village. The Mill Sabandía, built in 1785, represents the typical architecture of the region where the predominant use of ashlar. Their solid buttresses are characteristic and rustic balconies, which is a landmark that brings to mind ancient times and the ingenuity and labor of the people of Arequipa. Similarly, one can appreciate the techniques used to process wheat, a process that takes place with the huge stone wheels.

Colca Canyon:
It is located 148 km at northeast of Arequipa and approximately 4 hours. In the valley of the same name which lies west of the Arequipa, in the remote region of the main roads. The Colca region is known as the Canyon one of the deepest of the earth, formed by the river of the same name and practice in recent years, adventure sports like canoeing and paragliding. There are 14 villages spread over the valley, full of life and color.

Cotahuasi Canyon:
Is the Deepest canyon in the world with 3,535 meters deep.
The towering Canyon Cotahuasi located in the Union province (provincial de la Union), one of the most rugged of the Arequipa department, on their snowy beauty as perennial Coropuna volcano ( the highest in the country with 6,425 meters ) and Solima ( 6,117 meters ) and with its varied vegetation, which grows between 1,000 and 6,100 meters high. The depth of Cotahuasi is the ideal home for endangered species like the Andean Condor, Vicuña and Tarucas, only a brief mention of the lot of animals that coupled with the archaeological attractions cultural and canyon, justified his declaration of National Tourist Reserve Zone, granted in 1988.

Petroglifos of Toro Muerto:
Toro Muerto petroglyphs is three hours by road from Arequipa to Lima, Peru. You can also get from the Valley Colca. There is the site of known as Petroglyphs of Toro Muerto. They are manifestations of rock art in the Valley of Majes spread over an area of 5 km2, ranging between 400 and 800 m Perhaps the richest in rock art in the world, has recorded more than 6,000 units in low relief. It lies three hours by road from Arequipa to Lima, Peru. You can also get from the Colca Valley its stones have been recorded with all kinds of geometrics and anthromorphic representations, bird quadrupeds, reptiles, etc. The volcanic rocks are abundant on this site since there are two relatively nearby volcanoes, Chachani and Coropuna.

 

 

ABOUT CITY TOUR:

The city of Arequipa has a great history that dates back to ancient times (8000 to 6000 years BC) which we have evidence in their rock art.
The first Spanish settlers of what was to become Arequipa were the Dominican Fathers who built a chapel and later a parish in what is now the district of San Lazaro.

The city re-emerged Caylloma mine and development of agriculture. In 1870 with the arrival of the railroad, Arequipa became an important commercial center in southern Peru.

Called like the White City by the color of its houses built with ashlar (volcanic stone), was an important bastion in the struggle for independence in the nineteenth century. During this century, there have been several prominent figures that have arequipeñas in both the political and cultural life of the country.

Arequipa is Peru's second largest city and was founded in 1540. The site was chosen for its proximity to the coast, enabling settlers to trade the products of Cusco and the mines of Potosi (Bolivia) with Lima. The local cultivation of wheat, corn and grapes all contributed to the regions economic growth.

The city is surrounded by 3 volcanoes; El Misti, still active at 5,822masl, the higher and extinct Chachani 6,075masl and Pichu Pichu 5,571masl. The Incas highly respected these volcanoes since the melt water from their snow-capped peaks form the headwaters of the mighty Amazon River, thousands of kilometers away.

Location:
The city of Arequipa is located in the southwestern part of the Peruvian country, between the coastal area of the desert and the spurs of the western Andes. It possesses a series of volcanic cones as “El Misti”, “Chachani” and “Pichu Pichu".

The city is crossed by the Chili River from north to south.

Altitude: The city is located at an altitude of 2,328 masl, the lowest part of the city lies at an altitude of 2,041 masl in the Huayco and Uchumayo. The highest is located at 2,810 masl.

Weather:
The weather in Arequipa is one that is specially, warm and rather dry all through the year. Arequipa lies alongside the southern most tips of Peru´s Desert Coast and enjoys plenty of sunny weather, with daytime temperatures rarely dipping much below 20°C/ 68°F or thereabouts. However , by night can drop sharply particularly in June, July and August, when evening temperatures hover around 10°C / 50°F can feel quit chilly.
Therefore you will need to consider the climate, seasonal weather and temperature fluctuations carefully when filling your suitcase and pack accordingly

Restaurants:
One of the great strengths available to the department of Arequipa is an exquisite, traditional and international cuisine which is presented in goods touristic restaurants.

The marine food and fast food is other kind of food that is consumed daily.

Hotels:
The tourism market has led to the Arequipa Region is one of tourist destinations with a wide range of options for accommodations. Within this range of options as we can find luxury hotels are 5 stars and 4 stars, 3 stars hotels are not far behind in terms of comfort and safety. And cheap accommodation such as hostels. These hotels are framed in a national ranking.

Entrance Tickets for the Tour in soles:

Official currency of Peru: Soles and Centimos

SANTA CATALINA CONVENT.- (Entrance ticket only for this attractive)
General S/. 15.00

COLCA CANYON.- (Entrance ticket only for this attractive)
General S/. 35.00

The ISIC Card is the unique document accepted to get the entrance ticket as student.