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We arrived in Arequipa by plane from Tacna (on the border with Arica, Chile where we had crossed by taxi) and took a taxi to a hostel a few blocks from the plaza. Arequipa immediately struck me as a very pretty town and I was pleased we had decided to come here.
Arequipa is located at 2,335m above sea level making it a great place to come to acclimatise before heading to Cuzco and Macchu Picchu.
The climate in Arequipa is semi-arid/temperate with a maximum temperature of 21.7 degrees Celcius and a minimum of 6.9 degrees Celcius. The rainy season starts in January and ends in March.
In Arequipa we wandered the streets looking at the interesting architecture, churches, monastery, casonas, museums and markets.
While in Arequipa we decided to take a tour into Colca Canyon, one of the deepest canyons in the world. It was certainly a highlight of my visit to Arequipa.
For an overview of the tour please take a look at my two travelogues on Colca Canyon:
Travelogue One
Travelogue Two
- In a nutshell:Great place to soak up Peruvian culture whilst acclimatising before heading to Cuzco
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Comments (3)
Amazing town ! Like the pictures and the notes. Warm regards, Ketan.
rhianon, this has been a thoroughly enjoyable page, with beautiful photos and great tips. if all goes well, i'll be here next year! ill be exploring more of your pages for sure in the near future!
hi Rhianon, i liked your Rhianon page here. good photos and useful tips. congrats. Bora