La Ciudad Blanca

viernes, 9 julio - domingo, 11 julio

destino - Arequipa

cañón del Colca

Located in the town of Chivay, in departamento de Arequipa, el cañón del Colca is more than twice as deep as the Grand Canyon, Arizona. The canyon is formed by the Río Colca, which starts in the Andes Mountains and ends in the Pacific Ocean. At one of the miradoras, the Andean Condor can be seen. Obviously a popular tourist spot in the park, many people were crowed around as six condors flew overhead and down in the canyon.

La Ciudad Blanca

Arequipa's nickname is la ciudad blanca (the white city), due to the white stone that many of the building are uniquely constructed from. There are three volcanoes in the city of Arequipa: Misti (active), Pichu-Picchu, and Chachani. Arequipa's weather (sunny, warm, and dry) is much different than that of Lima, and was a much appreciated change. In the desert, surrounding the volcanoes and mountains, roam vicuñas, which are the rarest species of the alpaca.

The Plaza de Armas is the center of the city, as it is in basically every peruvian city. Located a couple blocks away is the Monasterio D Santa Catalina. The convent was a great place to see the different types of Arequipeñan architecture, as well as Spanish/Peruvian fusion artwork. We made it back from the convent to catch the overtime of el Mundial, and watched España kick the willing goal!

Total Transit Time - 10 horas

Rating - 4 llamas

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