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Arequipa

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December 3rd 2009
Today I spent the day exploring Arequipa, Peru´s second largest city and possibly its prettiest. Arequipa is called the white city, these days it is thought that the city has this name because of the white local volcanic sillar stone used in all the buildings. However, at the Santa Catalina de Siena Monastery we were told this name originally was given to the city as it was one of the first place ... read more

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Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces defeated in 1... ... read more