Hola!!! We are in Arequipa... "The White City" as it is nicknamed. One, because most of all buildings were made out of white rock. Two, because it is a very clean city ( as our guide told us ). The second most important city in Peru, it lies in the highlands at the foot of the snow-capped volcano El Misti. Just to give you an idea, Arequipa is surrounded by about 80 volcanoes. Also, our hostel, as well as many other buildings like restaurants, hotels, shops, shopping arcades... have large stickers on their inside walls saying " Zona segurisada en riesgo de seismo" meaning : Safe area in case of earthquakes. Very reassuring! The fact is, historically, when the Incas settled in this area, some 500 years ago, they didn´t know about it! But the city
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