Arequipa and the Colca Canyon
September 7th 2007 We have become somewhat attached to a little city in southern Peru called Arequipa. It´s actually the second largest city in Peru, after the smoggy, loud, congested, capital, Lima, and its often called the white city, because most of its buildings are made from a white volcanic stone. Arequipa is surrounded by 3 massive mountains which puncuate the skyline évery way you look.
The city itself
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