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Arequipa

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November 18th 2016
Arequipa is a beautiful city built in volcanic rocks. I just walked around to admire the beautiful architecture with mountainous backgrounds that looked like paintings, really did not look real! There is a very high volcano called Misti that is also visible from the city, it goes as high as 6500m at least so I did not hike that, I have reached my limit hehe. The only museum I did was one t ... 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