The ´White City´of Arequipa

Arequipa´s Plaza de Armas

El Misti volcano rises 5600m above the city of Arequipa, this pic is of El Misti, from behind

From Cusco we made our way south to the ´White City´ of Arequipa, Peru´s second largest city and home to more than a million people. It´s called the ´White City´ as many of the town´s buildings are made of ´sillar´ stone, extracted from the vast amount of surrounding volcanic rock. To be honest we didn´t have that much time to explore here unfortunately, as it was more of a base for us to explore the nearby Colca Canyon, but what I can tell you is that their main square is supposedly one of the most beautiful in Peru. I´ll vouch for that. It´s sort of like walking through the set of ´From Dusk ´til Dawn´ with loads of arches, fountains, palm trees and white stone and hardcore looking Peruvians...