| Santa Catalina Convent
With an area of 20,426m2, the Monasterio de Santa Catalina in Arequipa, is the biggest convent city in the world and the most important religious building in Peru. Built in 1579, this convent was closed for the seclusion of about 450 nuns and was open to the "world" in 1970. Inside it, there are colonial narrow streets, gardens, cloisters and squares with the original Spanish names like Granada, Sevilla or Zocodober. Santa Catalina is located in the middle of the city and has kept the original architectural style of the 16th and 17th centuries. Beautiful by all sides, this convent maintains the same furniture and utensils used once by the first nuns. There are two site museums with original colonial paintings, sculptures and porcelain pieces. |
| Plaza de Armas
One of the most beautiful plazas from Peru. In the center of this plaza is located a fountain with the statue "Tuturutu" on the top, which is an important symbol of Arequipa. Around it you can find important buildings with beautiful portals, such as the Town Hall, the Cathedral of the City and an important church named "Iglesia de la Compañia". |
| Misti Volcano
Spanish VOLCÁN MISTI, also called VOLCÁN DE AREQUIPA, OR EL MISTI, volcano of the Andes mountains of southern Peru. It is flanked by Chachani and Pichupichu volcanoes and rises to 19,098 feet (5,821 m) above sea level, towering over the city of Arequipa. Its perfect, snowcapped cone is thought to have had religious significance for the Incas and has inspired both legends and poetry. Now dormant, Misti last erupted during an earthquake in 1600. |