Peru

Arequipa, the One City in Peru I Could Have Skipped

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The Basilica Cathedral, built of pearly white volcanic rock that gave Arequipa its nickname of the "White City," is backdrop for the central Plaza de Armas, where pigeons roam by the thousands
This entry is part 8 of 12 in the series Peru

I tried to like Arequipa. Really, I did. But try as I might, I just couldn’t get past the feeling of boredom in Peru‘s second largest city, despite the fact that the historic city center, known as the “White City” due to the many buildings constructed from a white volcanic rock known as sillar, is … Read more