🏛️Main Attractions
- ✓Santa Catalina Monastery
- ✓Plaza de Armas
- ✓Colca Canyon
- ✓Misty Volcano
- ✓Condor watching
Arequipa
Arequipa
White City, a World Heritage city built from white volcanic rock
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Recommended Hotels in Arequipa
Hand-picked hotels and accommodations from Agoda (2 properties)
🏨Recommended Hotels
- ★Casa Andina Premium Arequipa
- ★Katari Hotel at Plaza de Armas
- ★Hotel Libertador Arequipa
- ★Selina Plaza de Armas Arequipa
🍜Restaurants & Food
•Chicha por Gastón Acurio
$$$Contemporary Arequipeño cuisine by celebrity chef
•Zig Zag Restaurant
$$-$$$Grilled meats & fusion in colonial mansion
•La Nueva Palomino
$$Traditional rocoto relleno & Arequipa dishes
•Hatunpa
$-$$Traditional Peruvian & local specialties
🛍️ Shopping
- •Mercado San Camilomarket
Historic market with local produce, crafts, textiles, and alpaca products
- •Patio del Ekekoartisan market
Craft market selling alpaca textiles, ceramics, and local handicrafts
- •Mall Plaza Arequipamall
Modern shopping center with fashion, dining, and entertainment
💡 Travel Tips
- • Altitude is 2,335m - take it easy first day to avoid altitude sickness
- • White volcanic sillar stone gives city its nickname 'White City'
- • Santa Catalina Monastery best visited early morning or late afternoon for fewer crowds
- • Colca Canyon deeper than Grand Canyon - 2-day tour better than rushed day trip
- • Try rocoto relleno (stuffed hot pepper) and chupe de camarones (shrimp chowder) - local specialties
🔗 Related Information
📋Quick Info
📅Best Season
May - September (dry season)
💰Daily Budget
$40-100/day
👥Popular With
Culture enthusiastsHikersHistory buffsNature lovers
🗓️Recommended Stay
2-3 (plus 2 days for Colca Canyon)
🌐Timezone
UTC-5
💬Local Language
Spanish, limited English
💱Currency
PEN (Peruvian Sol)