|
Travel Arequipa: Sparkling in the sun, Arequipa
is called the 'White City' because of the sillar, the white volcanic
stone which renders the style of a building both modern as well as
Spanish colonial. Peru’s second largest city (pop. 635 000) is
surrounded by towering mountains including the 19 089-ft/5820-m
volcano El Misti. The city itself is the home of the monastery of La
Recoleta (museum and library) and several interesting churches, but
its highlight is the Santa Catalina Convent.
It's nicknamed the 'white city', because many of the buildings in
the area are built using sillar, a rock coming from some of the many
volcanoes that surround the city including the towering El Misti.
Ask for local help to identify the three volcanoes surrounding the
city.
|
