Location Altitude: 2,230 meters
a.s.l. Distance: 1,020 km. from
Lima. 180 km. from Colca Valle. 400 km.
from Tacna. Population: 619,156 inhabitants
(city).
How
to get to arequipa: By Bus:
taking the South Pan-American road from
Lima to South side which lead us driving
along the coast area in the Pacific ocean
offshore until Arequipa connecting it
with Lima and Tacna. There are 1,020 km
(632 miles) between Arequipa and Lima,
and from Tacna which is in the Southern
of Peru in the Boundary between Peru and
Chile. Its only 400 Kilometers By Air:
there are daily departures taking 1 -hour
flights from Lima to Arequipa, 30-minute
flights from Cusco, and 20-minute flights
from Tacna or Juliaca By train:
The trip from Puno to Arequipa by the
South Railroad takes 10 hours, leaving
on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
Description
of AREQUIPA:
Arequipa is the capital of the department
of Arequipa, furrowed by the river Chili
and it is located in the slopes of the
Misti Volcano, 5,822 meters above sea
level (19,101 feet), and very near to
the volcanoes Chachani 6,075 meters above
sea level (19,931 feet), and the Pichupichu
5,425 meters above sea level (17,798 feet).
Arequipa the white city is located at
2325 masl in the west side desert Mountains
of the Andes. This beautiful white city
is practically entirely built out of sillier,
a kind of white volcanic stone. This is
why Arequipa is called the white city.
With its one million inhabitants, Arequipa
is the second biggest city of Peru. The
main square, the Plaza de Armas is the
most beautiful of the city. The magnificent
"Cathedral" and the shopping
malls are in colonial style. It is the
city with the eternal spring."
History:
There are two theories about the origin
of the name Arequipa. Long ago the Aymara
Indians founded on this place a settlement.
In their language, "Aymara", stands
"ARI" for "summit" and
"QUIPA" for "laying behind".
Indeed, the majestic volcano "el Misti"
is seen out of Arequipa. The second theory
says that the name comes from the language
of the Inca's, Quechua. The legend tells
the story of the Inca Mayta Capac, the fourth
Inca, traveling through the valley. A column
of militaries, sacred virgins and nobles
escorted the Inca. Mayta Capac saw the settlement
that was never before visited by any emperor.
He was amazed by the beauty of this place
and the strategic importance as connection
between the ocean and Cusco in the center
of the Andes. He said: "Ari, quipay!"
translated as "Yes, stay!" This
was the answer on the desire of some of
the fellow travelers the settle down on
this place and to develop the area as an
important city in the Inca empire. Arequipa
was totally destructed in 1600 by a heavy
earthquake and volcanic eruption.
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