AREQUIPA
INFORMATION
ABOUT AREQUIPA
Flying into Arequipa gives a sense of the inhospitableness of the landscape. Surrounded by volcanoes and deep gorges, all in a vast desert, it is easy to understand why the relatively benign
AREQUIPA CITY TOUR
The beautiful Plaza de Armas, with its gardens and central fountain, is the focus of urban life and evening social activities, framed by impressive colonial arcades and architecture and the elegant
TORO MUERTO
Toro Muerto is an enormous boulder field in the desert overlooking the floodplain of the river Majes (Colca) to the east. It is located some 150km west of Arequipa. It is said that there are more
COLCA CANYON
The Colca Canyon is a spectacular part of Peru offering stunning scenery and one of the best opportunities to see condors in the wild. The name Colca refers to small holes in the cliffs or
THE COTAHUASI CANYON
If we tell you that the Cotahuasi Canyon in southern Peru is 1,850 metres (6,000 ft) deeper than the Grand Canyon, you’re no doubt surprised. But if we tell you that the Cotahuasi Canyon also
EXPEDITION TO ANDAGUA, VALLEY OF THE VOLCANOES
This lost valley wedged in the heart of the Andes is the extraordinary site of nearly a hundred volcanoes of every size under the sun,