Arequipa - The White City by Nathan & Emma

With towering volcanic peaks, white stone architecture and plenty of attractions to explore, Arequipa is a great destination to add to your Peru itinerary. Nathan & Emma, two RealTravelers who are traveling around the Americas in 90 days recently visited Arequipa. One of their favorite sites to see was the Santa Catalina Monastery, a convent originally built in 1580, now one of Arequipa’s most popular tourist attractions.

Here’s an excerpt from Nathan & Emma’s entry on Arequipa:

“Arequipa is Peru’s second largest city and is watched over by the El Misti volcano which makes for a pretty spectacular site with the city nestled below! It of course has a Plaza de Armas, just like all the other cities we have visited so far, which is where the cathedral is located.

We spent most of our first day visiting the beautiful Monasterio Santa Catalina. The monastery is like a little city inside a city and was only opened to the public in 1970. It took us about 4 hours to make our way through the complex but it was worth every minute and they had English explanation panels all the way through, so we actually knew what we were looking at for once.” (more…)

More on Visiting Arequipa
Arequipa Travel Guide
Peru Travel Guide
Santa Catalina Monastery Official Site