Arequipa province is Peru’s big combo ticket. Authentic historical immersion and white-knuckle adventure inhabit the same space here. Imagine one of South America’s finest colonial cities just a short distance from the world’s two deepest canyons and you’ll get a hint of the dramatic contrasts.
Peru - Arequipa & Canyon Country (PDF Chapter) Lonely Planet
watch massive Andean condors catch thermal uplifts above the almost sheer walls of the Cañón del Colca
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wander way off the beaten track in the isolated Cañón del Cotahuasi
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get a glimpse of austere, monastic life behind the high stone walls of the Monasterio de Santa Catalina in Arequipa
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Coverage includes: Arequipa, Canyon Country, Reserva Nacional Salinas Y Aguada Blanca, Cañón Del Colca, Toro Muerto Petroglyphs, El Valle de los Volcanes and Cañón del Cotahuasi.