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Arequipa (Quechua: Ariqipa) is a department and region in southwestern Peru. [1] It is the sixth largest department in Peru, after Puno, Cuzco, Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto, its sixth most populous department, and its eleventh least densely populated department.
Arequipa (Spanish pronunciation:; Aymara and Quechua: Ariqipa), also known by its nicknames of Ciudad Blanca (Spanish for "White City") and León del Sur (Spanish for "Lion of the South"), [2] is a city in Peru and the capital of the eponymous province and department.
Arequipa (Quechua: Ariqipa) is a department and region in southwestern Peru. It is the sixth largest department in Peru, after Puno, Cuzco, Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto, its sixth most populous department, and its eleventh least densely populated department.
History, adventure, fabulous landscapes, wildlife, gastronomy, art, and much more are hidden in the Villa of Our Lady of La Asunta of Arequipa - the name with which it was founded in 1540 - which is firmly guarded by its most imposing natural attraction: the Misti volcano.
The Department of Arequipa (Spanish: Departamento de Arequipa) was a department of South Peru, a constituent country of the Peru–Bolivian Confederation, which existed from 1836 to 1839. Created alongside the confederate state, its capital was Arequipa.
The department of Arequipa is one of various terrains. It begins in the coastal desert and then climbs the Andes, reaching great altitude at the snow covered peaks and at its volcanoes.
Arequipa, city, southern Peru, in the Chili River valley of the Andes Mountains. Arequipa lies at more than 7,550 feet (2,300 metres) above sea level, at the foot of the dormant cone of Misti Volcano, which reaches an elevation of 19,098 feet (5,821 metres).
