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Historic Centre of Arequipa

Arequipa, Peru
Ranked #4 of 24 attractions in Arequipa
4.5 of 5 stars 61 Reviews
Type: Historic Sites
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Edmonton
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22 reviews 22 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 19, 2012

Everytime I come to Arequipa, I enjoy spending time in the Plaza, doing what the locals do: people watching, eating an ice cream, getting my shoes polished, reading the paper. It's a great, inexpensive way to spend an afternoon. Of course, there are restaurants and shops around the plaza and the Cathedral to visit. But, sometimes just taking it easy... More

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Arequipa, Peru
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4 reviews 4 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 14, 2012

I loved looking at the churches and all the examples of syncretism between Christian and Indigenous peoples! More

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Ontario
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28 reviews 28 reviews
Reviews in 15 cities Reviews in 15 cities
35 helpful votes 35 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 12, 2012

Wow, we were so lucky to be here over the Easter weekend. Big procession around the Plaza de Armas. So lovely and it seemed that everyone from Arequipa was there! Easy to navigate the downtown core and access everything. Grocery store right in the Plaza with everything you might need. Walking distance to all the churches, monasterio and parks. More

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Perth, Australia
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18 reviews 18 reviews
Reviews in 14 cities Reviews in 14 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 10, 2012

Beautiful old town centre. Loved the history. Disliked all the thousands of small taxi's clogging up the streets and we were the target of a pick pocket. Carry backpacks on the front to make their job harder. More

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Geelong
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21 reviews 21 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 9, 2012

There are many churches and buildings to visit and everything is easy to walk to. I went to the tourist information in the Plaza de Aramas and they gave me a map of all the highlights. More

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alabama
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41 reviews 41 reviews
Reviews in 24 cities Reviews in 24 cities
13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 9, 2012

pleasant to walk around and see the locals out enjoying the Plaza, etc. The market was fun to visit More

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Lima
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65 reviews 65 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 2, 2012

Almost all the downtown in Arequipa is build up with theese volcanic brisk called "sillar" the Hispanic builders on the 16th and 17th century am fantastic demostrations and artistic facades all arround More

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USA
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46 reviews 46 reviews
Reviews in 27 cities Reviews in 27 cities
24 helpful votes 24 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed April 10, 2012

Beautiful place, but local government needs to do something to stop the taxi horns. It is miserably loud. Ruins the whole city. More

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St. Albert, Canada
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22 reviews 22 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 7, 2012

Arequipa is a living history museum with all its beautiful colonial era buildings. More

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Bahia de Caraquez, Ecuador
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53 reviews 53 reviews
Reviews in 18 cities Reviews in 18 cities
39 helpful votes 39 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 31, 2012

I fell in love with a city I had totally ignored. Without a doubt, this was one of the parts of Peru I will fondly remember. More

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