Arequipa province is Peru’s big combo ticket, with authentic historical immersion and white-knuckle Andean adventure inhabiting the same breathing space. Ample urban distractions can be found in arty, audacious Arequipa; to the northwest are the epic Colca and Cotahuasi canyons.
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- watch massive Andean condors glide by as they catch thermal uplifts above the almost-sheer walls of the Cañón del Colca
- get a glimpse of austere, monastic life behind the high stone walls of the Monasterio de Santa Catalina in Arequipa
- dine the traditional, communal arequipeño way in picanterías
Coverage includes: Arequipa, Canyon Country, Reserva Nacional Salinas y Aguada Blanca, Cañón del Colca, El Valle de los Volcanes, Cañón del Cotahuasi.
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