“The White City” World Cultural Heritage
Location: Sierra south m.s.n.m. 2.335. (7.660 feet)

Tourism in Arequipa:
The area was inhabited since 7.600 a.C. by primitive men, and in ancient nearest inhabited by pre-Inca tribe Collagua, then conquered by the Inca Cápac Mayta, who commanded the first city to establish, and given the name around 1300 AD.

Garcí Manuel de Carbajal, Spanish conqueror, was the founder of the Spanish city of Arequipa on 15 August 1540 under the name “Villa Hermosa de Arequipa.” During the colonial period was favored by being the midpoint of caravans carrying huge loads of rich silver mines of Potosi (Bolivia) to Quilca port that shipped to El Callao and Spain. (más…)