Afredo Rodríguez Ballón International Airport is the airport for Arequipa city, standing at the base of Misti, the volcano that dominates the horizon.
According to the Peruvian government’s records nearly 600,000 passengers pass through this airport each year. more / mas >>
Tags: Arequipa, Flight to Peru, Tourism, Transport, Travel
LAN Peru jet at Lima Airport
If you want to get around Peru quickly, the best option is to take internal flights. In Peru there are several companies that can get you to and from the major cities.
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La Iglesia de la Compañía, just off the Plaza de Armas in Arequipa.
Arequipa is the second largest city in Peru. It is often called ‘The White City’ because many of it’s building are made using a local volcanic rock know as Sillar. more / mas >>
Train to Machu Picchu. Railway from Cusco to Aguas Calientes
As a tourist you are most likely to see a train in Peru if you decide to visit Machu Picchu, where a PeruRail train takes you from the station at Cusco, down through the Sacred Valley to the village of Aguas Calientes, where you can then taken up Machi Picchu by bus. more / mas >>
Ticos are everywhere in Arequipa - but for how long?
There are officially more that 10,000 Ticos in Arequipa city, but according to one driver I spoke to there are maybe 16,000. more / mas >>
Cochineal farming in Peru
On our latest visit to Peru we travelled to the Majes Valley, an hour or two drive from Arequipa city. On the way we had the chance to have a close look at some cochineal farming and learn about how they do it. more / mas >>
Mancora beach resort in Peru
Mancora is a small town on the Northern coast of Peru, which is becoming popular as a destination for surfing and those who want to escape to a relaxing beach bungalow.
The Plaza Mayor or Plaza de Armas of Lima
Lima is the capital and largest city of Peru. Most of the tourists that visit Peru begin their journey here and stop over on the way back home. more / mas >>
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Cusco - Capital of the Inca Empire
Once the heart of the Inca Empire, at the centre of their universe they considered it ‘the navel of the world’. Cusco is an important stopping point on any journey to Machu Picchu, but it is worth some time to explore too if you visit.
Tags: Culture, Cusco, History, Machu Picchu, Tourism, Transport
Colonnades in the Plaze de Armas, Arequipa, Peru
Arequipa is where I was born. A city located in Southern Peru, with a population of almost a million people. Its cathedral and many of its buildings are built from Sillar, the local volcanic rock. This is why Arequipa is known as Cuidad Blanca – the White City. more / mas >>
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