Arequipa

We arrived from Cusco and the Sacred Valley of the Incas.

Arequipa is the second-largest city in Peru and is located in the Peruvian Andes, at an altitude of 2,335 meters above sea level.

Its historic center comprises many monuments recognized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in the year 2000.
The old center of Arequipa is recognized as the most visually fascinating historic center in Peru, due to its authentic architecture and structures built from volcanic rock, called white ashlar.

Arequipa is also fascinating for the scenery that surrounds it, since the city is protected by three giants: the Misti, Pichu Pichu, and Chachani volcanoes. This region has many other natural wonders, such as the famous Colca Canyon and the Salinas and Aguada Blanca National Reserve.

For us, it would be just the point to continue our trip to Atacama.
We stayed only about 3 hours in the city and took the bus to Arica.

The trip from Arequipa to Tacna takes about 6 hours, the landscape is super deserted, it seems that you are really in a desert.

From Tacna and Arica (Chile) it takes 1 hour and there are many ways to do it, by bus, taxi, van, etc. we prefer to take a bus.