Peru
Arequipa

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...is the dazzling, colonial 'white city' of Arequipa...

...where festivities are frequent, as are...

...among the grand structures, but also plenty of...

... 'rateros', petty thieves cruising for tourist pockets.

Pictures left side: An Arequipa church with toy salesman out front; the ironic start of the full-volume La Tuna music festival; schoolkids passing a nunnery. Right side: Arequipa's main square on Peru's Independence Day; oh God, another Arequipa church; the smart, Spanish-colonial central bank.

Information: Peru Travel Guide | Peru Map

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