The Main Square of Arequipa is surrounded by arched walkways and the Cathedral, featuring a bronze fountain. The Monastery of Santa Catalina was constructed in 1580 to house daughters of wealthy families, and contains galleries and cloisters. The white stone Cathedral was rebuilt in 1868 in a neoclassical style after a fire. The document provides brief descriptions of additional sites around Arequipa including the city of Sabandia, Yanahuara Lookout, Molino de Sabandia mill, Colca Canyon, and Imata stone Forest.

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Main Square, city of Arequipa
Bordered by various Arched walkways and the Cathedral, the Main
Square possess a beautiful bronze fountain of three plates crowned
by the figure of a sixteenth century soldier. Of this person, who is
called “Tuturutu”, the story says he was in charge of warning of any
new event. Around the square, you see three granite portals with
brick and lime bases: Portal del Cabildo (Portal de la Municipalidad),
Portal de las Delicias (Portal de San Agustín), and Portal del Regocijo
(Portal de Flores)
Monasterio de Santa Catalina (Saint Kathleen Monastery)
Constructed to shelter the daughters of the wealthiest families of
the city with a religious vocation, the monastery was inaugurated on
October 2, 1580, under the name of Catalina of Siena to be a totally
cloistered religious center, and it remained that way until august 15,
1970.
The Buildings exhibits rooms of very different architectural design.
One of the areas has been established as a gallery to display the
canvasses of the Cusco, Quito and Arequipa Schools. There are other
rooms, or sectors, to visit as well like el Claustro de la Protería (The
Gate Cloister). El Museo Precolombino (the pre-Colombian
Museum), el Claustro de San Francisco (the Cloister of Saint Francis),
etc.|

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Cathedral, city of Arequipa.
It is considered one of the first seventeenth century
religious monuments of the city. It is built of sillar
(White volcanic stones) with a brick base. Destroyed
by fire in 1844, it was rebuilt in 1868 by the Arequipa
architect Lucas Poblete. He used a neoclassical style
and placed the entrances of church on the flanking
naves. In 2001, the building was struck hard by an
earthquake, which seriously damaged its towers.
City of Sabandia
Wide terraces and three volcanoes, The mist, the
Chancani, and the Pichu Pichu, provide the scenery
around this traditional town. Some of the houses still
preserve characteristics styles of the Viceroyalty or of
the nineteenth century Republicanism. A
recreational area with two swimming pools that use
the cold river waters of the surrounding region has
been built.

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Yanahuara Lookout
It was built in the nineteenth century and is
composed of a series of sillar stone arches where the
words of famous Arequipa citizens have been
engraved. This spot is a wonderful view point of the
city and Mount Misti volcano.
Molino de Sabandia (Sabandia Mill)
Constructed in 1785, it represents the typical
architecture of the zone where the use of sillar stone
predominates. It is characterized by solid supports
and rustic balconies. Stone grinding wheel
techniques for wheat processing can be viewed here
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Colca Canyon
This is one o the deepest places on the planet,
reaching a depth of 3400 meters / 11.155 feet at the
lowest point in the location of Canco. One the right
side, it is flanked by the Cila Cordillera and the other
by Mount Hualca Hualca, Sabancaya and Ampato.
You can see Mount Ubinas and beautiful Mount
Coropuna in the distance.
Imata stone Forest
It is a complex of stone structures that have the
appearance of a mysterious petrified forest. Erosion
has shaped the stones, giving them a peculiar aspect.
The place is easily accessible since it is located near
the Arequipa – Juliaca highway.

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