Arequipa, also known by its nicknames of Ciudad Blanca and León del Sur, is a city in Peru and the capital of the eponymous province and department. It is the seat of the Constitutional Court of Peru and often dubbed the "legal capital of Peru". It is the second most populated city in Peru, after the capital Lima, with an urban population of 1,296,278 inhabitants according to the 2017 national census.
Image: Catedral Arequipa, Peru
Image: Arequipa Metropolitana
Image: Volcano Misti, Peru
Image: Arequipa, Santa Catalina 1981 08
Arequipa is a province in the Arequipa Region, Peru. Its capital, Arequipa, is Peru's second most populous province of Peru. It borders the provinces of Islay, Camaná, Caylloma, and the Cusco and Puno regions. According to INEI in the year 2014 it has a population of 958.351 people.
Chachani as seen from Carmen Alto, Arequipa Province
Woman with drop spindle in Salinas y Aguada Blanca National Reserve.