Arequipa is a city in southern Peru.  The city stands at the foot of the snow-capped volcano El Misti, in the highlands. Arequipa has over 80 volcanoes which can be found in The Valley of Volacanoes.
Arequipa has many fine colonial-era Spanish buildings built of sillar, a pearly white volcanic rock used extensively in the construction of the city, from which it gets its nickname La Ciudad Blanca ("the white city"). The historic center of the city was named a UNESCO world heritage site in 2000, in recognition of it's beauty and historical integrity. The center of the city is called La Plaza de Armas. The city is located at an altitude of 2,380 meters (7740 feet) above sea level, in the Peruvian Andes.