63 Metropolitan Touring The White City of Arequipa is ? lled with beautiful convents, temples and grand old colonial houses, most of them made of sillar volcanic stone, which gives the city its particular sheen and character. The scenery of the city is simply amazing, surrounded by snow-capped volcanoes and impossibly blue skies. Arequipa is also well known for its incredible cuisine. Nearby lies the Colca Canyon, twice as deep as the Grand Canyon, where majestic condors soar and many traditions live on in the high Andes. Arequipa and Colca Condor“s Cross- Colca Canyon It was a remarkable trip and we cant thank you enough! Peru was wonderful and your people were excellent. We always felt that we were in the best of hands. Marion Hager