62 TheWhiteCityofArequipaisfilledwithbeautifulconvents,templesandgrandoldcolonialhouses, mostofthemmadeofsillarvolcanicstone,whichgivesthecityitsparticularsheenandcharacter.The sceneryofthecityissimplyamazing,surroundedbysnow-cappedvolcanoesandimpossiblyblueskies. Arequipaisalsowellknownforitsincrediblecuisine.NearbyliestheColcaCanyon,twiceasdeepas theGrandCanyon,wheremajesticcondorssoarandmanytraditionsliveoninthehighAndes. ArequipaandColca