Arequipa - the white city and the majestic Misti

Now we're off to the White City of Arequipa.

This is Yanahuara and the Misti volcano and is taken from "el mirador e iglesia de Yanahuara", a popular spot where tourists gather to view the city and its background volcanoes.  The Yanahuara District is famous for its buildings built from sillar, a pearly white volcanic rock.

One of the main attractions of Arequipa is the Santa Catalina Convent:

and these:

It's often called a city within a city and was founded in 1580 for cloistered nuns.  It opened to the public in 1970, so it's become very well known.  This is the main square

Here's a church in the famous white stone:

This is Compañia Church:

And an Arequipa woman:

Another attraction is the Lady of Ampato or the Juanita Mummy, the mummy of a teenager who was offered as a sacrifice to the gods and can now be seen at the Andean Sanctuaries Museum at the Santa Maria Catholic University.

Here's Misti in all its grandeur:

This has been another fantastic day.

Today The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced that they are to build their third temple in Peru at Arequipa. 

It will look something like this: