The rich cultural heritage of the White City is zealously safeguarded by a number of museums, as well as Arequipa’s cathedral, monasteries and universities.
The Cathedral and Museum of Arequipa conserves a monumental 12 meter high organ: the Church and Museum of Santo Domingo safeguards a beautiful image of the Crucified Christ on its main altar; the Santa Maria Catholic University Museum of Archaeology displays more than 1000 objects, some of which date from 12000 years before Christ.
Each mansion house, university and church in Arequipa offers a journey into the past, as does the city as a whole.
How get to Arequipa’s museums?
Route 1
Route 2
Lima - Arequipa
1 h 15 min approximately
Lima - Arequipa
16 h approximately
What to do at Arequipa’s museums?
Learn about life during the pre-Inca and colonial periods.
Visit the Santa Catalina convent art gallery.
Visit the Ecological Police’s Forestry Museum.
General information
Essentials
Camera, cash, sunscreen.
Altitude
2 320 meters above sea level
Climate
Min. 9.2 ℃/ Max. 22.7 ℃
