📌 Historical Centre of the City of Arequipa
UNESCO World Heritage Site in southern Peru
📋 Fast Facts
- Located at the foot of Misti volcano in southern Peru
- UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 2000
- Built predominantly from white volcanic stone called sillar
- Combines Spanish colonial and Indigenous Andean architectural traditions
The Historical Centre of Arequipa, known as the "White City," occupies a distinctive position in the Andes at coordinates -16.398353, -71.536777. The city's defining characteristic is its monumental architecture constructed from local white volcanic stone called sillar, which reflects a unique mestizo cultural fusion of Spanish colonial and Indigenous building traditions developed between the 16th and 19th centuries. This compact urban ensemble was recognised by UNESCO in 2000 for its ...