| The Valley
of Colca, located at 164 kilometers from Arequipa.
This valley has a great diversity of flora and fauna; besides
being an outstanding habitat for llamas, alpacas and condors.
In this zone there are 16 towns that descend from the Collahuas
and Cabanas, inheritors of a rich cultural tradition. The Valley
of Colca is part of the South-American techtonic plate.
The Thermal Baths of Yura,
located at 30 kilometers from Arequipa. Its waters come from
the interior of the Volcano Chachani and are renowed for their
therapeutical properties.
The Valley of Majes,
between 200 and 800 m.a.s.l., is a fertile valley embedded
in a canyon which is the continuation of the Colca. On its
80 kilometers long track it can see petroglyphs, pre-Inca
cementeries and cave paintings.
Petroglyphs of Toro Muerto,
located at 160 kilometers from Arequipa, in the county of
Castilla. There are engravings of 5.000 huge stones that represent
geometrical figures of flora and fauna. There are volcanic
stones spread over an area of five square kilometers.
The Valley of the Volcanoes,
located in Andahua, at 277 kilometers from Arequipa. It is
a beautiful landscape of about 80 small volcanoes that resemble
the moon surface. It is at 3.587 m.a. s.l.
The region of the Rio Colca and
the Valley of Cotahuasi are ideal for adventure tourism
(canoeing, hiking, mountain biking, among others.). It is
located at 30 kilometers from Chivay.
The National Sanctuary of Lagunas
de Mejia, located at 20 kilometers from Mollendo
and 143 kilometers from Arequipa. A natural scenario of 690
hectares with waters of different salt content, salt-marshes,
totorales, salinas and gramadales. There are up to 157 species
of birds.
The Caves of Sumbay,
located at 88 kilometers from Arequipa. Despite the time,
cave paintings from the paleolithic time are conserved in
the inside. Its rocky walls show figures of humans, auquenidos,
pumas, among others.
The Valley of Cotahuasi and its
Canyon, an inter-Andean forest located in the county
of La Union, at 375 kilometers from Arequipa. A place of great
biodiversity with attractivenesses like the water falls of
Sipia and the snow mountains Coropuna and Solimana. Ideal
place for canoeing, trekking and mountain biking.
The National Reservation of Salinas
and Aguada Blanca. It is located at 35 kilometers
from Arequipa. Created in 1971 to protect many endangered
species of flora and fauna, like: guanacos, vicuñas
and over 70 kinds of birds. It has an area extension of 370.000
hectares.
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