AREQUIPA

Name: William Guevara Arteaga

Course: ENGLISH

I.E.: “SEMINARIO JESUS MARIA”

Degree: 4th

Section: “B”

Arequipa is a city and a metropolitan area, capital of the homonymous province and the department of Arequipa in 2007 as Peru's second largest city by population, the metropolitan area is subdivided into 19 metropolitan cities had a population of 821,692 inhabitants same as covers an approximate area of 3000 km2 and had a population of 749,291 inhabitants in the city itself is situated on the banks of Chili.The role of the city in Peru's republican history was and is gravitating, came to be declared "Capital of the Republic" during the government of Lizardo Montero, was the focus of popular revolts, civic and democratic, and has also been home to many outstanding intellectual figures, political and religious country.Its historic center is spread over an

area of 331.99 hectares and was declared by UNESCO as "Cultural Heritage of Humanity" historical and monumental heritage and diverse scenic and cultural sites makes it a tourist city receiving national and in International historical highlights the colonial and republican religious architecture product mix European and native characteristics, which constituted a stylistic own school called "School Arequipa" of crucial importance throughout the region and whose influence came to Potosi (Bolivia) .Today the city of Arequipa is the "Legal Capital of Peru", the official seat of the Constitutional Court since 1979 and is an important industrial and commercial center of Peru, has significant industrial activity being billed as "The second most industrialized city Peru." In the city there are now 3 industrial park, which excels in producing camelid wool textile export quality, for what the city has close trade ties with Chile, Bolivia

and Brazil; links with cities connected by the Southern Railway and the port of Matarani.

TRANSPORT

Air transport

Track Alfredo Rodriguez Ballon International Airport during the days of completion of the APEC in the city, the Misti volcano looks without snow in the background.The city of Arequipa is served by Alfredo Rodriguez Ballon International Airport which is located in the district of Cerro Colorado, about 12 km North-West of downtown at an altitude of 2561 meters and has a paved runway 2.980 m for 45 m. Alfredo Rodriguez Ballon Airport allows landing aircraft B-737-300.Por features and equipment, is one of the best in Peru maintains daily

connections to the cities of Lima, Cusco, Tacna and Juliaca and international destinations as Arica, Iquique, Antofagasta and Santiago de Chile, also has regular flights coming to Santa Cruz de la Sierra and La Paz in BoliviaIt takes 1 hour and 20 minutes to make a flight to Lima, Cusco 30 minutes, and a little over 25 minutes of Juliaca and Tacna. There are a company that provides services for the route from Lima to Arequipa, with a total of at least ten flights a day on weekdays between these cities and another company that makes three flights regualar each international destinations (Arica, Iquique, Antofagata, Santiago de Chile) per week.In 2007 Alfredo Rodriguez Ballon Airport introduced a passenger flow between domestic and international flights equal to 575,587 passengers and cargo flow 2,083,196.28 kg in the same year, becoming the second in the

southern region of the Passenger traffic flow after Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport, the city of Cuzco, and third in the country.In 2008 the city airport was established as the second largest airport in international passenger traffic, behind Jorge Chavez International Airport.

Rail transport

The rail system has more than a century of existence (1871), enables communication between the coast and the mountains and different levels of progress and expansion of towns located in its path. The system consists of the lines: Cusco-Puno-Arequipa-Mollendo. Of great strategic importance within a multimodal communication system in the southern macro region, since it is the most efficient and economical to transport heavy loads over long distances.

Libertador Hotel ArequipaPlaza Bolívar s / n Urb.Selva Alegre, Arequipa (Arequipa) Show map The newest book in this hotel for 3 days, 7 hours, 27 minutes from Holland

The Libertador Hotel offers elegant accommodation 5 star hotel located in the historic heart

Ground Transportation

The city has a road network of 1750 km long network consists of national, state and local (metropolitan). It concentrates the largest fleet within the country, with a size of 113,988 vehicles in 2005 and an estimate for 2008 of 130,000 vehicles, comprising 86% of urban transport, including 3% of vehicles Persons (motorcycles), 10% of cargo transport (trucks, trailers), and 4% of interprovincial transportation (buses).

HOTELS

Casa Andina Classic ArequipaJerusalem Street, 603, Arequipa (Arequipa) Show map Score from 7 reviews: Well, 7.5 The newest book in this hotel at 15:32 hours from France since$ 69

With contemporary decor, situated in the white volcanic rock, this

Arequipa La FuenteAv Benavides 205, Arequipa (Arequipa) Show map The newest book in this hotel for 15 days, 22 hours, 45 minutes From Argentina$ 38

Casa Andina Private Collection ArequipaUgarte 403, Arequipa (Arequipa) Show map The newest book in this hotel for 15 days, 3 hours, 4 minutes from Peru From$ 189

Hotel La Cuesta de CaymaCayma Av 218 - Cayma, Arequipa (Arequipa) Show mapFrom$ 30

The Hotel La Cuesta de Cayma is located in the district Cayma a peaceful and prosperous

TOURIST PLACES

Colca Valley .- In the villages of this valley one can see beautiful scenery and lots of terraces and colonial architectural monuments. The best observation is at 3 800 m Canyon area is very suitable for the practice of adventure tourism.

  Sumbay Caves .- exhibit in its rocky walls cave paintings from the Paleolithic era. Natural and semi pictograph depicting human figures, camels and cougars with a length between 6 000 and 8 000 years.

 Andahua, Valley of the Volcanoes .- spectacular beauty has the dozens of

small dormant volcanoes. The most picturesque are known as Twins.

 Toro Muerto Petroglyphs .- Notable petroglyphs set the name of Toro Muerto, among them depict animals and plants. Here volcanic rocks are scattered over an area of about 5 km2. Valley and canyon Cotahuasi .- Located in the province of the Union, is an Andean valley with several attractions like waterfalls Sipia, hot springs, great view of the snowy Coropuna and Solimana and faults of the canyon. this in conjunction with the Colca Canyon is considered the deepest on Earth.

 In the provincial capital, Arequipa, we find:

  The Cathedral .- exhibits a neo-Renaissance style with French influence. The facade looks two bronze medallions, a symbol of the Peruvian-

Bolivian Confederation. It has three large portals and housed inside a high altar of Carrara marble, made by Felippo Moratillo, a pulpit carved in wood, Rigot work of French and a Belgian-made old organ.

The Company .- Former Jesuit church (XVII century) which include beautifully carved facade, the carved wood pulpit and the sacristy, which is a true work of art. The cloister of La Compañía has vaulted galleries and arches, with columns carved in the Arequipa style.

  La Merced Church and Convent of the late seventeenth century Baroque style. Has an old library and valuable paintings.

 San Agustin Church .- beautiful baroque facade with plenty of ornaments carved ashlar. Stresses the

sacristy to be a modern work of mestizo art.

Santo Domingo .- XVII century church with interesting sculptures on the front side.

 San Francisco .- Church which has a library of more than 20 000 volumes, with full art gallery and chapel of the Third Order, interesting part of Colonial architectural complex of XVI century.

 Monasteries Santa Teresa. - (closed to the public) and a church founded in 1700 and have a priceless collection of paintings.

 Monasteries de Santa Catalina .- It is the most important religious monument in Peru. Founded in September 1579 under the

patronage of Saint Catherine of Siena, was closed to the world until 1970. It has preserved intact the centuries XVI and XVII. Its narrow spaces, streets and gardens with Spanish names reminiscent to the old city of Seville and Granada.

 La Recollect .- Franciscan convent founded in 1648 with several cloisters are one example of Arequipa's colonial architecture. Has a comprehensive and valuable library of works of the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth totaling 25 000 volumes.

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smallest and most densely-populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on Manhattan Island at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York. The borough and county consist of Manhattan Island and several small adjacent islands: Roosevelt Island, Randall's Island, Wards Island, Governors Island, Liberty Island, part of Ellis Island, and U Thant Island; as well as Marble Hill, a small section on the mainland adjacent to the Bronx. The original city of New York began at the southern end of Manhattan, expanded northwards and then, between 1874 and 1898, incorporated land from surrounding counties.The County of New York is the most densely populated county in the United States, and one of the most densely

populated areas in the world, with a 2008 population of 1,634,795 living in a land area of 22.96 square miles (59.47 km²), or 71,201 residents per square mile (27,485/km²). It is also one of the wealthiest counties in the United States, with a 2005 personal income per capita above $100,000. Manhattan is the third-largest of New York's five boroughs in population.IN PERU:Cusco (pronounced in English, often spelled Cuzco; in Quechua written Qusqu and pronounced [ˈqo̝s.qo]) is a city in southeastern Peru, near the Urubamba Valley of the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cusco Region as well as the Cusco Province. In 2007, the city had a population of 358,935 which is triple the figure of 20 years ago. Located

on the eastern end of the Knot of Cusco, its altitude is around 3,400 m (11,200 ft).Cusco is the historic capital of the Inca Empire and was declared a World Heritage Site in 1983 by UNESCO. It is a major tourist destination and receives almost a million visitors a year. It is designated as the Historical Capital of Peru by the Constitution of Peru.

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