Mountain Climbing in Arequipa Hello! My partner and I are visiting Peru for a week in mid-March. We are looking for a great hike to do in one day, but are struggling to find what we are looking for. We realize it may not exist, but would love to hear any insight everyone here might have :). We won’t have time to acclimatize to do Chachani in one day. We want a volcano/mount…

Should I go rafting in Cusco or Arequipa in Peru? I don’t think I’ve been rafting before, so this’ll be my first experience. I’ll be visiting Peru for 4-5 weeks starting on July 5th. So far, I’ve decided on visiting Cusco, Arequipa, Lima, and Huacachina. I want to visit Huaraz as well, but have not made a decision yet. Out of the places I’m visiting, it seems Cusco and Arequipa will have the be…

How many days to allocate to Arequipa interior and hikes? I’m going to Peru on July 4th, and my first stop is Cusco. I will be there until at least July 17th, at which point I plan to go to Arequipa and then to Lima (where I will do trips to Huachachina and Huaraz) and probably depart Peru around August 5th. I only have 15-18 full days of travel (10 of those are weekend days and 5-8 will be weekdays) i…

The highly underrated city of Arequipa, Peru. An absolutely stunning hidden gem. submitted by /u/Bloxburgian1945