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AREQUIPA: GASTRONOMY AND HISTORY A journey through time History and Archaeology 8 hours AM Upon Request Wandering through Arequipa is like taking a trip in a time Medios machine. Its streets and museums are a doorway to the past, a heritage that the White City and its inhabitants preserve to delight the world. One of the most impressive historical legacies of the city belongs to the Inca period and rests in the Andean Sanctuaries Museum. She is the Lady of Ampato, or the Mummy Juanita, a young girl who was sacrificed hundreds of years ago, and whose frozen body was found in the snowy crater of the Ampato volcano. Unlike other mummies, Juanita’s body was not given the usual treatments to preserve it. After her death from a blow on the head, she was placed in the snow where the cold temperatures maintained the body intact until her discovery. With her were found offerings such as jewellery, food and ceramics. LimaTours The centre of Arequipa is also pure history, with colonial buildings which illustrate how important the city was during the Vice-royalty. And between the churches and mansions you will find a giant wall, four metres high, which surrounds one of the architectural gems most characteristic of the period: the Monastery of Santa Catalina. Founded in 1579, the monastery is like a small village isolated from the outside. Its colourful corridors, spacious patios and austere monastic cells evidence the building styles of the colonial period, combining Spanish features with others more indigenous. The monastery’s great beauty lies as much in its history as the aesthetics of its miniature world of lanes and dwellings, with a character that makes it unique. 28