10 Things You Didn't Know About Arequipa's Volcanoes
Arequipa, also called the White City, is one of the best places on Earth for volcano spotting. The city is dominated by the perfect cone of El Misti, but this is by no means the only volcano in the area. Read on to discover some interesting facts about the magnificent volcanoes that surround Peru’s second-largest city.
Ubinas
Standing alongside the Salinas salt lagoons, Ubinas allows you to kill two birds with one stone: you can visit the lagoon and conquer a volcano all in one day. Ubinas slumbered for four decades until April 2006, when Peru announced a state of emergency for the neighbouring towns as it awoke and erupted again.
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