In praise of Arequipa: Peru's loveliest city? P E

[@edwardnull5447]

I am an American, living in Arequipa at this time. I have been in many citys and countries in the last four years. I agree with everything you say. It is by far one of the finest citys I have lived in.

[@OUTBOUNDWITHRON]

Thanks for the kind note Edward! Glad you are enjoying life in beautiful Arequipa.

[@femaleadventurer]

Edward, I'm also an American. Have been living in Egypt for 9 years. I'm currently looking for eternal spring weather. I'd like to know if there's an expat population here in Arequipa. Thanks!

[@carlomj3207]

I am amazed of your deep knowledge about this region, most tourist can't even pronounce its name right. You are a true traveler of this wide and beautiful world. Congrats!

[@OUTBOUNDWITHRON]

Thanks Carlo! I'm glad you liked the video and welcome you to the channel. I try to create videos of the kind I would like to watch and so I make them as informative as possible for that reason.

[@MANKODANA]

as an Arequipeño, excellent work sir, your knowledge about my city is mezmerising, i am proud you like the city, we will gladly wait for your return.

[@OUTBOUNDWITHRON]

Thank you Mankodana! Arequipa is an easy city to love.

[@mrsamice3416]

I'm planning a trip to Arequipa and watched many many videos - this was the BEST one - so much information and history, I really enjoyed it! Thank you very much!

[@OUTBOUNDWITHRON]

Thanks very much mrsamice! Glad you enjoyed the video. There's a whole series of Peru videos on the channel in Playlists if you haven't discovered them yet. Have a wonderful time in Peru!

[@gonzalocardenascontreras5313]

Soy de Arequipa el centro histórico es bonito, limpio y tranquilo. Antes era mucho más bonita cuando había más campiña, la campiña está siendo urbanizada y va dejando de ser la ciudad campiña.

[@OUTBOUNDWITHRON]

Sí, Gonzalo, me imagino fácilmente cómo es cierto lo que dices. Es una historia familiar en todo el mundo.

[@ExpatGringo]

When Misty has her morning cigarette, I hope that nobody suffers from "second hand smoke"! Fantastic video work. Lovely city. Luis says hello again!

[@OUTBOUNDWITHRON]

Just a few puffs a morning for Misty. But she still can't quit. 🙂

[@gabrielalopez640]

Ser. You did a good documental. I love Arequipa. I fall in love to Arequipa when I visited for First time in 1970 it was full of campinas and wonderful weather.👍👍👍

[@OUTBOUNDWITHRON]

Thanks Gabriela! I'm glad you enjoyed the video and that you, like me, love Arequipa!

[@BPe-ie9je]

WOW! Just beautiful. Packed with so much information and history. Truly appreciate your hard work, research, story telling. Hope you are safe, hanging out having a good time somewhere. Take care.

[@etchalaco9971]

Peru has two rock cities, Arequipa and Cusco. Both are World Heritage Sites and Arequipa is considered an architectural "masterpiece" by UNESCO because of its sculpted volcanic rock. It also has an intact colonial 17th century citadel called Santa Catalina. Very informative video!

[@OUTBOUNDWITHRON]

Thanks ET!

[@fermauriciocalderon6119]

💪🇵🇪 Welcome to Perú, welcome to Arequipa white city beauty

[@OUTBOUNDWITHRON]

¡Muchas gracias, Fermauricio! Arequipa es realmente hermosa, de hecho.

[@gordonhoo2992]

One of these days I must shadow you. Wonderful presentation of Arequipa.

[@OUTBOUNDWITHRON]

Thanks Gordon!

[@catalinaarias5659]

Thanks for your visit! You're always welcome! Greetings from Arequipa ♥

[@OUTBOUNDWITHRON]

Thank you Catalina!

[@therehastobesomethingmoore]

We retired 4 months ago at 60 and 55. We plan to travel for 4-5 years between Mexico and Argentina, in search of our favorite retirement city. We love cool weather, want relatively safe, good hospital, and friendly people. We are Vegan so as long as there is good produce we are fine, but would love an occasional vegan restaurants. We also hope to find a city where $2000/month gives us a comfy life. Good city for retirement ???

[@MarkoEG]

Yes 👍😉

[@fuerzacristal9797]

​@@MarkoEGAREQUIPA IS THE PERFECT PLACE FOR RETIREMENT PEOPLE .

[@fuerzacristal9797]

IN AREQUIPA WITH $500.00 DOLLARS A MONTH, YOU WILL LIVE LIKE A KING IS INCLUDING EVERYTHING RENT FOOD DINING OUT, PHONE TV AND INTERNET, ALL THESE EXPENSES IS 5 HUNDRED DOLLARS VERY CHEAP .YOU CAN NOT FIND THESE EXPENSES AND THIS CITY IN THE PLANET EARTH. I WISH THE BEST TO EVERYONE WHO COMES TO AREQUIPA.

[@fuerzacristal9797]

AREQUIPA IS A CITY WITH NO RAIN AND NO SNOW, THE WEATHER IS SPRING LIKE ALL YEAR LONG.

[@tzipporahwilliams2666]

Beautiful architecture and interesting history. Thank you for another great video.

[@OUTBOUNDWITHRON]

Thanks Tzipporah. Arequipa is a very pleasant place to pass some time.

[@vanessaleonpolo8188]

Looks Like a peaceful place , nice and interesting histories

[@OUTBOUNDWITHRON]

Thanks Vanessa. I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

[@emimantilla8582]

CHEERS FROM AUSTRALIA AWSOME

[@OUTBOUNDWITHRON]

Thanks Em! Glad you enjoyed the video.

[@sallyg77]

Great presentation. Just put this city high up on my bucketlist. Thanks, Ron.

[@OUTBOUNDWITHRON]

Sally, I'm confident you won't be disappointed when you go there.

[@fuerzacristal9797]

​@OUTBOUNDWITHRON RON,YOU ARE DAMN RIGHT, NOBODY WILL BE DISAPPOINTED ABOUT AREQUIPA. GREETINGS FROM NY.

[@edson_winner]

Thank you sir, you did an amazing job showing how beautiful Arequipa is. I watched the whole video full of history and facts.

[@OUTBOUNDWITHRON]

Thank you Edson! I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

[@lemonverbenagrass9186]

How lovely, picturesque and beautiful the historic center of Arequipa looks. Love your video ❤. I’m from Arequipa but I left Peru 25 yrs ago. Living in the US now.

[@OUTBOUNDWITHRON]

Thanks so much. Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@arizotje]

Arequipa looks nice and you know allot, nice video.

[@OUTBOUNDWITHRON]

Thanks Arizotje! Arequipa is indeed nice. :-)

[@omaranacata6389]

As an Arequipenian I must say you did an amazing work with this video

[@OUTBOUNDWITHRON]

Thanks so much Omar! It was my pleasure. I love Arequipa.

[@HvaralinoRojinegro]

beautiful

[@OUTBOUNDWITHRON]

Thanks Jordan! I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Gotta love Arequipa.

[@guillermovargas4020]

Great video arequipa truly is a beautiful city

[@OUTBOUNDWITHRON]

Totally agree with you Guillermo! Glad you enjoyed the video.

[@Throughoursoul]

I live in Peru and moved here a year ago from England. I agree that the centre is beautiful for tourists but it's not a real depiction of all of Arequipa . I wish people would see the full spectrum of this city. There is 3/4 of the city missing here. They put a good show on in the city if I'm being honest.

[@DonniePierce]

Really great video Ron. Fantástico!

[@OUTBOUNDWITHRON]

Donnie, thank you so much. I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Sorry for the long overdue reply.

[@Solenomads]

Lovely videos... I enjoyed a lot... Love from Kerala, India 💖🙏🇮🇳🤩

[@OUTBOUNDWITHRON]

Many thanks Manosan! I hope to visit Kerala on my next trip to India. So glad you enjoy the videos.

[@1821femina]

I am Peruvian living in California and plan to visit Arequipa in 2025. This is one of the best videos and narration about Arequipa. Your knowledge is impressive and you have a soothing voice. Thank you!

[@OUTBOUNDWITHRON]

Thank you femina! So glad you enjoyed the video. I know you will love your trip to Arequipa.

[@simonledoux8519]

Great video! I am going to Peru in the spring and am going visit Arequipa as well as Lima.

[@OUTBOUNDWITHRON]

Thanks Simon! Glad you enjoyed the video. Have a great time in Peru!

[@jeannieclark1875]

What a nice visit to Arequipa. THE SITES ARE AMAZING.

[@OUTBOUNDWITHRON]

Arequipa IS amazing!

[@ginomartinseminario7551]

Outstanding job thanks for showing the beauty of Arequipa to the world ❤!!!!!!

[@OUTBOUNDWITHRON]

Thank you Gino! Arequipa is delightful!

[@thegallivanthropologists]

Thanks for sharing Ron. Cheers to your great suggestions. We are so excited to see this next month and film it for our channel. We are a father and son who travel the World to plant trees, clean beaches and teach people about culture, history, and natural wonders. Glad to find your stuff and hope you might like ours too. -Turtle

[@OUTBOUNDWITHRON]

Wonderful! Thanks for telling me Turtle. I just subscribed!

[@thegallivanthropologists]

@@OUTBOUNDWITHRON Thanks Ron. I hope you keep up the adventures and we will keep in touch.

[@yoho5114]

Beautiful vlog👍🏼🙏🏽 greetings from Indonesia 🇮🇩

[@OUTBOUNDWITHRON]

Thanks so much Yoho! I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

[@benjaminbegazogamarra7510]

que bonito, this is so pretty xoxo

[@OUTBOUNDWITHRON]

Muchisimas gracias!

[@rooter7]

Muy bonito video. I was born in this beautiful city, living in Canada now. Cheers!

[@OUTBOUNDWITHRON]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the video.

[@beckhaleen8804]

The best thing about Arequipa is the food, the climate, everything is so close and is very cheap...😅 i mean they use the sun for heating water for bath and you don't need heat in home only close the window.

[@margaretslater6053]

I really enjoyed the wonderful history lesson you gave us on this what looks like a very interesting city ❤❤❤

[@OUTBOUNDWITHRON]

I'm so glad you enjoyed the video Margaret. Yes, Arequipa is a wonderful city.

[@ivanzq21]

nice video, thanks for sharing

[@OUTBOUNDWITHRON]

Thanks Ivan! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@zialuna]

Wonderfully detailed video, thank you!

[@OUTBOUNDWITHRON]

I'm so glad you enjoyed the video! Coincidentally, there's a "reprise" of Arequipa about to upload to the channel in a few hours.

[@freeroamer9146]

One of the most informed video tours I've seen In a long time. Hope to visit Arequipa in the Fall! 👍

[@OUTBOUNDWITHRON]

Thanks Roamer! I'm so glad you enjoyed the video.

[@xeniakis9679]

beatiful storytelling

[@OUTBOUNDWITHRON]

Thank you! I'm so glad you enjoyed the video.

[@javivera9430]

Mountains Volcanos and face the beach Pacific Ocean.

[@driftert5687]

Excellent!!!

[@georgeurbanski16]

Ron, I watched your video twice. Despite having history as my educacional background, I am absolutely amazed and impressed by the amount of knowledge you gave us. We are moving to Arequipa in a few months, but your video just confirmed our right choice. Thank you!

[@OUTBOUNDWITHRON]

George, I'm so glad you enjoyed the video. Have a great time settling into your new life in Peru!

[@georgeurbanski16]

@@OUTBOUNDWITHRON thank you!

[@cultura2222]

You are welcome! Where are you from?

[@georgeurbanski16]

@@cultura2222 from Poland.

[@cultura2222]

@@georgeurbanski16 I hope you will have a great life here 💝

[@SandraGarcia-mc4dx]

Arequipa is a beautiful city and with 2000 Dollars a month you can live very well here, it is a city with good climate, quiet with good hospitals, which are private, I recommend that if you can invest and buy your own house or an apartment it would be better, and I recommend you learn Spanish, because many people speak English or other languages here, but it's only young people, people in general only speak Spanish, so I recommend you take a trip through Peru and come to Arequipa in winter to see if you like it, at night there are no temperatures below zero, but above 8°C when it's cold, normally it's 15°C at night and during the day until 3pm it's 24°C, in summer it rains a lot but the sun always comes out almost daily, we have in this city an average of 330 days of sunshine a year a spring city, and when there are hot days they do not exceed 28°C, Greetings from Arequipa.

[@santiagoarestegui]

Be patient when trying to speak Spanish in Arequipa. They have their accent with Andean tone. Many quechua words abd grammar are common in Arequipa spanish.

[@OUTBOUNDWITHRON]

So true Santiago!

[@santiagoarestegui]

@@OUTBOUNDWITHRON by experience, Arequipeans say people from lima speak fast and cut vowel sounds.

[@GGGG-]

WOW....❤

[@christopherhouse7937]

If I get residency in Peru! Would I be able to live in Arequipa for $1,000 dollars a month, all expenses including a small studio or 1 bedroom apartment.

[@OUTBOUNDWITHRON]

Christopher, the short answer is yes. But of course it depends on your lifestyle preferences, how frugal you're willing to be, and what you're willing to give up and forego. I'm almost sure you can find expats who've moved to places like Arequipa who would tell you, yeah, and who might even say they're living there for less. And others I'm sure would say they tried but couldn't make it on $1,000 a month. So I'd say you know yourself best; and I'm sure you'd want to visit Arequipa if you haven't already in order to make a sound judgment on whether it would make sense for you budget-wise. If anyone else on here has first-hand experience with moving to Arequipa I welcome you to offer your thoughts.

[@christopherhouse7937]

@@OUTBOUNDWITHRON Thank you for providing great content.

[@phuacobasurto]

My mom lives there, I live in Lima and my sister in Burlington, we have tried numerous times to convince her to move closer to us, but she loves the weather, loves the cheap, healthy and delicious food, loves the campiña, loves the historic City center, she is just so happy there... but it was so much nicer when I was little, just like many other cities around the world now there are too many cars and pueblos jovenes...

[@OUTBOUNDWITHRON]

@@phuacobasurto Glad your mom is happy with where she is. That's not so common as one might think these days. Another vote of confidence for Arequipa! 🙂

[@santiagoarestegui]

You can make it more or less comfortably. But you must take the exchange into account. Peruvian sol is somehow solid amongst the subcontinental currencies. US dollar is accepted everywhere

[@tejave0ojnc]

Does the airport (AQP) in Arequipa have wi-fi? what it the best way and other alternative ways to get to the center of Arequipa from the airport? I've noticed that the distance b/t the airport and the center of the city is only about 5 miles... Is it possible to just walk from the airport to the center of the city?

[@OUTBOUNDWITHRON]

Hi there! I've been to Arequipa twice, each time arriving by bus (Peru Hop) from Lima, so I've not used Arequipa's airport. I can't imagine there not being wifi at the airport. If you don't find public bus service from the airport I'm sure you'll find that taxis are very inexpensive. I wouldn't encourage anyone to walk from the airport to the city's historic district.

[@tejave0ojnc]

@@OUTBOUNDWITHRON Thank you for your response... If I can bother you again, how was the bus trip from Lima to Arequipa? I understand its 17 hr long..where do you sleep?... Is travelling by bus a good idea to see Peru rather than hopping on a plane from city to city? what is your recommendation to see Peru in about 10 days for someone who no hablas Espanol? I'm checking out Peru Hop for sure.. thanks..

[@OUTBOUNDWITHRON]

@@tejave0ojnc You're wise to check out Peru Hop. In my opinion it's the most ideal way for independent travelers to travel in Peru on a budget. Lots of flexibility built into the way they operate, meaning you can get on and off wherever you please along the route plans they offer and stay as long or as little as you like. No matter how you slice it you with Peru Hop you have one or two overnight or all-day bus trips, including arrival into Arequipa coming from the direction of Lima. I devoted a video to the Peru Hop experience that you can find in the Peru Playlist on the channel. You might want to take a look. Let me know how it goes and hope you have a great trip!

[@dovygoodguy1296]

How does Arequipa compare with other expat locations, such as Cuenca, Pereira, etc. and especially for retired people, and for medical services?

[@OUTBOUNDWITHRON]

That's an excellent question and it deserves a better answer than I can provide. Simply because I'm honestly not currently abreast of the state of medical services in these cities. So if any of you on this message board can address Dovy's question, please let us hear from you.

[@nasdanrose4802]

how many days would you recommend staying in Arequipa? I will use Arequipa as a stop over to acclimatization before heading to La Paz.

[@OUTBOUNDWITHRON]

Hi there! You don't say if you're flying in or traveling by bus or car across Peru, but assuming it's one of the latter you'll appreciate Arequipa in addition to its charms as a great place to get some rest. How long you stay depends on what interests you and whether you plan to take a side trip (long day trip or overnight tour to Colca Canyon). If Arequipa is more or less a stop-over within a trip of shorter duration, I'd suggest you wouldn't be disappointed spending three nights there (to give you two full days and then some) to sample what the city has to offer and help acclimatize for the altiplano ahead. Hope that helps.

[@nasdanrose4802]

@ thanks for your prompt reply. I will be flying in from Rio de Janeiro. Arequipa seems has a lot offer based on videos i watched on youtube. Would you think 6 full days is too much? Considering 2 days to relax and acclimatise as how my body would react to high altitude and probably 1 to 2 day trips. Salinas and Aguada Blanca and colca look amazing.

[@OUTBOUNDWITHRON]

@@nasdanrose4802 Yes, definitely 6 days isn't too much considering what you have in mind doing while there. Colca alone is strenuous and super strenuous if you try to do it as a day trip. So if you do an overnight version of the Colca trip there's two days right there. Since you mention you're heading to La Paz do you know about Peru Hop/ Bolivia Hop? If not, might want to check it out online. Also, if it's any help, some of the other videos I've done in Peru and Bolivia may very well be on your route. I know you'll have a great time!

[@benjaminkell3726]

People should note at night in winter it’s freezing and not where you would go for the weather at all day is nice though

[@OUTBOUNDWITHRON]

Yes Benjamin. Your comment is a great general reminder that as a routine part of travel planning everyone should consider the seasonality of where they're going.

[@kelberadriangutierrezramos550]

❤❤❤ I ❤ AQP

[@celdur4635]

Arequipa is actually a "new" city, since it didn't exist before the Spanish, there were small towns but no city. Unlike Cusco or most cities in Peru.

[@santiagoarestegui]

Arequipa was a Spanish foundation as most of viceregal cities. Lima is halfway through a Spanish foundation and a prehispanic settlement

[@celdur4635]

@@santiagoarestegui Lima was like 40-60 towns, not a city. It was only centralized as a city with the Spanish.

[@RetirementBeyondBorders]

Are these performers serenading those ladies?

[@OUTBOUNDWITHRON]

Yes they are. The troubadours wander Arequipa's main plaza and surrounding streets. They depend on tips.

[@Analog_nomad01]

I am wondering about all the people wearing masks. When was this film made? Are masks still a requirement? Thank you!

[@OUTBOUNDWITHRON]

Hi Analog! The Arequipa video was shot in 2022 at a time when masks were still very common in many places as the world emerged from the pandemic. I'm not aware of any such requirement being in effect in Peru, and would think it highly unlikely, but bottom line, I don't know what, if any, such requirements exist in Peru.

[@VengadorCiaracatto]

Beautiful city and an excellent guide.

[@fuerzacristal9797]

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[@fuerzacristal9797]

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