Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Tours
Dozens of travel agencies offer excursions. While some agencies are professional, there
are plenty of carpetbaggers, so shop carefully. As a general rule, never accept tours from
street touts.
See the following agencies:
Standard city tours and unique excursions, such as a visit to a neighborhood of stone-
makers.
Santa Catalina 204)
Founded in 1954 by Carlos Zárate, the great-grandfather of climbing in
Arequipa, this reputable outfit offers all manner of treks and climbs. It also rents gear.
401-B)
Run by the English-speaking Vlado Soto, Colca organizes trekking tours, mountain-
eering, mountain biking and river running. It also sells topographic maps.
agency offering a range of trekking, climbing and mountain-biking options.
sistently recommended by readers for trekking and cultural tours.
agency organizes half-day rafting trips on the Río Chili, among other excursions.
Sleeping
HOSTAL CASONA SOLAR $$
( 22-8991;
www.casonasolar.com
; Consuelo 116; r from S104; )
Live like a colonial
caballero
(gentleman) in this 'secret garden' of gorgeousness situated - rather incredibly, given its
tranquility - only three blocks from the main square. Grand 18th-century rooms are craf-
ted from
sillar,
the service is excellent and then there's price: the best bargain in the city,
if not Peru.
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