This neo-colonial city of white volcanic stone lies at 2,380 m above sea level in a fertile, irrigated valley surrounded by desert between the Andes and Peru\'s Pacific coast. Known as \"The City of Eternal Spring\", Arequipa receives less than 150mm of annual rainfall and the sun shines all year round. The close by canyons of Colca and Cotahuasi can be reached easily from Arequipa. At more than 3,400 m deep, they are considered the deepest canyons in the world...