Geography:

Relief:

• Its relief is rough.
• The desert is a narrow strip between the andes and the sea.
• The dunes are a special characteristic of the desert in Arequipa.

Valleys:

• Ocoña Valley.
• Majes Valley.
• Camaná Valley.
• Vitor Valley.
• Tambo Valley.
• Colca Valley.

Rívers:

• Birth of the Amazon river in the snow-peak of Mismi.
• Acarí River.
• Yauca River.
• Ocoña River.
• Camaná River.
• Quilca River.
• Tambo River.

Pampas:

• Cortadera.
• Siguas.
• La Joya.
• Pampa de Arrieros.
• Chivay.
• Majes.
• Huambo.
• Pichucolla.

Volcanos and peaks:

• Chachani.
• Misti.
• Pichupichu.
• Ampato.
• Coropuna.
• Solimana.
• Mismi.
• Mountain Chain of Chila (Cordillera de Chila).

Weather:

• Warm in the coast.
• Temperate at the valleys.
• Cold at the peaks.

Political division:

It has 8 provinces and 109 Districts.

• Province of Arequipa (capital Arequipa).
• Province of Camaná (capital Camaná).
• Province of Caravelí (capital Caravelí).
• Province of Castilla (capital Aplao).
• Province of Caylloma (capital Chivay).
• Province of Condesuyos (capital Chuquibamba).
• Province of Islay (capital Mollendo).
• Province of La Unión (capital Cotahuasi).

Resources:

Agricultural:

• Coast: Cotton, rice, beans, sugarcane, olives, swet potato.
• Andean Region: Corn, potato, wheat, onion, garlic, barley, olluco, alfalfa, quinua, and fruit trees.

Cattle:

• First producer of bovines.
• Alpacas.
• Llamas.
• Sheeps.
• Pigs.
• Horses.
• Goats.

Mining:

• Gold.
• Silver.
• Cooper.
• Iron.
• Lead.
• Tungsten.
• Deposit of salt and borax.

Industry:

• Food products: Milk, cheese, butter, cold cured meat, beer, mineral water, liquor, chocolate, and more.
• Others: Crafts, shoes, purses, leather, textile, cement and more.

Commerce:

• It is very develop.
• Internal and external.
• Marítime and aéreo.
• Matarani, main port that allows merchandise entry for all South of Peru and for the neighbor Republic of Bolivia.

Attractions:

Attractions in the province of Arequipa:

• Plaza de Armas.
• Catedral.
• Church of La Compañía.
• Church of San Francisco.
• Monastery of Santa Catalina.
• Convent of La Recoleta.
• Church and Convent of Santo Domingo.
• House of Moral.
• House Goyeneche.
• Church of San Agustín.
• Church and convent of La Merced.
• House Tristán del Pozo.
• House de la Moneda.
• Archaelogical Museum of San Agustín University.
• Archaelogical Museum of Catholic Santa Maria University.
• Andean Sanctuary Museum of Catholic Santa Maria University.
• Mirador de Yanahuara.
• Town of Sabandía.
• Mill of Sabandía.
• Mansión del Fundador.
• Misti Volcano.
• Termal baths of Yura.
• Cayma Town.
• Spring mineral-medicinal of Socosani.
• Thermal baths of Jesús.
• Medicinal baths of Tingo.
• Caves of Sumbay.

Attractions out the province:

• Colca and Canyon Valley.
• Ampato Volcano (6,288 m.a.s.l.).
• National reserve of Salinas and Aguada Blanca.
• Andagua, Volcanos Valley.
• Canyon and Valley of Cotahuasi.
• Archaelogical ruins of Quebrada.
• National Sanctuary of Mejia Lagoons.

Folklore:

• Diversity of dances and customes.
• The Carnival of Arequipa.
• The Yaraví.
• La Pampeña.
• The Huayno.

Festivities:

• May - Virgen de Chapi.
• Junio - Corpus Christi Festivity.
• August - Month of Arequipa.
  International fair in Arequipa.
• December - Inmaculada Concepción Festivity