The only cool cafe in Arequipa is called " Colca Coffe ". Here you can get breakfast for real.with egges, bacon
jucies, toasts and its all high quality.
This is the only place where you can get a real capuchino with cream on top, real cakes, all kinds of yummy juices and
ice cold frepuchinos with cream on top. Just like in Home.
The orange juice is squeezed and comes in a big glass. The freezed coffees comes in flavours
of white chocolate, baileys,straberry( fresa), mocha, vainilla, menta, whiskey and more...
Located in Jerusalen 317 just 3 blocks from plaza de las armas which is the main square.

Arquipa; The entire center of the city is all close and surrounds plaza de armas.
San Francisco street is the main place for night life, clubs and bars. Restaurants are just more expencive.
Jerusalen street, paralel to San francisco street is where you can find travel agencies and book
tickets for buses, events or just to go trekking.
Puente garau street where Koala hostels and Bothy backpackers is located is a street that is full of guest houses
and other accommodation places. So check it out in case places are full you can just take your backpack
and find a place. Watch out for taxi drivers in the terminal. They are just looking to get you into one
of these dark holes and charge the hostel a commission. So book a hostel through www.minihostels.com and
you wont make any mistakes.

A "Menu" launch in aruipa that usually includes soup and a plate with rice and chiken should cost 5 soles or in the
plaza 10. A great local place is called " la fefa" . 5 soles for laucnh and it includes a yummy juice.

Me dicen que santa Catalina hostel es muy bueno. Lo recomiendo a todos.

Santa Catalina is indeed a great hotel. Its a bit more expncive, but if you can afford it its worth it. Great view from the balcony. You can see all of Arequipa´s volcanos.

Here are more reccommendations for Areuipa Peru.

Typicall food in Arequipa Peru

This special local food you should try as an experience in Arequipa are brouhgt to you by Koala hostel.

Ocopa Areuipeñna:Hot cream made with yello hot pepper, onions, garlic, cheese, special spice haucatay, all blended with dry bread and toasted penut. Served with boil potetoes, cream, eggs, olive and lettuce.


Recoto Relleno- Elaborated meal with rocotos that are cut on its to top as a cover, the seeds are veins are extracted to diminish the hot flavour.
This are stuffed with chopped meat, peanuts, boiled eggs, and olives, milk baked in the oven. Served with baked potatoes. Great local dish.

Pastel de tallarin: Boiled spaghettis, milk, cheese, eggs, vegetables with salt.

Cuy chactado: another typicall food of arequipa, Firs and the cuy ( guinea pig) seasoned with salt and garlic, then the dish is exposed to heat, cuy is fried until is cooked. Served with potetoes corn and salad.

Chupe Camarones: Typical soup made with shrimps, potetoes,eggs, milks, spices and hot pepper.

Pastel de papa: With boiled potatoes, milk, cheese and eggs with seasoned vegetables and salt.

Ceviche: Elaborated fresh fish, peruvian style, celerey and garlic, cut in small pieces, lemon juice poured with boil potetoes, cream, eggs, olive and lettuce.

Check out Zig Zag restaurant just on the corner, at the end of San Francicso. Where you can find all kinds of typicall meat. Excellent steaks!



If you ate good and would like to catch a movie: Saga falabella: Is a shopping center located at Ejercito Av where you can shop for anything you need. Also Check out Cine Planet, where there is also fast food places like KFC, pizza chinese food and typical food.

Good cheap super market:
El Super: Located at the main square Plaza de las armas.
Plaza Vea: Marina Av.