Arequipa, Peru

Arequipa is a city and capital of province and the eponymous department of Peru. It is the seat of the Constitutional Court of Peru and often dubbed the "legal capital of Peru". It is the second most populated city in Peru, after Lima.

Arequipa is also an important industrial and commercial center of Peru, and is considered as the second industrial city of the country. The town maintains close commercial links with Chile, Bolivia, and Brazil and with the cities connected by the South trainway, as well as with the port of Matarani.