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Cerro Colorado District

Cerro Colorado District is one of twenty-nine districts of the province Arequipa in Peru.

Cerro Colorado District
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The place

Cerro Colorado District is one of twenty-nine districts of the province Arequipa in Peru.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Cerro Colorado District

9 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

  1. 01
    Basilica Cathedral of Arequipa

    The Basilica Cathedral of Arequipa is located in the Main Square "Plaza de Armas" of the city of Arequipa, province of Arequipa, Peru. It is the most important Catholic church of the city and also of the larger Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Arequipa since it is the base of the archbishop and the metropolitan council.

    3.5 km · church in Arequipa, province of Arequipa, Peru · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Historic Centre of Arequipa

    In December 2000, UNESCO declared the historical center of Arequipa a World Heritage Site, stating the following: "The historical center of Arequipa is an example of ornamented architecture, represents a masterpiece of the creative coalition of European and native characteristics.

    3.9 km · World Heritage Site in Peru · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    Santa Catalina Monastery

    The Monastery of Santa Catalina de Siena is a large monastery of the Dominican Second Order, located in Arequipa, Peru. It was consecrated in 1579 and is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Historical Centre of the City of Arequipa".

    3.2 km · monastery · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Catholic University of Santa María

    The Catholic University of Santa María is a local private University in Arequipa, Peru, and has been in continuous operation since it was founded on 6 December 1961. It was founded by William Daniel Morris Christy, an American priest from St.

    3.5 km · private University in Peru · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    Casona Tristán del Pozo

    The Tristán del Pozo House, later the Ricketts House, is a Spanish-era andean baroque house in Arequipa, Peru. The house began construction in 1738 after being commissioned by its first owner, Domingo Carlos Tristán del Pozo, and has gone through several owners, being owned by BBVA Perú since 1974.

    3.5 km · cultural heritage site in Peru · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    Casa del Moral

    The "Casa del Moral" is a large ancestral house built around 1730 in Arequipa, Peru. Favored by tourists, it is one of Peru's best and most well-preserved samples of Andean Baroque civil architecture.

    3.3 km · cultural heritage site in Peru · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    Basilica and Convent of San Francisco de Arequipa

    The Basilica and Convent of San Francisco is a church and heritage site in the historic center of Arequipa, Peru. It is characterized by its tuff walls and brick vault with a single nave, in addition to its Andean Baroque style.

    3.4 km · cultural heritage site in Peru · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    Universidad Católica San Pablo

    San Pablo Catholic University is a private university in Arequipa, Peru. Owned by the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, it was founded in 1997.

    3 km · Private University in Peru · Wikipedia
  9. 09
    Chilina Bridge

    The Chilina Bridge, also known as the Mariano Melgar Valdivieso Bridge is one of the longest bridges in Peru with a length of 562 meters, located in the city of Arequipa. It crosses the Chili River and connects the city districts of Alto Selva Alegre and Cayma.

    2.8 km · bridge located in Arequipa (Peru) · Wikipedia

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Go there

Getting to Cerro Colorado District

Airports
Rodríguez Ballón (AQP), 4 km · Inca Manco Capac (JUL), 181 km
  • Juliaca → Cerro Colorado District
    2274 km · quickest by road, 75h 44m · S/690–920
  • Cusco → Cerro Colorado District
    2026 km · quickest by air, 9h 13m · S/35,910–55,820
  • Lima → Cerro Colorado District
    1873 km · quickest by air, 7h 26m · S/35,880–55,780
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Not yet researched

No local-transport research exists yet for Cerro Colorado District

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Cerro Colorado District. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • Get inCharter trains to Juliaca and Puno are only available for groups of 40 or more.
  • Go nextThere are many travel agencies, but only a few tour operators without commissions.
  • Go nextThe Colca Canyon: Theoretically possible as a day trip but not recommended; count a minimum of two days.
  • Go nextTrekking Colca Canyon without a guide or a tour is also possible and costs less.
  • Go nextThe trek beyond can be dangerous if you're not an experienced mountaineer.

From Wikivoyage: Arequipa, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.

The nearest places where the work is done
  1. 01
    OllantaytamboPE

    8 ways of moving, 29 sources

    355 km
  2. 02
    RurrenabaqueBO

    8 ways of moving, 37 sources

    478 km
  3. 03
    HuacachinaPE

    8 ways of moving, 29 sources

    518 km
  4. 04
    Uyuni and the Salar de UyuniBO

    8 ways of moving, 26 sources

    675 km
  5. 05
    San Pedro de AtacamaCL

    8 ways of moving, 30 sources

    807 km

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Around it

Next door to Cerro Colorado District

Cerro Colorado District is 3 km from Arequipa, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.