Arequipa
Arequipa is the colonial-era capital of Peru’s Arequipa Region. Framed by 3 volcanoes, it's filled with baroque buildings constructed from sillar, a white volcanic stone. Its historic center is anchored by the Plaza de Armas, a stately main square flanked on its north by the 17th-century neoclassical Basilica Cathedral, which houses a museum displaying religious objects and artwork. ― Google
People born in Arequipa (First 49 people) - Page 0
Mario Vargas Llosa
Peruvian novelist
Rafael Bejarano
Jockey
Óscar Ramírez Politician
Costa Rican footballer
Oswaldo Reynoso
Poet
Jair Céspedes
Peruvian footballer
Alberto Vargas
Peruvian-American painter
Mariano Melgar
Peruvian poet
Vladimiro Montesinos
Former Director of the National Intelligence Service of Peru
Francisco Diez Canseco
Former Vice President of Peru
Norman Loayza
Economist
Jorge Vinatea Reinoso
Peruvian painter
Ricky Tosso
Peruvian actor
José Bustamante y Rivero
Lawyer
Francisco García Calderón
Former President of the Congress of Peru
Mariano Bolognesi
Peruvian composer
José Manuel de Goyeneche, 1st Count of Guaqui
Spanish diplomat
Gustavo Alfredo Torres Quispe
Peruvian football player
Alex Olmedo
Tennis player
Sergio Galdós
Peruvian tennis player
Duilio Beretta
Peruvian tennis player
Federico Torrico
Peruvian journalist
Juan Landázuri Ricketts
Humberto Martínez Morosini
Peruvian author
Carlos Leyton Muñoz
Former Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation of Peru
Daniel Abugattás
Former President of the Congress of Peru
José Huerta
Former Minister of Defense of Peru
Pedro Paulet
Diplomat
Ana de los Angeles Monteagudo
Peruvian nun
Honorio Delgado
Teacher
Eduardo López de Romaña
Former Minister of Public Works and Development of Peru
Benito Laso de la Vega
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Peru
Jose Gregorio PazSoldan
Peruvian lawyer
Evaristo Gómez Sánchez
Peruvian lawyer
Mariano Eduardo de Rivero y Ustariz
Peruvian scientist
Héctor Cornejo Chávez
Politician
Enrique Chirinos Soto
Former Member of Constituent Assembly of Peru
Pedro Diez Canseco
Peruvian soldier
Pedro José Rada y Gamio
Former Mayor of Lima
Víctor Andrés Belaúnde
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Peru
Edson Aubert
Peruvian footballer
Ana María Choquehuanca
Former Minister of Women and Vulnerable Populations of Peru
Agustín Tovar Aguilar
Peruvian politician
Alberto Hidalgo
Poet
Cecilia Mansilla
Claudia Ortiz de Zevallos
Model
Gamaliel Churata
Peruvian writer
Javier de Belaunde López de Romaña
