Across the plaza in Arequipa to the famous volcano, Monte Misti, Peru, South America
1900 Arequipa, Peru
Taken around 1900, this photograph looks across Arequipa's main plaza toward El Misti, the snow-capped stratovolcano that dominates the skyline of this southern Peruvian city, known for its colonial buildings built from pale volcanic stone.
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