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N° 279. Arequipa, Plaza principal

1900 Arequipa, Peru

Arequipa's Plaza Principal, the main square of the Peruvian city, is shown in this photograph, numbered 279 in a series from around 1900, a period when Arequipa was known as the 'White City' for its sillar stone architecture.

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