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If you travel to Per\u00fa and you will visit the white city of Arequipa; you have to know that in \u201cfew cities of the world\u201d there are people that love so much their land as the \u201cArequipe\u00f1os\u201d.<\/p>\n
First you should know that those born in Arequipa are called \u201cCharacatos\u201d<\/strong> and here we explain you why.<\/p>\n Characato<\/em> is the name of one of the most popular and traditional districts of the city and is the origin of many customs and cultural expressions typical of the city. In Arequipa, it is considered that a \u201cCharacato\u201d is a very hardworking person, who is always in a good mood and loyal to his traditions. Also this is a person that raises its voice to greet its friends and family or to welcome visitors and always offering, as an act of friendship, a glass of good Chicha (Typical Drink made of fermented corn).<\/p>\n Moreover, the characato is a person proud to have been born at the foot of not one, but three volcanoes: the Misti, the Chachani and the Pichu Pichu. \u201cThis is the reason why each characato (Arequipe\u00f1o) is unique and special in the world\u201d Then, you shouldn\u2019t be surprised that the people born in Arequipa say that they don\u2019t get angry, they, erupt as a volcano because in their veins flow \u201cvolcanic blood\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=\u00bb1\/2″][vc_single_image image=\u00bb1365″ img_size=\u00bb350×400″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u00bb1\/2″][vc_column_text]Another interesting detail is that the \u201cCharacato\u201d is mainly manifested in the character of the \u201cloncco\u201d, a person that lives and work in the countryside of the city and speaks with a mixture of quechuismos (Quechua is the name of the Inca\u2019s language) and barbarisms, which makes him a unique character in every sense.<\/p>\n Initially the expression \u201cloncco\u201d was used to point that work tools that had lost the edge of their edges. This word \u201cLoncco\u201d also began to be used to point out people who did not work well or were not so talented to work in the field. With the time that word \u201cLoncco\u201d became popular in Arequipa to point to the \u201cchacarero\u201d (Man who works in the field) a rude and tough man who lives in the countryside; a hardworking person that always speaks loudly.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n Seeing all these points doesn\u2019t surprise too that Arequipa is the only city in Peru<\/strong> that has its own currency \u201cthe Golden Characato\u201d and its own \u201cPassport\u201d<\/strong>. These two acts have no legal value in Peru but certainly allow us to understand the originality of the Arequipe\u00f1os and this spirit to feel that they are unique.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The passport of the \u201cIndependent Republic of Arequipa\u201d is one of the most requested souvenirs by national and international tourists and the \u201cCharacato de oro\u201d permit us to enjoy a souvenir of a \u201ccurrency\u201d that \u201cnever devalues\u201d.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]The Passport: The passport of the \u201cIndependent Republic of Arequipa\u201d originated during the war Per\u00fa<\/a>– Chile<\/a>. At the time that Lima was occupied by the invading army, Arequipa city was declared capital of the Republic and immediately the passport was established as a security measure. But today the passport is a document without any legal value and is a souvenir where you can read inside of its pages funny and typical Arequipe\u00f1o phrases. You can also custo[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Details of the \u201cgolden characato\u201d: The Golden Characato is a currency typical from Arequipa and was born as a sign of gratitude to all its visitors. It is printed with the figure of a \u201cloncco\u201d (Now you know what means \u201cloncco\u201d) and the Misti volcano. The \u201cGolden Characato is so important for the locals that the first day that open to the market; the \u201cCharacatos\u201d were sold out. Ready to visit Arequipa?<\/p>\n We are waiting for you\u2026. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n @GiardinoToursPeru If you’ll visit Arequipa; you have to know that in \u201cfew cities of the world\u201d there are people that love so much their land as the \u201cArequipe\u00f1os\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1364,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[49,78],"tags":[106,98,10,110,15,155],"class_list":["post-1359","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture-traditions","category-peru-great-destinations","tag-arequipa","tag-culture","tag-destinations","tag-traditions","tag-travel-tips","tag-unesco-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/giardinotours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1359","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/giardinotours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/giardinotours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/giardinotours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/giardinotours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1359"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/giardinotours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1359\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2451,"href":"https:\/\/giardinotours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1359\/revisions\/2451"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/giardinotours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1364"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/giardinotours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1359"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/giardinotours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1359"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/giardinotours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Here some typical expressions of a \u201cLoncco\u201d<\/h6>\n
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The Arequipa Passport:<\/h4>\n
The \u00abCharacato de Oro\u00bb:<\/h4>\n
\nmize it by typing your name and personal data. They have become so famous and popular that it is already part of the local culture.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=\u00bb1\/2″][vc_single_image image=\u00bb1371″ img_size=\u00bbmedium\u00bb][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u00bb1\/2″][vc_single_image image=\u00bb1370″ img_size=\u00bbmedium\u00bb][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As you see; Arequipa is not only a must-see destination in Per\u00fa for its beautiful colonial architecture, its incredible landscapes and its exquisite gastronomy; it offers an endless number of cultural traditions and the incomparable human warmth and hospitality of the characatos!<\/p>\n
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