5th International Conference on Applied Informatics

27 to 29 October 2022
Universidad Continental
Arequipa, Peru BLENDED

Venue

ICAI 2022 will be held at the Universidad Continental located in Arequipa, Peru.

Transportation

From the Arequipas's international airport Alfredo Rodríguez Ballón to the Campus

The trip from the Arequipas's international airport Alfredo Rodríguez Ballón to the Universidad Continental takes approximately 40 minutes. It is recommended to use the taxis found in the airport parking lot (Turismo Arequipa, Taxitel, Alo45, etc.). On the way, the taxi will cross the Chili River through the Chilina Bridge or through the Grau Bridge. On the left side, you will be able to appreciate the Chachani, the Misti, and the Pichupichu. They are the tutelary volcanoes that protect the city of Arequipa.

Campus

The Arequipa campus is located on a 10,000 square meter land on Avenida Los Incas s/n in the José Luis Bustamante and Rivero district. It is a modern sustainable campus with advanced educational technology that at the same time maintains harmony with nature. The main source of energy for outdoor lighting is solar energy, the water from sinks is recycled for irrigation of gardens after primary treatment. It has innovative classrooms that promote collaborative learning, a library and a documentation center, a cafeteria, coworking spaces, computer labs, multipurpose and specialty labs, FabLab, an open studio or innovation classroom, lounges, and study environments, and student interaction such as an auditorium, sports tiles, and social areas.

Tourism in Arequipa

Arequipa is an important industrial, commercial and tourist center of Peru. It is considered the second most industrialized city with the greatest economic activity in the country. It has been declared by UNESCO as a cultural heritage of humanity, due to its historical past and colonial religious architecture. It also has one of the most exquisite gastronomic schools in the region.

There are the following important turistic places:

• St. Catalina's Monastery. In the heart of the city, it is one of the great architectural works of colonial Peru. it is a cloistered convent built in the 16th century and has more than 20,000 square meters that you can explore while reliving its historical past.
• Yanahuara City Lookout. Located in the picturesque district of the same name, the Yanahuara offers one of the most spectacular views of the three most representative volcanoes: Misti, Chachani, and Pichupichu. In addition, other attractions of this place is its characteristic white ashlar arches, in which you can read phrases from famous people of Peru.
• Sillar Route. One of the main characteristics of Arequipa is the white of the walls. If you want to know how is the extraction process of the stone of volcanic origin, we recommend you the Sillar Route (Ruta del Sillar).
• Carmen Alto Lookout. It is a traditional town of Cayma located on the right side of the Chili River and 4 km from the Plaza de Armas. With quiet streets and traditional people, it has beautiful and well-preserved platforms with stone walls and is surrounded by old paths that are still used today.
• Colca Canyon. This impressive jewel of the Peruvian nature is the main tourist attraction in the Arequipa region, and with good reason! At 3.600 meters above sea level, the Colca is one of the deepest and narrowest canyons in the world.

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