A cikin Disamba 2000, UNESCO ta ayyana cibiyar tarihi na Arequipa a matsayin Cibiyar Tarihi ta Duniya, tana mai cewa: "Cibiyar tarihi ta Arequipa misali ne na gine-ginen ado, yana wakiltar babban aikin haɗin gwiwa na haɗin gwiwar Turai da na asali. Garin mulkin mallaka wanda ya kalubalanci yanayin yanayi, tasirin 'yan asalin, tsarin cin nasara da bishara da kuma ga wani yanayin yanayi mai ban mamaki." Cibiyar tarihi ta Arequipa, wadda aka gina a cikin dutsen sillar dutsen mai aman wuta, tana wakiltar haɗin gwiwar fasahar gine-ginen Turai da na asali da kuma halaye, wanda aka bayyana a cikin kyakkyawan aiki na mashawartan mulkin mallaka da Criollo da mason Indiya. Wannan haɗin gwiwar tasirin ana kwatanta shi da ƙaƙƙarfan katangar birnin, manyan tituna da rumfuna, tsakar gida da buɗaɗɗen fili, da ƙayatattun kayan ado na Baroque na facade.