The Hotel Fundador is a modern hotel located on a colonial house made of sillar (EL SILLAR: it is a volcanic stone in Arequipa city, which was used for the constructions of temples, palaces and houses in the city in the colonial period). In the traditional town of San Lázaro The history of the San Lázaro town is very old. In pre-Inca times, the site was occupied by the Yarabayas cultures as well as Collas, Lupacas, Tiahuanacos, Carumas, Ubinas and others. At that time the site was probably, called Llallinhuayo. After the Inca occupation, the Spanish arrived and founded the city of Arequipa in 1540. Then, the first houses were located in this town. it is said that the name is for the chapel of 'San Lázaro', by the Dominican order. Others persons said that it is for the resurrection of one the habitants.