Chachani Arequipa

Vous excuserez ma négligence, ma journée visite & photos d'Arequipa s'est soldée par un pluie battante qui a presque inondé la ville, donc pas de photos de la très jolie ville blanche. On dit même que la saison des pluies cette année a été la plus forte depuis 50 ans... Heureusement ma belle étoile m'a protégé 4 jours des intempéries pour …

After 3 amazing weeks in Cusco, Sarah and I thought that was probably time to head on to Arequipa. After booking a sleeper bus we arrived at the terminal only to discover it was only semi cama. That's the last time we book through a travel agency. South America being the land of the random speed
bump didn’t help the journey either.
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... . We had our own room with a view of the mountains, Chachani and Pichu Pichu the extinct volcano El Misti that surround Arequipa. One of the fantastic things about being in a family residence was that we could get our clothes washed! It was fantastic ...

... So armed with some food, warm clothing and books we settled down into our 'beds'. The bus only travels overnight because Arequipa bus terminal is regarded as unsafe during the night – nobody is allowed in to collect arriving passengers until 0600. ...

Hi all, After a very bumpy overnight coach journey from Huacachina we arrived in Arequipa. Arequipa is the second largest city in Peru and lies in the Andes mountains, at an altitude of 2,380 meters (7,800 feet) above sea level; the snow-capped volcano ...

... ice picks in preparation for the first travese around Angel, the first snow covered peak we had to pass enroute to Chachani. Feeling like Chris Bonington (but hankering after a mug of beefy bovril), we continued on around Fatima - another bloody ...

... other cafes around. Because we were in the rainy season, clouds constantly covered the three volcanic peaks surrounding the city - El Misti, Chachani and Pichu-Pichu, which was a shame. 10/01/2011 - Monday Missed out on booking a Colca Canyon tour.  ...

... . SO, with the poverty that exists, parents working in the surrounding fields under the shadow of three great volcanoes, Misty, Chachani and Pichu Pichu, earning something of a pittance, by Peruvian standards too, the children absorb and carry all the ...

... . The flight was uneventful, with the usual stupendous views over the snowy Andes through the left-hand windows.   Arequipa looks enormous from the air. The last time I was here was 40 years ago when the population ...

... it! After that I changed clothes and went for about a 2 hour roundtrip walk to Yanahuara (which is a quieter neighborhood of Arequipa) to a lookout spot! Got some great views of the Volcanoes (El Misti and Chachani) along with the city itself. ...

... driver and companion for the next two days, and an excellent driver he is too.   The road out of Arequipa passes the deprived pueblos jovenes (young towns) which surround most Peruvian cities. This is where the rural immigrants ...

... you have to wait until the diggers make the road passable again. The city itself is nestled at the foot of 3 volcanoes: Chachani, Misti and Pichu Pichu, which look like normal mountain peaks and there is nothing scary about them as I thought there would ...