We switched hostals in Arequipa, our new one being same price, much nicer, and not including expensive laundry service or expensive breakfast. It does, however, include swanky Marilyn posters in every room. We wanted to catch up on our sightseeing today, because our last sightseeing day in Arequipa was Sunday, when most things were closed. Natha...

Day 4/5 - Overnight bus to Peru's 2nd largest city in the mountains, Arequipa! Knowing that our bus for the night was to be a double decker with us on the top deck, I was somewhat dreading the experience and was half wondering if I would make the journey! It ended up not being total hell, it got pretty hot at one point and I almost exited out th...

We headed down south via Lima to the lovely city of Arequipa for about a week or so. Arequipa is surrounded by volcanoes and is built mainly out of white volcanic stone, which makes it one of Peru's most beautiful cities. One of the major tourist attractions is the Santa Catalina convent, which housed the wealthy daughters of Arequipa's elite fa...

Hey :o) Its been a while, and I´m still in Arequipa! I´m also feeling pretty lazy so can´t be bothered to write too much so you´ll have to make do with a quick summary :o) Last time i wrote was monday morning and i was a tad hungover. I´m happy to report that in the days since iv only had one more hngover and it wasnt so bad :o) So, Monday was a...

Arquipa is nestled on the edge of the Andes, and the dormant volcano 'El Misti' dominates the town. Other snow peaked mountains also look down upon Arequipa. The city, also known as the white city itself is quite pretty. It has the huge Santa Catalina Monestary located in the city center, which comprises a few city blocks and is referred to as a...

We made our way back to La Paz for the night, back up into the cold mountains, and down into the weird world of Bolivia's capital. My cat, Sir Digby Remington-Smythe, was in tow and would be my companion for the foreseeable future. Not an actual cat you understand, just a stuffed one I had bought in the La Paz black market for the fancy dress pa...

Update 6: Capivating Culca Canyon Location: Arequipa, Peru Date: Thurs 7th Dec 06 (Photos have been updated. Please visit www.travelpod.com/members/nath_h to view.) Over last weekend, we went to the Culca Canyon for 3 days and trekked for 2 of those. The Colca Canyon is the 2nd deepest canyon in the world with the deepest being nearby all over 1...

Areqipa is called the white city due to most of it being build with a Volcanic rock called Sillar, it is also said to be due to the number of white spaniards living in the city or the snow caps of El Misti Volcano. Arequipa means ´i rest here´, i did no such thing here!!! Too many nice restaurants and bars!! The city is beautiful and only made m...

After Nasca Bev and I caught the night bus to Arequipa, which is surrounded by some of the wildest terrain in Peru. This is the land of active volcanoes, thermal springs, high altitude deserts and the world's deepest canyon - the Cañon del Colca. Arequipa lies at the foot of El Misti volcano (5822m). Many of the buildings are made from a light c...

I guess the people were right about the Peruvian bus system... que horrible! The bus I was on must have been a hand me down from a European country back in the 70´s. The interior was ragged. The thing belched thick white smoke for the entire journey as well. Another thing that sucks about taking the bus here is that the Feds stop you about every...