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Arequipa Slideshow
Arequipa
Travel Blogs from Arequipa, Peru
Cuzco - Arequipa
This is a top pick! ... to travel by bus in these countries (Peru, Bolivia, Indonesia etc) is our justification for flying. Either way we flew to Arequipa, Peru's second city, after being delayed a few hours. the concept of time and punctuality is weak in South America and if ...
Juanita in the freezer
This is a top pick! After Colca Canyon, we spent one more day in Arequipa to suss out Juanita, the frozen Inca sacrifice found at the top of Ampato volcano. Juanita Definitely one of the most interesting things I´ve seen so far, especially in the way of dead people. ...
Teary Byes and on to Arequipa!
This is a top pick! ... glow of the mountains with white snow on top and abit of green thrown into the mix as well! The sunset as we approached Arequipa set off the pinkiest colour on the mountains as well...I should get a job describing things! NOT! We arrived and bagged ...
More Starbucks and Pizza Hut...Really?
This is a top pick! ... sea level. Her intended message I am guessing was to expect a 20 minute delay departing for Arequipa. A twenty minute delay on a one hour and twenty minute flight even at risk of retardation, excuse ...
Skyscrapers and earthquakers
This is a top pick! After returning back to Paco land from Colca Canyon, we were all chomping at the bit for another high altitude hit, but first off some hardcore partying had to get in the way. What a shame. The 15th August is the Arequipe-n equivalent of St. ...
In arequipa -- i left houston at 3:30pm ...
This is a top pick! ... 7 hours of my life. Kevin arrived right on time, and we set out to get our plane tickets to Arequipa, which is located in southern Peru, about 100 miles from the Chilean border. To make a long story short, buying a ticket on these domestic airlines ...
There are some things that we have in the ...
This is a top pick! ... out that they have unbelievable tours of the Amazon Jungle in northern Bolivia. So tonight we made our plans. We will fly out of Arequipa tomorrow afternoon to a town called Puno, then take a 5 hour busride (in a charter bus on paved roads) to La PAz. ...
Finding the Real Arequipa
This is a top pick! ... noisy local market...nope, not at all back home. This is why I love to travel. ____________________________________ I leave Arequipa at 3am this morning for three days of hiking to the bottom of Colca Canyon. Obviously I won't ...
Nazca
Peru - Lima and the South Coast Tour. WE ARE IN PERU AND TOURING THE COAST SOUTH OF LIMA. WE WENT TO A PLACE CALLED PARACAS WHERE THE ATACAMA DESERT MEETS THE PACIFIC OCEAN. THEY HAVEN'T HAD MORE THAN A FEW DROPS OF RAIN HERE FOR YEARS AND THERE IS NO ...
Finally out and about again!
Finally feeling like myself today and made it out to the Plaza for lunch and more shopping! Tomorrow is Thanksgiving and I am sad not to be in my kitchen making delicious apple pie :( but it gives me something to look forward to when I ...
The White City
... the table, as it gets left out in the rain and also the paddles without any rubber or grip on them. The Plaza de Armas in Arequipa was about a 15 to 20 minute walk from the hostel, which we found without too much trouble. We stopped by in a chifa ...
Peru Poo
... ".So she was left in bed recuperating and off the remaining 4 of us went with our guide Betty to see the city sights of Arequipa.First stop was their pride and joy - the Santa Catalina de Siena Convent, built in the 16th century by the Spanish to house ...
Cute furry animals!
We all draggeg ourselves on a bus this morning for the drive the Colca canyon. A river runs down throught centre of Arequipa and as a result there are some green spaces. Outside of the city there are shantytwons. The closer you get the the city the more ...
Chilly Sunday in Arequipa
... the buildings, etc. Almost immediately we crossed the Puente Grau over the Río Chili and headed into the suburbs (countryside) of Arequipa. We visited a couple of cute little towns with their own cute little plazas...I swear, I could live in each of ...
Bed Bug Bonanza
... have gathered evidence to tell her story pretty well. In 1995 an archaeologist named Johan Reinhardt was climbing Mount Ampato, outside of Arequipa, Peru, when he and his team stumbled upon the body of a 500-year-old Incan girl lying in the ice. A ...
Condors in mighty flight
... flot fugl men det er nu noget secielt naar en stor (10-12kg) fugl svaever rundt paa opstroemme saa let som ingenting. Tilbage i Arequipa brugte vi en dag paa at besoege isprinsessen, der er en inka mumie bevaeret af isen i bjergene og et af deres ...
Trekking Tarvits Deep In The Canyon
... and we were determined to find out just how deep it goes. On a three day hike from Cashapampa, about five hours from Arequipa, we descended into the canyon to spend a few nights with local families. The scenery was spectacular, particularly in the lower ...
Die weisse Stadt Arequipa
... es uns an unseren Ausflug nach Cajamarca erinnert, weil auch hier die andine Bevoelkerung lebt, in ihren Trachten.. allerdings ist Arequipa natuerlich sehr viel groesser und deutlich touristischer. Kulinarisch ist es ein wahres El Dorado, wir haben unter ...
Arequipa, the first tastw of Peru
... was declined... Not the best news, but will still make the best of my time here. We arrive in Arequipa, which is a very dry, almost white city. It is Peru's second biggest city. We met our local guide Freddy, which is his name on his passport by the ...
Lady of the Lake
We arrived in Puno in the late afternoon and booked our 2 day tour to the islands of Lake Titicaca. We went out for supper in the evening and settled for an early night. At 7.40 the next morning we were picked up and taken to the port ...
The Naughty Nun's of Arequipa
... us avocado and bread for our breakfast on the bus...scoring a big browny point from us! But the white walls of Arequipa on arrival made everything peachy. Our accommodation is stunning...we can lie in bed looking out of our beautiful balcony listening to ...
Ziek in Arequipa
Na ons avontuur in Machu Picchu zijn we doorgereisd naar Arequipa, vrij grote stad, druk en lawaaierig als alle andere in Peru. We zijn daar vroeg in de ochtend aangekomen en hebben er ontbeten. Dat bleek 's avonds laat geen goede zet geweest te zijn. ...
We find God in Arequipà
... will happen here. No schools as the teachers are on strike. No transport because of the strike. Roads blocked to Cusco from Arequipa/Puno becuase of contaminated water form the mining companies Something is wrong here, very wrong, in the way of live, ...
Cruising with the condors
... Peruvian bus, no toilet , bus it was only 6 hours or so before we arrived into the city of Arequipa. Arequipa is one of the biggest cities in Peru, it is very beautfiul with a great deal of Spanish colonial archicecture in the city centre, which has been ...
Arequipa
... Lake Titicaca, but when we arrived to Puno, it was far from nice and we made a snap decision to head towards Arequipa instead, where we had discussed possible treks into Colca Canyon. Arequipa is a marvelous white walled-city with beautiful ...
Reunion!
Something that was on my original plan of things to see and do in Peru was Arequipa, in southern Peru. It's the second largest city in Peru, after Lima, and boasts some superb white colonial buildings in the central square of Plaza del Armas. But when ...
Colca Canyon
... ; After lunch, and another three hours of driving, we returned to Arequipa. During this drive we went straight through the slums of Arequipa, which was really tough to see. All the houses were made of white brick, and looked more like box cars with tin ...
Sprachrundreise durch Peru
... Kraechzen von sich gab. Arequipa 07.01.07: Mal wieder steigen wir ins Flugzeug und auf geht's nach Arequipa. Bei unserer Gastfamilie angekommen werden wir direkt sehr herzlich von Nancy und Jesus aufgenommen. Das antike Haus mit einem sehr ...
Reposante Arequipa
Arrivée a Arequipa le lundi 7 décembre a 6h du mat´apres une nuit courte dans un bus - 4 voisins machos et bruyant, et des odeurs de pieds pires qu´une fin de journée dans un chalet de montagne... Visite en matinée du musée ou se trouve la momie ...