Arequipa Guest Houses - Reviews and Rates

There´s really no such thing as a "fall break" (or in their case, spring) here, but with a little effort (and amazingly no skipped class) Allison and I managed to swing a week´s worth of vacation. We were originally planning to go to the mountain city of Huaraz, but the Saturday before our Tuesday departure a friend informed me that it was the r...

We arrived in Arequipa on Saturday afternoon just as the sun was setting and we were immediately struck by the beauty of the snow-capped volcanoes surrounding the city. We transferred to the hotel which was a gorgeous much more guesthousey hotel by the river with gardens and flowers and two resident Alpacas. We unpacked a little and then set ou...

My first boarder crossing was a success. From Vilcabamba at 4:30 am in the morning I walked from my hostel about 30 minutes to the bus stop to catch a 5:15am bus to Loja. From Loja the bus left at 7am to Piura, Peru. Strangely enough the lady at the ticket counter in Loja didn’t have change. It is pretty standard for people not to have cha...

So I'm back in Arequipa after a day and a half or so in the Colca Canyon. It was a really nice tour. I was able to see lots of really beautiful places and people and met some new friends as well. Now I'm staying at Maja's house, who I met in Lima through Couchsurfing, and now she's kind enough to let me stay at her place. I'm pretty sure I'll be...

Hello again, Just had to take a moment to write and tell you all about the many ¨´first´´ experiences I have had in the past day. I awoke this morning at 4am to my first earthquake. Yes, ground shaking and my host mother yelling ¨´Heather get into the doorway¨´ so I ran through the house in my undies (yes, haha) trying to get into the doorway of...

This morning we met with a guy that I met online that offered to be our guide while in Arequipa. We met in the main square and we walked around town, went to a good lookout to see the 3 volcanoes surrounding the city, had lunch and he helped us figure out a good hiking tour in the Colca Canyon (twice the depth of the Grand Canyon). He also arran...

So i am now actually in colombia, but a persistent lil birdy keeps on sending me random E-mails which has become rather annoying so i guess he prefers i tell the rest of the story of what had happened after i wrote my blog. The day after i wrote my blog (FYI a blog is a persons experiences from there perspective right or wrong and defiantly only...

We had a really long day on the bus traveling from Puerto Inka to Arequipa. The bus overheated in the middle of the desert, so we had lunch by the side of the road, and we played Uno for hours! Arequipa is the size of Calgary (1 million) and is really beautiful and traditional. I´d compare it to a "mini-Lima"...and I feel a lot safer here. We ar...

So when will I ever learn? Went out last night bowling with a group of volunteers and had a really good laugh (and a few beers whilst playing), then we went to this disco thing place for more drinks. Alice and I decided it would be a good idea to get a bottle of red to share, then we had more beer, then some horrible cocktails. Danced to 80´s mu...

4/6 We will catch a bus to Arequipa on the afternoon and will go by bus for 16h until we will reach Arequipa in the morning. 5/6 We will have a nice day in Arequipa 6/6-7/6 A trip to Cañon de Colca to watch the condors. 8/6 One more day in Arequipa 9/6 Take a bus to La Paz