Hostal El Molino Arequipa

... people...!<br><br>Dinner next and then checking out of Arequipa for the last time... and onto Nazca...!<br><br>Ps, we have decided to go for the Cruz del Sur bus this time - not the local chicken bus... just to see if the hype is worth it... and to get a blanket for the night as the last night bus was freezing and we had no blankets (or socks on!) Until next time....xxx<br><br>Pps, email me your news guys, I would love to hear from you, and to see who is reading this rabble!

... dinnner - a Peruvian music band and a couple of dancers in delightfully strange costumes - at one point the guy was wearing a tower of serving platters on his head and the woman had a plastic baby doll strapped to her back :). They were showing us the traditional ritual dances customary of the area, courting, marriage etc<br> <br>It was an early start the next morning since the best viewing time for condors is apparently early. On the way to the ...

... the founder of Arequipa&#8217;s mansion, which is a fully restored 16th century Hacienda that was once owned by the Jesuits. We found out here that the Spanish banned the Jesuits from Peru as they were trying to educate the natives and were becoming too powerful. Outside the Hacienda we watched a rather naïve video filming of a Peruvian Madonna strutting along and singing to a tacky disco pan-piped number. Don&#8217;t hold your breath on watching this ...

... stur bergauf, noch ohne Schnee dann an einem anderen Berg traversieren, mit Schnee also auch mit Steigeisen und Eispickel. Da es aber nicht wirklich super steil war neben uns aber ohne Gurt und Seil dafür mit einer herrlichen Sicht auf Arequipa bei Nacht. Beim Traversieren verliert man dann sogar wieder Höhe bevor man dann wieder ca. 1h ohne Steigeisen aufsteigt um danach wieder (inzwischen war die Sonne aufgegangen und unsere Gruppe ...

... einzige Kloster in ganz Südamerika war, in dem der soziale Status der auch innerhalb der Klostermauern weiterhin Gültigkeit hatte.<br>www.santacatalina.org.pe<br>< br>Das Essen<br>Natürlich haben wir auch in Arequipa unsere gastronomischen Forschungen weiter vorangetrieben. Labor war dazu das Restaurant Sol de Maio (Maisonne), in der Jerusalemstrasse 207, wo wir wunderbares Rocoto Relleno (gefüllte Paprika) und Ocopa Arequipena (Kartoffeln mit Ei und Sosse) aßen. (siehe Fotos)<br><br>

... bottom and got to go up for a little while. Roy, our guide, told us all sort os interesting info but it was hard to remember because of the fact that I was exercising. But I do remember learning about a plant in the marijuana family that helps with altitude problems and stomach problems. I love how much of the plant life is used for medicine. So far my experience with Matica, a plant that helps with mosquito bites and has antibacteria qualities has been ...

... chemical imbalance in Anna´s head (it was really that strong). That, combined with a crazy impatient bus driver we were feeling like we were in a rough sea, as he overtook every car he could, nearly had one head on collision and the road was SO twisty that Anna started to feel pretty average. I got her some sick bags, and they were certainly used. Poor little Anna had the WORST trip on a bus imaginable and we theoretically have quite a few more to go... so fingers crossed it ...

This was definately some partying going on by the "Cougars" where my room was so didn't get too much sleep.<br><br>Jumped onto the bus and on the way to Cruz Del Condor where you can see condors fly in the Colca Canyon.<br><br>The view of the Colca Canyon at Cruz Del Condor was awesome was an unbelievable view. I was glad that I bought my Nikon D40 with the 200mm lens which made a big difference in my shots as you can see on ...

... including in MSD´s future work programme. Off to continue reading Catch-22 - highly recommend reading it for the humorous factor, if you haven´t already. hugs, c (oh yea, i have met the local guinea pigs. They are BIG. And cute, dammit. After my llama experience i´m going to think a lot before possibly trying one. Also, they´re often served with thier teeth and claws intact. So i´m VERY dubious...)

... everyone else to board the bus. I gave my big backpack to the chauffer and got a receipt for it. As I was doing this, I saw a woman with a bunch of blankets about to board the bus and a young man I assume was a staff person was blocking her way and pulling the blankets away from her. I couldn´t understand what they were saying but it looked like he didn´t want her to bring something onto the bus. He kept pulling, she kept pulling away, neither of them with much force so it kept ...