La Compania Hostal Arequipa
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Moran 109, Cercado Arequipa, Peru, AQP
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After a shocking overnight bus trip to Arequipa for me (I had a Charlotte moment out of Sex and The City) so I spent most of the trip running for the loo which fortunately was airline standard. It was a beautiful day in Arequipa with blue sky and warm sun and we were excited to find our hostel in a superb central location in a warm quiet setting. The ladies who owned the hostel soon had us settled in our rooms and after showers we felt human enough to set out and explore the city. The city of...
Arequipa, Peru gareth.alanna
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so we safely arrived in Arequipa, although our taxi driver had some troubles finding the street our hotel was on. The street right next to the Plaza de Armes, which is the central square in Arequipa! Although this not very surprising as in Peru you can buy taxi signs to put on your car at any local shop.
Arequipa is quite a nice town and is completely different from cities in the rest of Peru. It has a nice old centre with lots of churches, squares and small streets full ...
Arequipa is Peru's second largest city and lies in the highlands at the foot of the snow-capped volcano El Misti. El Misti is currently inactive, but erupted strongly between 1438 and 1471. The city is located at an altitude of 2,380 meters above sea level; the mornings here are mostly sunny and warm, the afternoons generally cool and cloudy. Arequipa has many colonial-era Spanish buildings built of sillar, a pearly white volcanic rock used extensively in the city, and from which it gets its ...
Arequipa, Peru jayandmandy
It seems that the prime attraction in Arequipa is the Santa Catalina monastery, so off we go, a short walk from La Compaña across the Plaza de Armas to the Monastery entrance, fees are paid and in we go... The architecture from the first courtyards and the entry rooms is incredible, Each room has been thought out in fine detail at the building stage. So we set off without a guide at snails pace, going crazy with our cameras, the colours used and the detail of the building, murals ceilings is ...
Arequipa, Peru kateandchris
8 Hours and yet another longhaul across the Andies in a luxuary Bus to Arequipa. Good news that taking the night bus we dont need to pay for accommodation and they are very comfortable and relatively cheap. Arequipa is known as the white city as the old buildings in the centre are made from the White Volcanic rock from the resident El Misti volcano. The rest ofg the city is quite ugly. We arrived on a Monday and the main square was filed with people who were from various unions. Today was a p...
Arequipa, Peru kingsandems
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... questions asked of them.
The first was a young girl, Edith, who came with her father. She is eleven and has a younger brother. Her mother left them several years earlier and her father is raising them. He makes about $100 per month. Under the separation agreement, the children go to see their mother on the weekends. The girl said her mother was dating someone now who frequently yelled at them. She has struggled in school, likely due ...
... into a church that holds about 200 people. The meeting lasted about an hour and a half and consisted of: announcements, reminding people of their responsibilities in the program (i.e. write the person supporting them to tell them thank you and how they are doing (and don't ask them for things, come to the meeting and be quiet and pay attention), a lecture from, in this case, a psychiatrist, birthday announcements, and recognitions for certain people. There is also ...
Arequipa, Peru forbes.thompson
... tons of fruit in the house, so I am not experiencing any withdrawal from my addiction – only new fruits to appease it.
I also met with the couple who started the volunteer organization here and for whom I will be working while I am here. They have much for me to do, so I do not think I will be bored. They live and work just outside of Arequipa in an area called Alto Cayma. I make my first trip there tomorrow. I hope I can live up to their expectations!
... to lay down for a short while once we got to Lima.
Lima is huge, really huge. Once we got into the city it took us another hour just with traffic to get to the Cruz del Sur station and then another 30 minutes by taxi to the hostel in Miraflores that we stayed at. Stephen continued on to Bolivia from Lima, glad I wasn’t doing that. Joelle and I decided to take it easy and just stay in the Miraflores area that day. We walked to the ocean to ...
... when I was planning this trip. They booked our domestic LAN tickets for us using their credit card, because if I book using the International website, the price of the ticket is 2x as much as the Peruvian site, which accepts only Peruvian cards. Max is Swiss, but had been living in Peru for more than 25 years now, and Lula is a native Arequipeña. They own a language school wherein the classes are held in a historical Spanish-style casa.
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