Posada Del Parque Arequipa

... of St Catalina. It was set up in the 1500´s and at times has had over 200 nuns in there. Now it has abour 30 and most of it is open to the public. It is described as as city inside a city, which is pushing it a bit as there are just 6 streets in it. That said it feels like a completely different world, with just the occasional sound of traffic in the background to remind you that you are bang in the middle of ...

So....after returning from our amazing trek to find our rooms rented out by the hostal we are so exhausted we stay another day in Cuzo. We manage to have another look around which this time does not include the inside of a police station, and jump on a bus to Arequipa.<br><br>Arequipa is a lovely colonial city with a host of outdoor activites at hand. We decide that we´ll take a look at the Colca Canyon which is apparently the deepest canyon in the world and is famous for the ...

... we saw all the items that were found in her tomb including some marvellous clothes, Juanita&#8217;s umbilical cord, which like the natives of North America were kept in a bag and used for medicine. The kids were fascinated and asked many questions about killing children and Edie now does a fabulous impersonation of Juanita&#8217;s death face.<br><br>Walk to the park, as it was open today and then home for early bed as we were up at 4.30 the next morning.

... work very well and is generally left open anyway. The boletero hangs off the side of the bus calling out his route and trying to get people to hop on. The driver and boletero must get some sort of commission based on the number of riders they have because they seem to be trying to coerce people to take their bus. Their goal is to pack people into their kombi. And, as I found out yesterday, if they are not getting enough riders, then they will try to make ...

... Colca Canyon is one of the deepest canyons in the world, many have tried to argue it is the deepest but this subject to a lot of controversy. However another big contender for the title is the Cotahuasi Canyon and as this is just down the road from the Colca most Peruvians dont seem to mind which wins. <br><br>On the way there we stopped at the Condor lookout and I was treated to ...

... aren´t worth as much . Previously while on the farm in Vilcabamba it was mentioned that it is difficult to get peopel to understand that it is better to have a variety of crops, because cash crops are only good for a short while. Hearing about the cacti insect reminded me of this comment. We continued walking down and crossed the river once again at another cool hanging bridge. This one was barely tall enough for me to walk through. We got to the ...

... you´re lucky, essentially like pirates, blocking roads and train tracks with boulders and rocks etc etc. The list goes on. Some stories we have heard are crazy. But apparently they have agreed to let bussed through Saturday (today) and Sunday, so we´re off tomorrow afternoon at 4pm to hopefully not get involved in this stuff. If we do, we may not get to Cuzco. So were praying... well.. not really, as I don´t know how to prey, but were hoping to get there. We´ll let you know!<br><br>

... this city of more than a 1milion people same as my hometown, Calgary, Canada has a way smaller airport which compares to a city in Canada called Whitehorse in size. I guess cause it only goes to a few cities and only have about 10 flights a day...<br><br>The plane ride from Arequipa to Lima was uneventful and tried to sleep since I won't be sleeping in a bed tonight since I have to be at the bus station by 4:30 AM.<br><br ...

... in peru. people try to sell you stuff or take your picture and try to sell it to you for a ridiculous amount of money, but i guess thats how things work here. the exchange rate is crazy here, so il be bringing back tons of stuff including smokes and lots of hand made art and clothes. llama llama llama llama duck. LLAMAS EVERYWHERE!!! just for you jenna, hopefully youl read this lol. thank god for julio (pronounced HOOLEEOH ...

... policeman approached me and asked if I needed help. I said not really, I just needed to get a taxi to my hostal. He asked where I was staying and escorted me directly to an available taxi. He told the driver where I was going and how much it should cost. Then he asked for my full name, my nationality and the taxi driver´s name and license plate number. His assistant wrote it all down and explained that they keep records of when they help people or something like that? Regardless ...