Hotel Mamatila Arequipa
Calle Rivero 611, Pasaje Veliz 202 Arequipa, 54, Peru
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Arequipa- New Year's Eve in the White City
... vows and become married to the Church. Since these women were quite wealthy, the convent was well decorated inside and the rooms were large enough for the nuns to live in the lifestyle to which they had been accustomed. Some even had servants and slaves, which seems to go entirely against the vows to me, but what do I know? Jon had a blast photographing the monastery due to its brightly colored red and blue walls, various archways, flower ...
A week in Arequipa
... and we have not been harassed to buy anything (very different to Asia!). With our limited Spanish we are also learning the art of charades, it is amazing how much you can communicate this way.
We spent a day mountain biking through the villages and terraces. This also involved a bit of walking as it was hard going getting up those hills at altitude. It is amazing that the terraces used to irrigate the farms are still being used from 1500 ...
Arequipa, the first tastw of Peru
... went to a monastary, which was so unexpected and different. We had a very good local guide which took us through the monastary. So for some history, the Spanish conquored Peru and turned all Peruians into Catholics. And this is why this monastary exists, infact there are still nuns that live there today. It was really interesting to see how they live and sacrificed themselves to the church. I ...
The town of Sillar!!
... which i have missed and meet the brat at the hostal.
Later in the afternoon we had a choice to make. We wanted to visit the monastery but we also heard about a once a year vigil to the cemetery that is made by the people. We decide to do the cemetery...its once a year right?
We get a combi there and are astonished to find the road closed, a market selling goods and food open and also numerous stalls with fake ...
It WAS the Policeman's fault.
... at the birds way below....Oh! I almost forgot, it WAS the Policeman’s fault. For two hours I stood on a rock waiting for the Condors to wake.....Two Cold Hours. Just because the rock was small and a wrong step would have meant a fall to instant death, didn’t mean that I had to get down........ he insisted and well, he had a gun.
Down I came, camera over my shoulder.....Our driver yelled “Mister look” I turned and a Condor soared gloriously ...



