La Casa de Melgar Hostal Arequipa
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Melgar 108 Arequipa, Peru, 054/222-459
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I was ready to literally kiss the sidewalks of Arequipa when I stepped out of the taxi. What an adventure the night before.
Arequipa is the main commercial hub for southern Peru. The guide book described it as the most elegant and romantic city in all of Peru. This description alone put it on our list of destinations. After getting there, I thought, is this it? I was mildly disappointed when I initially got there. The guide book further describes it as a city constructed of white silla...
Sun 27 April Another early start - I thought this was supposed to be a relaxing holiday. Along the Colca Valley, a road not designed for the faint-hearted. A village stop to watch the local boys dress up as girls for some bizarre cultural and historical reason that escapes me, then 2 long bumpy hours along the valley side, with spectacular views of the terraced valley sides, replete with landslips, and then views into the ever deepening canyon. We arrived at the Colca Canyon viewing point, th...
Arequipa, Peru geoffnsteph
Bonjour á tous! Ce matin nous avons pris l´avion de Lima pour Arequipa. Quelle joie de survoler les Andes! En marchant sur la piste d`atterrissage, nous pouvions voir le géant Volcan nommé "El Misti". Balade dans les rues d´Arequipa, nous avons rencontrer deux Québécois... petite bière au café Arte de Montréal! (Plein de photos laminées et de poster des années 70-80 de Québec! hahaha! Avec des bisons et des Tipis. C´est beau le Québec! ) Nous dormons dans un magnifique hostal en "Sillar" (la ...
Arequipa, Peru imuppet
Aujourd´hui repos et flanage dans les rues et le mercado San Camillo (marché public). Nous avons goûter à un délicieux "Queso Helados" Fromage glacé. (C´est comme de la crème glacé, mais remplacez cela par du fromage. Miam!) Demain départ pour Puno (3830m).... mal des montagnes en perspective... Mate de coca également! Nous resterons chez Mathieu un professeur de français qui nous a gentiment offert un toit (merci couchsurfing). Nous visiterons puno, le centre artisanal de toutes les Andes (B...
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Arequipa, Arequipa, Peru avi_einat
... are they young! I am 10 years older than the youngest! They are the same age as my cousin – are we even still the same generation??? We went to the lady's home who makes all of the local arrangements, for homestays, classes, etc. and had a bonfire. We had a local specialty, anticucho (cow heart), on the grill with aji (which seems to me to basically be a spicy mustard type sauce). It was actually quite good. There was also ...
Arequipa, Peru forbes.thompson
... i felt it abit myself but no so bad.Poor Shar has an awful time at times with her head. We arrived late enough in Arequipa so just checked in and went to sleep.<br>We ended up staying 4 nights in the Koala hostel. On the Friday we decided to book a 2 day tour to bring us to see Colca Canyon and its condors (more on that in next post)<br>So.. we had 3 full days in Arequipa (Tuesday to Thursday)<br>Shar was sick for the ...
Arequipa, Peru sharor
... The driver dropped me in the middle of nowhere (or so it seemed). All I had was a few donkeys for company. At least I know where I was going, well the driver had pointed a finger in the general direction anyway!<br><br>The beginning of the trek was quite easy as it was all downhill as you would expect. Stunning scenery all the way down. It was really hot though as I trekked through the midday sun. I had planned to stop for lunch at ...
Arequipa, Peru briancrooke
... bus to Nazca. <br><br>Taken to the bus station at 8am, we checked in and then waited until 9am to<br>board, it was like being at an airport. We were given a meal on the<br>bus which none of us wanted after already eating a big meal just<br>hours before. Lights we turned out at 10pm and we tried our best to<br>sleep whilst traveling north to one of the world's greatest<br>archaeological mysteries, the Nazca Lines.<br>
Arequipa, Peru dlz
... In all it was a fantastic trip and hopefully we´ll keep in touch with a few of the people we´ve met.<br><br>Next is the big MP! First we´ve got to get to Cusco, which isn´t going to be easy as there are road blocks in protest against the oil being extracted in the rainforest. We´ve got to take a ridiculous detour which means a 15 hour bus ride. Gutted! At least the blocks are for a good cause. <br><br>Take care everyone! A big hello to all my family, missing you all!<br><br>Write soon,<br>Scott
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