La Maison D'Elise Arequipa

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... a beautiful city. When I got to my hostel, I quickly collapsed and passed out for a few hours, then set off to explore. I visited the museum housing Juanita, a young Inca girl, recovered in recent years, who had been sacrificed atop a nearby snow-covered volcano (one whose peak is over 6000 m, an impressive journey for the 12-14 year old girl to make with her entourage, all in grass sandles). Because her body was frozen in ice, it ...

... headache...but luckily the next day I felt way better.<br><br>Another early rise the next morning to head into the canyon to see the condors. Not normally a bird fan but must say i was impressed........Sometimes they were flying only about a metre away and these are big birds!! After another drive back over bumpy gravel roads we had a relaxing bathe at some thermal springs and then headed back to Arequipa the next morning.

... and vast expanses of farming terraces. We came to a stop at El Cruz del Condor, a high vantage point where we could observe the graceful Condor soaring on thermals along and over the canyon. These birds feed off dead animals, relying on others such as the fox to kill and open prey before they muscle in and gorge themselves on the open flesh. There are also eagles here and we even saw a falcon but they seem insignificant compared to the magnificent Condor.<br><br>A further, long bus ...

... know, I like this topic, kombis are even more complicated on the weekends. The ones going up to Alto Cayma tend to be more crowded and they seem to follow different routes. I have pretty much just decided that everytime I hop on a bus, its going to be an adventure. <br><br>This weekend, it was the monthly meeting for Acercandonos, which is a program that supports needy children and elderly people. There are currently over 200 people being supported. They all ...

... a wheel chair, and Juan Alberto can only get around with the assistance of a walker. Their padrino has bought them a nice wheelchair, which makes it much easier for them to get around and is much more comfortable. The children can only go out one at a time because their mother cannot help both of them at the same time. Their hands have curled up, and their fingers do not work at all. They can only speak very softly and only in short bursts ...

... and some still do i think!! Not the greatest on remembering the facts. It was impressive enough-think Shar was more impressed to be honest. We got to see where they slept and what they did all day. They basically lived in a big enough little town within the city of Arequipa. It was all blocked off by big walls and they had one large gate where they would transport stuff in from outside- One of the nuns who lived there was ...

... viewing point. I have never been on a bus this packed in my life, this was even busier than the 39 at rush hour. One local man even brought a sheep on with him.<br><br>I pushed my way off the bus at the Cruz del Condor viewing sight and got some amazing pictures of the low flying condors. Some even swooped only metres over our heads. Next job was to squeeze onto yet another local bus and stand for the 90 minute trip back to ...

... spent the remainder of the night dancing on the roof and celebrating<br>Phil's birthday. <br><br>As we went to leave we noticed our tour leader, Lila, passed out of the<br>sofa in the bar. After several attempts to wake her, we carried her<br>from the bar to a taxi and took her back to the hotel. Unfortunately<br>our hotel was full and she meant to be staying somewhere else, but we<br>were not sure where that was, so she ended up staying in our room and<br>sharing a bed with Laura.

... let do Cusco.<br><br>Next city we went to was Arequipa. Arequipa is the second biggest city after Lima in Peru. Lima has 10mil people and Arequipa has 2mil people living there. We went to visit a local museum where is 500 years old mummy. Her name is Juanita and she was 14 years old when she was offered by incas to god. She is still in good condition, juicy :). <br>Another day we went to Colca Canyon which is the most deepest canyon in the world. It reaches 3000m in deepest part. On ...