Posada Del Puente Arequipa

Arequipa, a welcome change from the shithole that was Puno. We arrived early morning and already we could see (and smell) the difference. The town seemed more vibrant, clean and definitely more hospitable than Puno (even at 4 in the morning). Upon arriving at the Point Hostel, which hosted the best pool table we have played on so far, in additio...

Left yesterday for the Chachani moutain, one of the highest of the region, whilst the girls left for the Colca Canyon the day before for a 3 day hike/walk/sit trip.

After waiting over an hour for the ride and guide they finally arrive around 9am. 3hrs later after having left Arequipa through its eastern suburbs and drove along the Rio C...

Apres une bonne nuit bien merite, petit dejeune en terrasse de l'hotel. Et le dejeune je vous dit pas, confiture de maman (houahou trop bon merci), du pain frais et des sables. bon on peux partir, on tourne un bon moment et aye le bus. 40 min et nous voila dans un taco type break des 70' ou nous homologuons un nouveau record 12 clients en une se...

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.

Arequipa is a lovely colonial city with a host of outdoor activites ...

Arequipa is another beautiful colonial city, complete with impressive central square and cathedral set amongst cobbled streets. There is a monastery which is like a walled city in itself, and a museum containing the Inca child sacrifice, found mummified in ice high up in the mountains.

From Arequipa we depart for our trek to into the Co...

We made our way back to Arequipa for the sole intention of climbing Nevado Chachani which is the highest of the volcanoes in that region at 6,075m. In the local Quechua language, it literally means “skirt”; and a female character is normally attributed to the mountain in local legends.

Chachani has extremely low levels of pr...

The bus was 2 hours late, and after a night-long 10 hour journey we arrived in Arequipa. This is Peru's 2nd City and in the deep south of Peru. Although it gets its name from its Aymara founders, the city was largely built up by the Spanish and has a very European feel to it. While the Peruvians I’ve seen so far look mostly indigenous, the...