Samana Arequipa

... pool where ive managed tro get even more burnt was lush listening to music in the sun having a dip, ther next morning left to do nAZCA LINES

Craig and i have just done our Nazca lines flight, a 5 seater planes doing sharp lefts then rigts to view the images sketched into the rock, or as they say the top soil removed to create bizzare images, i cant say i enjoyed it my eyes were shut through out the majority of ...

... have made a stand there and then but we were still under the illusion that we had an experienced and knowledgable guide. Hindsight however is a wonderful thing especially when making decisions at high altitude.

Eventually, "the snails" completed the two traverses over steep terrain and managed a final scramble up a steep scree slope to reach the summit.

As mentioned above, Chachani is a strange mountain in that even though it is over 6,000m it has large areas, including ...

... Relleno” (veja a foto) e o “Ocopa Arequipena”(veja).

Bed and Breakfast
Wir werden jeden Tag noch begeisterter von diesem schönen Land Peru. Nach 11 Stunden Busfahrt mit der Buslinie Cruz der Sur von Chincha Alta nach Arequipa kommen wir endlich bei unserem reservierten Bed and Breakfast (Lula's B&B) an. Wir wurden von Herr Seelhöfer sehr herzlich empfangen. Er ist Schweizer, Soziologe und mit der Peruanerin Fr. Lula verheiratet ist. Das für ...

... was visiting the Santa Catalina Convent, a nunnery that used to be a city within Arequipa as it had its own streets, houses and churches for the nuns only. We enjoyed the beautiful and colourful streets and squares, but overall thought it was a bit of a creepy place since the nuns (or rather their families) had to pay their way into the convent, were allowed servants/slaves, could eat from solid gold tableware and were completely cut off from the outside world.
Arequipa, Peru katandsuren

... fly just 10 metres or so above peoples heads, I definitely think they were showing off to us and playing the crowd. A true wow moment! We only stayed for about an hour, watching them fly around beneath us and above us but I could have stayed all day easily. The tour, considering I only wanted to see the Condors was a bit drawn out as we stopped at every single tiny little village along the way as they tried to get us to buy stuff of every seller of alpaca garments, but ...

... the Incan religious ceremonies which is performed every 4-7 years, during the El Niño. Since the discovery of Juanita, there are now 14 children discovered in the mountains of Peru, and 4 in Chile. The museum had all the other offerings buried alongside the bodies of the children, and the guide explained to us each and every one. Jilly just studied the Incas in the past semester so she knew some of the artifacts and ...

... pretend i have just nearly choked on my dinner. Finally the dancer leaves me alone, then i spot my adorable boyfriend and his auntie arising from their seats.... not to dance but to leave me here all alone with these crazy people....yes they go back to ...

... dollars to my name, no passport, no debit card. More than likely stranded in Arequipa, with five hours to my arrival. The bus was ready to leave. My only option was to board and deal with the consequences later. As I sat in my seat, my face fell into my hands and reality began to torture my thoughts. After a few minutes, Lukas and Louis offered me a seat along the back row with their condolences. Out came a bag of coca leaves, some trago and conversation. They are proof ...

... pan to JC and his waitress getting down to business in the desert while the sun goes down.

What a load of old rubbish.

After this mindless drivel I tried to get to sleep at about midnight.

It had been a very long day, and I was knackered but uncomfortable, so tried everything possible to get a few hours sleep before reaching Cusco.


Lots of love,


Al & Katie xx

... a cafe as well – but then again there is a first time for many things. Apart from the popular local music, I had started to notice that when they did play popular “western” music, the Peruvians seemed to be stuck in a musical time warp. Eighties and early nineties music such as Milli Vanilli and Vanilla Ice was often playing which brought back some childhood memories. We left early as Daphne and I were to start the Colca Canyon hike the following day.