Posada De San Juan Arequipa

... a quick Cuba Libre, we boarded the Cruz Del Sur bus for our night trip to Nazca.<br><br>P.S. if anyone´s missing postcards so far, it´s cause the post-offices are a nightmare to find and it costs about 1 buff 50 to send 1. We´re hoping Ecuador´s gonna be cheaper. Will upload pictures when we get somewhere with fast intenet again. They seem to be stuck in the 80´s in most places.

... Father, San Juan [a priest :)]<br>G: I´ve got everything...<br><br>Engaged as we were at this point we asked to see almost all her ´fingers´ and I must say she had a good variety... A few guys bought some and then we suggested it was time that girls her age go home to bed. Her English was superb so we took that to mean she was obviously in school but can you imagine the necessity to make extra cash that dictates selling tourist wares to strangers ...

... those things walk into your door one day?<br><br>Over the last week, I think I came as close to seeing what that might be like as I ever have and likely ever will. As I have mentioned in prior posts, one of the main programs Serving Alto Cayma runs is called Acercándonos. It is a sponsorship program that helps provide food, medical care, and school supplies to needy children and elderly people. Currently, there are over 200 "aihados" (god ...

... Got talking to a Peruvian with v. good english on the seat next to me. Always interesting to get the lie of the land from a local rather than a guidebook. Arrived in Arequippa just after midnight, and checked into Home Sweet Home, I kid you not, that´s the name of the hostal. <br>I´m nearly done, but I´ve got to tell you about 2 places i visited on Mon, one was the Monsaterio Recolatta, which has 4 wonderfully serene cloisters and a gem of an old library ...

... nos preparou fantástico jantar, introduzido, claro, pelo coquetel mais querido del Peru, o Pisco Sour (lembram da nossa experiência em Lima?)!!! Depois de muito conversarmos e saborearmos o Menu de salada de camarão, e um delicioso refogado de frango, caímos como pedras mortas na cama para o próximo dia. <br><br>Na Suiza<br>A estadia junto aos Seelhöfer foi uma grande surpresa para nós. Primeiro, o jantar com todos os rituais típicos de um Menu de três pratos. Entretanto o ...

... was a very fun night, made possible by my friend the bartender. I met some great guys from the states who had studied in Costa Rica together and were out traveling again together. We all then met two Canadian girls who had been traveling for 6 months. As the evening continued it was suggested to go to Ica for some dancing at a club. We all headed that way and I got another chance to enjoy some more great dancing with the locals. Man the music and dancing ...

... selling puppies as an extra source of income. We even came upon a man in the street doing this very thing. He was selling them out of a laundy bag no less. Not many cats in Peru (sorry Mum).<br><br>You really can get some fantastic bargains here and both Shell and myself picked up some gorgeous cardigans made from baby alpaca wool for the bargain price of around ten pounds each (no pound symbol on this keyboard). We also had a really good chinese meal for 4 pounds each ...

... here in Arequipa, I think I will need some insulin drip by the time I get home :P. <br> <br> We dragged our sugar-induced-comatosed bodies through the cobblestoned-pedestrian-only street and checked out the 5-story souvenir store El Patio de Ekekok (I know, I get a kick out of the names here .. there was a chinese restaurant called Pak Fok too ). We were all exhausted, and moreso with the 7,000ft altitude, we get tired really quickly. We finally ...

... high plateau areas. Fantastic scenery; many, many, many llamas, alpacas and vicunas. We reached the highest point in our travels - 4910 metres, over 16,000 feet - before descending 1400 metres into the Colca valley through an stomach wrenching series of switchbacks. We passed through Chivay before arriving at our hotel, Mama Yacchi, in the small village of Coporaque. We had ...

... I noticed that 2 young guys who I had seen the day before when I bought my ticket for the evening, was waiting for the same bus too. I started chatting to them &#8211; David and Gyon &#8211; 2 French guys travelling around Peru. One of them, Gyon, was a good looking guy apart from the fact that he wore earrings that stretched the ear lobes so that you could have an ear keyhole view of who might be standing behind him. Ian and Katherine eventually arrived at the bus station ...