Arequipa

We arrived here in Arequipa (altitude 2350m) at 11pm at night after being on a bus for 8 hours. That was a hell of a road. Stretches of straight followed by stretches of tight curves. We decided to watch the movies on offer and paid the price with motion sickness. Me worse than Tash. But arrived safely in the end.

This town is very cool to walk around in. Its surrounded by hills, a couple of them upwards of 5000m. Tash wants me to call them mountains but i refused. The architecture here is great, there´s something about getting some age in a building to imbue it with spirit and majesty. Visited an old monastery here that was opened up in 1970 after nearly 400 years. The colours and art were really vibrant, yet the vibe was one of tranquility. Found a lookout for the largest of the hills (no Tash, hills) after being refused by one cab, taken to the wrong place by another and walking for 20 minutes. But worth the wait. A great view.

We´re on our way to the Colca Canyon to start a 3 day trip tomorrow morning at 4am. Then straight onto a bus to get us overnight to cuzco. Check back in soon