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Arequipa and Colca Canyon

Colca Canyon I just got back from the Colca Canyon, I had a great time, the hike ended with a three hour hike uphill. It was amazing, the only way to get to the place where I stayed was to hike in. There is not a road that you can take a car on. I also got to go in some Hot Springs. They...

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christyle612 on August 12, 2008 from Arequipa, Peru

from the travel blog: Viva los Peruvanos

We arrive in Peru

Crossed the border of Peru in a taxi cab that managed to fit six people. Arrived in Arequipa to see ladies dressed in traditional long skirts and shawls loaded with produce and the occasional baby peeping out the top. On arrival we tried the local pick me up: a hot syrupy drink steeped in herbs...

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billyandsophie on May 27, 2008 from Arequipa, Peru

from the travel blog: South America

Trek in the second deepest canyon in the world!!

Helllllooooo!! So, after our adventures in Uyuni, we arrived in Arequipa, second biggest town in Peru. There we went on a three day tour to trek in the second deepest canyon in te world. We started by a long 5 hours bus ride to reach a village called Cabanaconde situated at the top of...

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agnesola on October 7, 2007 from Arequipa, Peru

from the travel blog: Baby and Baby's around the world travel...

A white city, a brown town and Condors

After an overnight bus from Cusco we made it into Arequipa at around 530am!! We thought that we were to arrive at around 7, but we were early. We took a taxi to our hostel and were dumped on the street outside. After 5 minutes of ringing the door bell, we were feeling a little exposed and...

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chrishoorweg on September 20, 2007 from Arequipa, Peru

from the travel blog: and one last trip before we come home.........?

Mummies and Monasteries

A day of cruising the streets of Arequipa and taking it all in. We started with a breakfast overlooking the Plaza and then headed for the Museo Santuarios Andines where they have a whole bunch of stuff recovered from girl sacrifices on the massive volcanoes surrounding Arequipa and throughout...

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Cath & Andy on April 13, 2007 from Arequipa, Peru

from the travel blog: A journey to the alter and South America

Border crossing, the desert, and a breakdown

After a few relaxing days in Arica we decided to spice things up a little today... We planned on catching a bus across the border into Peru and up to Arequipa (sounds fairly simple) but when we got to the bus station early in the morning there were no buses and a lady hounding us to drive us...

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Cath & Andy on April 12, 2007 from Arequipa, Peru

from the travel blog: A journey to the alter and South America

Die weiße Stadt

Nach ein paar organisatorischen Dingen (wir müssen ja morgen pünktlich am Flughafen in Arica sein) besteht unser Besichtigungs-Tag in Arequipa im Wesentlichen aus zwei Dingen: Zuerst besuchen wir das Kloster Santa Catalina, eine echte Stadt in der Stadt. Ursprünglich nur für Nonnen, die dort...

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gattidimonaco on September 29, 2006 from Arequipa, Peru

from the travel blog: Los Andes 2006

Bowler hats VS Boaters? The Peruvian experience

I miss fashion, so i was glad to notice on my bus journey crossing from Copacabana in Bolivia to Puno in Peru, that the Bolivian/Peruvian ladies enjoy different types of hats. Im going to look into the reason for each selection of hat, being so random im sure i wont be disappointed by the result...

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Vegtibbles on July 24, 2006 from Arequipa, Peru

from the travel blog: The Crazy Adventures of the Tibbler

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