October 29, 2009 - Arequipa Following breakfast at the hotel, we board a mini-bus that will take us to Chivay, with a few stops along the way. Deviating off the main road, we drive along a track that leads us into the mountains. We de-board at a small town called Sumbay which is nestled in a valley bordered by landscape resembling that of the Grand Canyon. Needing to use the bano (loo) due to the volume of water i was drinking to prevent altitude headaches, I entered, did what I needed and left promptly when Kim just happened to be approaching and seeing where I had come from, offered me anti-bacterial gel - I found out the ladies were in a similar state... Following our brief stop, sampñing the coca tea that also aides altitude adjustment,
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