Hostel courtyard

Arequipa or bust!

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September 6th 2009
6/9/09 from my flat hola, time for a wee update, after arriving finally in Arequipa and getting to the hostel, myself and Tomek had a mooch about town, I popped along to the language school to arrange my classes and accomodation for the next day, and on the way back we went into the monastery and had a tour with a guide, so glad we got the guide as she was great, really stiff at first but cr ... read more

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Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces defeated in 1... ... read more