Arequipa and Colca Canyon
October 20th 2011 Arequipa is a very cute colonial city. The central plaza, white buildings and cobbled streets are very picturesque. We visited Santa Catalina, a convent that housed nuns from wealthy families... at some point the archbishop had to ban them from having more than one servant each! The convent is like a little town, with streets, little houses and several pretty courtyards. We also visited Juanita, a
... read more