Vicunya

Arequipa to the Condor Canyon

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October 14th 2016
From Puno we took a less glamorous local bus to Arequipa, just over 6 hours away. Just 4 of us left now - the 3 girls I met on the plane from Lima to Cusco. Arequipa is the second largest city in Peru after Lima. We hadn't had lunch so ended up in an English pub a few doors from the hotel. 4pm lunch of Andean pie (kind of like quinoa lasagne) which was great, along with 6 or 7 rounds of drinks ... read more

South America » Peru » Arequipa

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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