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August 30th 2007
Published: August 30th 2007
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Yes that´s right, I officially made it from one to the other in 8 or 9 days..which isnt so good I know, but yeah it was great! We arrived in Arequipa, the largest city in the south of Peru yesterday. Arequipa is known as the white city since it is...yep white! Apparently most of the old town is built from volcanic rock which sounds pretty cool until you find out that there are scores of volcanos... Read Full Entry



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Stone mapStone map
Stone map

Apparently the indigenous communities that built their steps for agriculture made a plan on this rock, before proceeding with construction
The condorThe condor
The condor

This bird is super sleek
The condorThe condor
The condor

...and very very big
A cross on a hillA cross on a hill
A cross on a hill

People are very religious here...
Volcano and tourist offeringsVolcano and tourist offerings
Volcano and tourist offerings

Another volcano in the background, with little stone towers built by tourists and locals as offerings to the volcanoes



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