Arequipa, the White city

we arrived in arequipa, peru{s second largest city, on gwbs inauguration day. just to let all of you know, he is a total douchebag and is a terrible representative for our country. those who believe the contrary are simply wrong. now, to continue, arequipa is a beautiful city. the plaza de armas is one of the prettiest central squares i have ever seen in my life. all the buildings are made of this white volcanic stone that was spit out by the [el misti[ volcano which towers over the town. we found a cool little hostel, hostal nuñez, for 20 soles per person. there we had the joy of watching gwbs spectacular oratory on cable. in the city itself we didn{t do much besides walk aaround, look at hot college girls, drink too many tequilas and beers, and visit the big monastery(sp?). the monastery was very interesting. these nuns were holed up in there their entire lives and spent it sewing, painting, and taking care of orphans. i{m sure this sounds fascinating to you all. well, it had some interesting architecture and was worth the trip.

this city seems markedly more wealthy than the otehr places we have seen in peru. surprisingly, though, we have yet to see a mercedes benz. almost all the vehicles in the city are taxis which are daewoo ticos. in case you are not familiaar with the tico, it is like a smaller version of the geo metro. they are everywhere here.

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