The next leg of our journey began with a CIAL nightbus from Nazca to Arequipa. Despite the excitement of a Mercedes sleeper coach, it was virtually impossible to sleep due to the potholed hairpin roads and the slippery leather seats. As the sun rose on what was my birthday, we were sadly awoken to Jose Feliciano´s greatest love ballards and a sweaty ham sandwich! The Landscape outside however was fascinating with huge boulder strewn mountains bathed in the intense morning sunlight. As I peered outside, I couldn´t help but wonder if these type of rock formations were what gave inspiration for the huge geometrically separated construction techniques widely used by the ancient Andean civilations. On arrival in Arequipa and in the shadow of the three majestic volcanoes "Chachani", "Pichu Pichu" and the idelllic "El Misti", we
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