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From Arequipa we headed higher into the mountains to the town of Chivay, nestled in the hills at the base of the Colca Canyon there was one main reason for our visit – Condors! The Colca Canyon is claimed to be the deepest gorge in the world, it is certainly amazingly beautiful, vast Andean terraces tower up over the Canyon , dotted by tiny villages that haven’t changed in a century. The canyon is also renowned for its population of Condors, the following day we would be hiking into it to view them at close range, but first as dusk falls a visit to the thermal springs that lie on the outskirts of Chivay. Sitting in an open air pool, heated by thermal hot springs, gazing out at the mountains as the sun sinks behind has ... read more
Arequipa – ‘The White City’ is called so because of the distinctive white volcanic rock that makes up the majority of its buildings around the Plaza de Armas (City Square). It’s a really attractive city surrounded by three volcanoes lying 3500 meters above sea level in southern Peru and as we bump along the cobbled streets I’m looking forward to making this place my home for the next couple of days. Some time off from camping and a chance to get some clothes cleaned – the joy of the simple things! Accommodation came in the form of a sprawling hostel (La Casa de Mi Abuela) ten minutes’ walk from the Plaza de Armas, behind high walls lay beautifully manicured gardens, a pool and huge colonial quarters to spread out in. Arriving early evening we headed out ... read more
After spending another sun filled day in Copacabana I took a bus to Arequipa. This meant a border crossing into Peru, the beginning of a two month journey through the country. Arequipa has a lot to offer in the sense of adventure, so needless to say this was going to be a place for me. On bus trip I found Jutta and Leah two German girls I had met on my first day in Copacabana. So we decided to head to the same hostel. The next day we saw the city, Arequipa is a beautiful city, many museums and convents that kept us busy and happy for the day. During this time we also checked out what was on offer in the adventure world. The nearby Calca Canyon was a must see for all of us. ... read more
Soooo... I was in Arequipa for 5 days... 4 nights. It is a beautiful city, I dont even know where to start... I stayed at a hostel the first two nights. Arequipay backpackers (great place). But then I went couchsurfing with Percy, who hosted another girl from Germany at the same time and two more girls from Argentina the following day. Arequipa is beautiful, the sun shines 360 days per year and thats already a reason to love this place :) What I found quite weird is how the relation of certain prices work... I mean, a 3 course lunch with drink costs 7 soles (About 2 euro) just as much as sending a postcard to europe... ?!?! On Sunday I went to the Colca Canyon, its said to be twice as deep as the Gran ... read more
Peru - Huaraz, Cuzco und Arequipa
Published: October 1st 2012South America » Peru » Arequipa » ArequipaWeiter gings nach Huaraz, das von der zweit-hoechsten Bergkette der Welt umgeben wird. Dort kamen wir um 5 Uhr morgens an. Kein Hostel hatte geoeffent und es war unglaublich kalt. Am selben Tag buchten wir den Transport zur Laguna 69, die mitten in der oben genannten Bergkette liegt. Der Aufstieg auf 4600m ging relativ problemlos. Die Luft wird zwar immer duenner, aber mit dem richtigen Tempo und Pausen war es kein Problem. Sowohl der Aufstieg, als auch die Laguna 69 waren faszinierend: Wasserfaelle, Hochebenen, ueber 6000m hohe Berge und Gletscher. Von Huaraz fuhren wir nach Lima um Flo abzuholen. Lima ist so unschoen, dass es keine weiteren Worte oder Bilder verdient haette... Mit Flo und Hanne ging es mit einem Luxusnachtbus nach Cuzco, weiter mit dem Bus nach Ollantaytambo und mit dem unfassbar ueberteuerten Zug nach ... read more
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Yesterday I arrived here in Arequipa, Peru, which is the second largest city in Peru and is surrounded by 3 huge volcanoes. I took a bus from Cusco yestersay morning which should have been a 9 hour trip. However, about halfway to Arequipa one of the tires exploded and started burning and the bus started rocking. We pulled over and it took them almost 2 hours to put on the spare, then we had to drive slowly. So the 9 hour bus trip turned into an 11 hour bus trip. While in Cusco, I did a 5 day trek called the Salkantay Trek, (because it is a trek around the Slakantay mountain) with the final destination at Machu Picchu. The trek was beautiful and quite a workout but was definitely worth it. We left on monday ... read more
Arequipa ist die zweitgroesste Stadt Perus und fuehrt deutlich vor Lima und Cusco was die architekturelle Schoenheit und Lage angeht. Uebertuermt wird sie vom Chachani (6.075m), der Bergkette des Picchu Picchu (5.664m) und dem El Misti (5.822m), einem schlafenden Vulkan. Da letzterer keine Schneekuppe hat und ueberhaupt einer der einfachsten Berge dieser Hoehe der Welt ist wollten wir hoch. Deswegen der Abstecher nach Arequipa. Wir checkten ins Wayra River Hotel ein, wo wir freundlich von Guillaume, einem Franzosen, der mit einer Peruanerin seit einem Monat ein Kind hat aufgenommen wurden. Nach einer Tour durch die Stadt und einem Besuch des Klosters Santa Catalina verglichen wir die Angebote fuer Ausruestungsverleih. Eigentlich wollten wir die Besteigung ohne Guide und Gruppe allein versuchen. Wir brauchten dazu Schalfsaecke, Isomatten, ein Zelt, Gamaschen und Handschuhe und ansonste... read more
We left Lima two days ago in a monumental traffic jam and started down the coast. Highlights included a boat trip out to an island that is now a preserve that hosts thousands of birds, including penguins! After ten hours of driving through the deserted coastline, we stopped at a remote resort and spent the night. next day we checked out some ancient rins on the beach and then continued down the coast, which resembles Big Sur, but even steeper and starker, as the Andes drop straight down to the Pacific here. The surf is incredible! Having trouble uploading my photos, so will post those later as soon as I figure that out...Later....Betsy... read more
The eagle - or condor - has landed! aka get yourself comfy this is a long one
Published: September 22nd 2012South America » Peru » Arequipa » ArequipaI've been in Peru for a week now and there is so much to tell, be warned this going to a long one. If you just want a summary: Lima is a bit Croydon-like, Arequipa is sunny and much nicer, I've seen some cool wildlife and the people are lovely :) The loooong version… Took my massive bags to Gatwick on the 14th - 18kg and 8kg hand luggage – I really couldn’t carry any more. Dad and Ann saw me off at the airport which was nice and they gave me a travel companion Heamor the bear and some local currency - neuvo soles – also good travel companions :) Other very welcome presents that I have taken with me are socks (some with bananas on for the English eccentric look – thanks mum and ... read more
Hi everyone !After arriving back in Cuzco we took the two days easy. Sadly on the first day I was still ill so ended up back in the hotel on my own. About 5 I decided to get a Starbucks and McDonald's with the others to try ad make myself feel better ! The day after I was determined to get out and do something as we had time to kill until 7.30. I went to the inca museaum. There were lots and lots of pots there - that's enough pots for me this holiday I think! They also had some of the mummys which had been preserved, scary but very interesting and couldnt believe they survived so long without just breaking! I took some sneaky pictures so you could see ;) after a 10 hour ... read more
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