Arequipa was another last minute edition to the plan. So many people mentioned it we decided to do the 10 hour overnight bus out of Cusco. To do this however, we first had to achieve buying a bus ticket. After being spoilt with the relatively simple process of buying tickets in Chile & Argentina (ie there are 2 or 3 bus companies, one price, seats fully recline, there is a toilet and tv, and there is some sort of formal ticket office with a queuing system) walking into Cusco bus station was like walking onto the trading floor on the NY stock exchange!! In what seemed like a relatively small building, there were at least 40 bus companies, all shouting 'Arequipa, Arequipa, Arequipa, Arequipa' or other destinations at the top of their voices. After identifying
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