Andean Condor

August 25th 2007
Arequipa After our bus-fest and Nazca experience, we decided to chill out in Arequipa for a while and what a lovely city to chill out in! Good coffee, the best empanadas so far, beautiful views, and the mighty Clos in abundence! We took a hiking trip to the Colca Canyon which is a trek down into the second deepest canyon in the world at 3191m, the first being its neighbour Cotahuasi. ... read more

South America » Peru » Arequipa

Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces defeated in 1... ... read more

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Richard and Cath

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Believe it or not we are finally leaving London for a more laid back outdoors type of lifestyle in NZ! I don't think many of our friends and family beleived we would actually do it after so long talking about it.... and quite rightly so.... I think there were a few times back there when we didn't really believe it ourselves! BUT, after 10 years in London, the jobs have been packed in, the flat is sold, and the boxes of our stuff are on the boat to Dunedin. We are taking the long route there though through Costa Rica, South America, a quick trip to Australia, and NZ for Christmas. This is a... full info

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