Arequipa
August 3rd 2008 We went by bus from Puno to Arequipa, a very pleasent town in Southern Peru. Its a very civilised place where we spent a considerable amount of time doing nothing in particular.
In its centre is the convent of Santa Catherina, which was an enclosed convent for over 400 years. By enclosed I mean that the towns had no physical contact with the outside world apart from conversations with family
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