Arequipa Cathedral

Deep Canyons, Big Birds and Bad Spanish

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May 22nd 2009
After leaving the heady heights of Macchu Pichu and Cusco it was on to the coldest bus in the world for a night bus to Arequipa, where we had plans to spend a few days doing Spanish and a trip to Colca Canyon, most of which went to plan. The city of Arequipa was really beautiful, with lots of Colonial architecture and impressive buildings. The fact that it is also set deep in a valley in between ... read more

South America » Peru » Arequipa » Colca Canyon

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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