Santa Catalina Convent

Arequipa and the Colca Canyon

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October 2nd 2010
Leaving Huaraz on the weekend of chaotic elections, I was worried I wouldn’t be able to get a bus to Arequipa and would have to spend a few more days in Lima, but luckily I was able to get a bus for the same day that I arrived in Lima. The journey to Arequipa from Lima was rather long - 18 hours in fact, as Peru’s second city is in the far south of the country. The city did not feel at all P ... read more

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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