Santa Catalina Convent

Arequipa - a meeting with the Ice Maiden

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August 30th 2006
I caught a cheap bus from Puno which turned out to be a lot of fun, apart from the lack of leg room (being 6 feet tall didn’t help). Each time the bus was late to leave a stop the old ladies, dressed in traditional clothing, would bang on the windows and yell out vamos (lets go)! At most stops people selling food would get on and push through the bus. At one stop a young boy got on the bus and s ... read more

South America » Peru » Arequipa

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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