This morning we got to Arequipa. We decided to go visit the museum where they keep the remains of an Inca child that was sacrificed to the volcanoes, and then head to Chivay, which is a small village that is closer to the Canyon del Colca. Arequipa is a really nice city, with lots of colonial buildings, and it kind of reminds me of Cuenca. The museum was quite interesting, and the mummy (it was mummifies because of being frozen in the ice, and it's still kept in a transparent refrigerator) is really impressive. In the afternoon we got to Chivay, where we found a cheap hostel. Tomorrow morning we're going to Cruz del Condor, where we will hopefully see some (you guessed it) condors, and then we'll head back to Arequipa, and take the night
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