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Published: March 22nd 2011
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We woke up today in a little bit of a daze considering we were whisked into this hostel at 4am. It was about 10 when we cracked our eyes and just looked at each other like what the fuck happened last night hahaha. I did some uploading of pictures on the blog and did some writing and listening to music while i woke up. I talked with the owner of the hostel, Nacho, who was a really nice guy and gave me the rundown of what the deal was here in Arequipa. We talked for a while and I took a shower and shaved my beard!! It felt so good to get the Andean highlands off of me! Haha. Brett kept the beard which is stylin' for him since he never rocks it out. We took to the town in search of some food and headed to the Placa de Armas, yes if you couldn’t figure it out already pretty much every city has a Placa de Armas. This one was very cool and we decided it might be the nicest and most picturesque Placa we have seen thus far. It was filled with people and surrounded by the characteristic white
buildings of Arequipa. Pigeons were prevalent in the square all around the fountain and people were feeding them and just taking in the sunlight and warmth. Oh ya that’s right, it’s hot here! I was so happy to feel the warmth on my back when I went outside I was giddy. We took some photos in the square, the cathedral and the surrounding buildings. We walked to a Chifa (Chinese food) restaurant and got a huge plate of Chinese food for 3.50 soles which is like $1.25 or something. Can’t beat that. Had some Inca Kola with lunch, my new favorite pop or soda or gasiosa as they call it here. We’re going to try and find it in the US when we get back but not sure if we can. We’ll probably have to go to the barrio in Chicago or something. After lunch we did some exploring around the city. It was filled with people and we went through some very nice neighborhoods and also found pretty much any type of liquor you could want in one of the many bottle stores we passed while exploring. We saw lots of schools and walked through a market where we
saw some shoes and sandals for sale along with many other wares. I am heading back tomorrow to get some new sandals, mine are on their last legs and I can’t afford to take any spills nor do I like having my feet be as dirty as they always are when I wear these bad Jacksons. After the market we sat in the Placa for a while and enjoyed a popsicle for less than $.30 which was a nice treat since it was pretty hot out. I wasn’t complaining about the weather though that is for sure. We are deciding what excursion we want to do here, there are a few things we can do: go down into Colca Canyon which sounds pretty cool but we are leaning towards climbing up Mount Misty, which is 19,000 feet above sea level. We wouldn’t have to climb all that way we drive half way up and then climb for two days but it would still be pretty hard. We’re deciding tomorrow what we’re doing after we talk to some more people about the trips and the costs associated. There are pros and cons for both so I will keep you posted on
what we decide. We came back to the hostel and have been chilling since this afternoon. Brett went for a run but I wasn’t feeling it so I just kicked it here and talked to some people online. My former boss returned my email about perhaps finding some work in Buenos Aires so hopefully that comes through for me, that would be HUGE! I will keep you posted on that as well. We’re going out tonight but not sure where, I am sure if there are any developments you all will be the first to know. Peace out from Arequipa everyone. As Ron Burgundy always says, “Stay Classy Planet Earth”.
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art miller
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name of that hostel you were talking about
I did some south america traveling a couple years back and stayed at that same hostel I think. I was actually searching the internet to try to find the name of the place and all I could remember was that the owner's name was Nacho. I found no official listings for hostels owned by a guy named Nacho, but by the sounds of your blog, I'm thinking you probably know the name of the place. It would be great to finally figure this out. Thanks!