Arequipa, Peru
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Cuzco Part I and Arequipa
June 30, 2008 - Arequipa, Peru
Next it was onto Cuzco in Peru which is kind of like the cultural capital of south america - it was the centre of the Inca empire, its located near the Sacred Valley (Urubamba Valley) which contains many historical Inca Sites of which Machu Picchu is the most famous. The Inca civilisation was a relatively recent civilisation whose downfall...
Placed by Brian in my travels
Colca Canyon
March 25, 2008 - Arequipa, Peru
We left Arequipa and headed to the Colca Canyon. Our first stop was a small town called Cabanconde situated close to the canyon. The bus journey was pretty bumpy and we picked up loads of locals near to the end. We gave our seats to some women and kids as they were getting bumped all over the place! When we arrived, there had been a power cut so...
Placed by Andrew in Andrew's Travels in 2008
Arequipa
March 22, 2008 - Arequipa, Peru
We arrived in Arequipa in the morning all feeling pretty exhausted after a tiring few days. We spent the day walking around the city, experienced Rocoto Relleno, a Peruvian dish and is a favourite in Arequipa apparently. It consisted of a really hot pepper stuffed with meat and veg and beans with potatoes on the side. Was really tasty and only 8...
Placed by Andrew in Andrew's Travels in 2008
Gepaeckerleichterung
February 12, 2008 - Arequipa, Peru
Am Samstagabend sind wir von Cusco nach Arequipa gefahren. Morgens um 6 nach 10 h Busfahrt sind wir endlich angeommen. Also nur noch schnell das Gapaeck holen und ab ins Hostel. Wir waren die letzten, die ihr Gepaeck bekommen haben, fuer die 5 Zettel die wir abgegeben haben, bekamen wir jedoch nur 4 Rucksaecke! Meinen nicht! Als wir danach...
Placed by Norah in Norah in Südamerika
Arequipa und Cañon Cotahuasi
January 5, 2008 - Arequipa, Peru
In Arequipa haben wir uns nur ein paar Dinge angeschaut, ein Kloster, dass das erste Kloster war, das in Peru gegruendet wurde, und als einziges Kloster weltweit eine Stadt in einer Stadt ist! Es liegt wirklich mitten in der Stadt, und ist echt gross, durch das Kloster gehen mehrere Strassen, die alle nach spanischen Staedten benannt sind. Die...
Placed by Norah in Norah in Südamerika